What are common mistakes developers make with Runnable?

Learn about common mistakes developers make while using the Runnable interface in Java, including thread leakage, not handling exceptions properly, and misunderstanding the run method.
Runnable, Java, Multithreading, Common Mistakes, Thread Management
public class MyRunnable implements Runnable { @Override public void run() { // This method runs in a separate thread try { // Some long-running operation for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) { System.out.println("Running in thread: " + Thread.currentThread().getName()); Thread.sleep(1000); // Sleep for a second } } catch (InterruptedException e) { // Common mistake: Not handling InterruptedException correctly System.err.println("Thread was interrupted!"); } } public static void main(String[] args) { // Common mistake: Not starting the thread properly MyRunnable myRunnable = new MyRunnable(); Thread thread = new Thread(myRunnable); // Starting the thread thread.start(); // Common mistake: Not checking if the thread has finished running try { thread.join(); // Wait for the thread to finish } catch (InterruptedException e) { System.err.println("Main thread was interrupted!"); } System.out.println("Main thread finished."); } }

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