Terminate thread when frame closes

Question

I made a JFrame which runs a thread, but when I close the frame it goes on running... I can't stop it unless I ctrl-alt-del.. How do I terminate it? I start it by calling start(), should I use run() instead?
(I'm scared to try since it f***s my pc up, so I would rather ask a knowledgeable person first) here's the related part of the code:
          public void run(){
               Thread.currentThread().setPriority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY);
               while(true){
                    player.playerMove();
                    // repaint
                    repaint();     
                    // end of while
                    try
                         Thread.sleep (speed);
                    catch (InterruptedException ex)
                         // do nothing
                    Thread.currentThread().setPriority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY);
          public void start(){
               Thread th = new Thread(this);
               th.start();
          }Message was edited by:
nayon_7

Answer 1

notice that the way you create threads is quite unique
actually, for what you want to do, start method should not be overriden, you should create an instance of your class and call "start" on the instance ; that's all
"new Thread(this)" is just... ODD! :p