Making thread

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Hi , everyone , i have a homework to do , i want to make this SSWindow class as a thread or implements a runnable method , but i have no idea to solve this , can anyone help me please ?
// SSWindow class
import javax.swing.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
* The Slide Show window
public class SSWindow extends JWindow implements
ActionListener, FileFilter , MouseListener {
/** The image label */
JLabel imageLabel;
/** The parent */
JFrame parent;
/** The directory */
String direc;
/** List of files in the directory */
String[] filenames;
/** Delay in milliseconds */
int delay;
/** Counter */
int count;
/** The timer that displays the Slide Show */
Timer timer;
/* Constructor */
public SSWindow(JFrame par, String direc, float seconds) {
     super(par);
     parent = par;
     this.direc = direc;
     delay = (int)(seconds*1000);
     // Add label to center of screen
     Container back = getContentPane();
     imageLabel = new JLabel();
     back.setBackground(Color.black);
     back.add(imageLabel);
     imageLabel.setVerticalAlignment(JLabel.CENTER);
     imageLabel.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.CENTER);
     setSize(getToolkit().getScreenSize());
     setVisible(true);
     // Get the names of the files
     File[] files = (new File(direc)).listFiles(this);
     filenames = new String[files.length];
     for (int i=0; i<filenames.length; i++) {
          filenames[i] = files.toString();
     count = -1;
     timer = new Timer(delay, this);
     timer.start();
} // End constructor
/** Function that changes the image */
public void updateImage() {
     try {
          imageLabel.setIcon(new ImageIcon(filenames[count]));
          imageLabel.addMouseListener(this);
     } catch(Exception ex) {
          timer.stop();
          SSWindow.this.dispose();
          parent.setVisible(true);
} // End updateImage()
public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e)
public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e)
public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e)
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e)
     timer.stop();
     parent.setVisible(true);
     SSWindow.this.dispose();
public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e)
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
     count++;
// If we have gone past the last file,...*/
// return to beginning.
     if (count > (filenames.length-1)) {
          count = 0;
     updateImage();
} // End actionPerformed()
public boolean accept(File file) {
     String filename = file.toString();
     if (filename.endsWith(".tiff") ||
     filename.endsWith(".tif") ||
     filename.endsWith(".gif") ||
     filename.endsWith(".jpeg") ||
     filename.endsWith(".jpg")) {
          return true;
     } else {
          return false;
} // End accept()
} // End class SSWindow
// Here is the main class
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.io.*;
* The Slide Show's Opening Screen
public class SSFrame extends JFrame {
JTextField direcText, delayText;
JFileChooser fc;
static final String
WINTITLE="Kengs' Slide Show Viewer",
DIRECTORY="Directory : ",
BROWSE="Browse...",
DELAY="Delay : ",
TIME="2",
SECONDS="seconds",
START="Start SlideShow!",
ADVANCED="Advanced...",
ABOUT="About...",
EXIT="Exit";
public static void main(String args[])
     SSFrame ss = new SSFrame();
} // End main()
public SSFrame() {
// Set the title
setTitle(WINTITLE);
     Container back = getContentPane();
     back.setLayout(new GridLayout(0,1));
     back.add(new JLabel(new ImageIcon("images/kss.gif")));
     fc = new JFileChooser();
     fc.setFileSelectionMode(fc.DIRECTORIES_ONLY);
     JPanel p1 = new JPanel();
     p1.add(new JLabel(DIRECTORY, new ImageIcon("images/directory.gif"), JLabel.CENTER));
p1.add(direcText = new JTextField(20));
     JButton browseButton = new JButton(BROWSE, new ImageIcon("images/browse.gif"));
     browseButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
int returnVal = fc.showOpenDialog(SSFrame.this);
if (returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
          direcText.setText(fc.getSelectedFile().toString());
     p1.add(browseButton);
     back.add(p1);
     JPanel p1e = new JPanel();
     p1e.add(new JLabel(DELAY, new ImageIcon("images/delay.gif"), JLabel.CENTER));
     p1e.add(delayText = new JTextField(TIME, 5));
     p1e.add(new JLabel(SECONDS));
     back.add(p1e);
     JPanel p2 = new JPanel();
     JPanel butPanel = new JPanel();
     butPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.black));
     JButton startButton = new JButton(START, new ImageIcon("images/start.gif"));
     startButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
          SSFrame.this.hide();
          SSWindow s = new SSWindow(
          SSFrame.this, direcText.getText(),
          new Float(delayText.getText()).floatValue()
     butPanel.add(startButton);
     p2.add(butPanel);
     JButton aboutButton = new JButton(ABOUT, new ImageIcon("images/about.gif"));
     aboutButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
          // Should display message box here
     p2.add(aboutButton);
     JButton exitButton = new JButton(EXIT, new ImageIcon("images/exit.gif"));
     exitButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
          System.exit(0);
     p2.add(exitButton);
     back.add(p2);
     addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
System.exit(0);
     pack();
     setVisible(true);
} // End constructor
} // End class MainFrame

Answer 1

public class MyRunnable implements Runnable{
public static void main(String[] args){
Thread t = new Thread(new MyRunnable());
t.start();
public void run(){
System.out.println("Dead thread walking");
}I always overwrite start() and stop()
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/guide/misc/threadPrimitiveDeprecation.html
This means I have control in a consistent manner when and how I want.
ie:
public class MyClass implements Runnable
static Object waitObject = new Object();
Thread task;
pubic void start()
   task = new Thread(this);
   task.start();
pubic void stop()
   task = null;
public void run()
Thread controlThread = Thread.currentThread();
   while(controlThread == task)
          ///do something.
           synchronized waitObject
                try
                     waitObject.wait(20);   //. preempt (Not sleep) for 20 MS
                 }                     // Set to taste.   proper waits / synchronization
                 catch(InterruptedException ie)  // eliminates races
}