Java Threads Problem

Question

Hi, I am trying to write a simple java threads program where in one thread reads a file and another thread writes the data into a second file....
Here is my code, although i think i am correct, my program still runs in a sequential fashion help help help!!!
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
class MyThread extends Thread{
private int a;
private int c;
FileInputStream in;
FileOutputStream out;
public MyThread(int a){
this.a = a;
public void run(){
if(this.a==5)
     try {
     in = new FileInputStream("Britney.txt");
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
     // TODO Auto-generated catch block
     e.printStackTrace();
try {
     while((c=in.read())!=-1)
          a = (char) c;
          System.out.println(a);
catch (IOException e) {
     // TODO Auto-generated catch block
     e.printStackTrace();
if(this.a==10)
     try {
          out = new FileOutputStream("romi.txt");
     } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
          // TODO Auto-generated catch block
          e.printStackTrace();
     for(int i = 0;i<50;i++)
          try {
               System.out.println(c);
               out.write(c);
          } catch (IOException e) {
               // TODO Auto-generated catch block
               e.printStackTrace();
class MainMyThread{
public static void main(String args[]){
MyThread thr1, thr2;
thr1 = new MyThread(5);
thr2 = new MyThread(10);
thr1.start();
thr2.start();
}

Answer 1

Encephalopathic wrote:
malcolmmc wrote:
... Chances of getting any kind of reply except "me too" can be pretty remote. ....there's actually a better chance of getting a reply on a general forum like this one, ....Can't you just post in both the narrow and the general forum, but include links one to the other in each thread? Or is that against the forum rules/etiquette? Most people here are ok with a crosspost IF those links are included.
I would also ask that the OP designate one of those threads as the real discussion thread and just direct folks there from the other threads, so that we have one coherent discussion. If he does that, there's no problem with trying to reach out to as broad an audience as possible.
I would figure that if the poster were upfront about what they are doing, folks wouldn't mind, but I could be wrong.I think that's generally the case. As long as the discussion is confined to one thread (and pointed there from the crossposts) or at the very least all the participants can see all the discussions, I think most people don't have a problem with it. It's when we waste our time answering when he's already got the answer elsewhere that's annoying.