New docs for Thread.java, and little tweaks identified by japi.

From-SVN: r63284

libjava/ChangeLog

+2002-02-21  Anthony Green  <green@redhat.com>
+
+	* java/lang/Thread.java (Thread): New constructor taking stack
+	size parameter (ignored for now).
+	* Many methods: Merged GNU Classpath documentation.
+
+	* java/lang/Class.java (finalize): throws a Throwable.
+
 2003-02-21  Mark Wielaard  <mark@klomp.org>
 
 	* java/util/zip/ZipEntry.java (setComment): Don't check length when

libjava/java/lang/Class.java

 // Class.java - Representation of a Java class.
 
-/* Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002  Free Software Foundation
+/* Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003  Free Software Foundation
 
    This file is part of libgcj.
 
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ public final class Class implements Serializable
   private native void initializeClass ();
 
   // finalization
-  protected native void finalize ();
+  protected native void finalize () throws Throwable;
 
   /**
    * Strip the last portion of the name (after the last dot).

libjava/java/lang/Thread.java

 // Thread.java - Thread class.
 
-/* Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation
+/* Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation
 
    This file is part of libgcj.
 
@@ -12,30 +12,84 @@ package java.lang;
 
 import gnu.gcj.RawData;
 
-/**
- * @author Tom Tromey <tromey@cygnus.com>
- * @date August 24, 1998 
- */
-
 /* Written using "Java Class Libraries", 2nd edition, ISBN 0-201-31002-3
  * "The Java Language Specification", ISBN 0-201-63451-1
  * plus online API docs for JDK 1.2 beta from http://www.javasoft.com.
- * Status:  Believed complete to version 1.3, with caveats. We do not 
+ * Status:  Believed complete to version 1.4, with caveats. We do not 
  *          implement the deprecated (and dangerous) stop, suspend, and resume
  *          methods. Security implementation is not complete.
  */
 
+/**
+ * Thread represents a single thread of execution in the VM. When an
+ * application VM starts up, it creates a non-daemon Thread which calls the
+ * main() method of a particular class.  There may be other Threads running,
+ * such as the garbage collection thread.
+ *
+ * <p>Threads have names to identify them.  These names are not necessarily
+ * unique. Every Thread has a priority, as well, which tells the VM which
+ * Threads should get more running time. New threads inherit the priority
+ * and daemon status of the parent thread, by default.
+ *
+ * <p>There are two methods of creating a Thread: you may subclass Thread and
+ * implement the <code>run()</code> method, at which point you may start the
+ * Thread by calling its <code>start()</code> method, or you may implement
+ * <code>Runnable</code> in the class you want to use and then call new
+ * <code>Thread(your_obj).start()</code>.
+ *
+ * <p>The virtual machine runs until all non-daemon threads have died (either
+ * by returning from the run() method as invoked by start(), or by throwing
+ * an uncaught exception); or until <code>System.exit</code> is called with
+ * adequate permissions.
+ *
+ * <p>It is unclear at what point a Thread should be added to a ThreadGroup,
+ * and at what point it should be removed. Should it be inserted when it
+ * starts, or when it is created?  Should it be removed when it is suspended
+ * or interrupted?  The only thing that is clear is that the Thread should be
+ * removed when it is stopped.
+ *
+ * @author Tom Tromey
+ * @author John Keiser
+ * @author Eric Blake <ebb9@email.byu.edu>
+ * @see Runnable
+ * @see Runtime#exit(int)
+ * @see #run()
+ * @see #start()
+ * @see ThreadLocal
+ * @since 1.0
+ * @status updated to 1.4
+ */
 public class Thread implements Runnable
 {
+  /** The maximum priority for a Thread. */
   public final static int MAX_PRIORITY = 10;
+
+  /** The minimum priority for a Thread. */
   public final static int MIN_PRIORITY = 1;
+
+  /** The priority a Thread gets by default. */
   public final static int NORM_PRIORITY = 5;
 
+  /**
+   * Get the number of active threads in the current Thread's ThreadGroup.
+   * This implementation calls
+   * <code>currentThread().getThreadGroup().activeCount()</code>.
+   *
+   * @return the number of active threads in the current ThreadGroup
+   * @see ThreadGroup#activeCount()
+   */
   public static int activeCount ()
   {
     return currentThread().getThreadGroup().activeCount();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Check whether the current Thread is allowed to modify this Thread. This
+   * passes the check on to <code>SecurityManager.checkAccess(this)</code>.
+   *
+   * @throws SecurityException if the current Thread cannot modify this Thread
+   * @see SecurityManager#checkAccess(Thread)
+   */
   public final void checkAccess ()
   {
     SecurityManager s = System.getSecurityManager();
@@ -43,78 +97,218 @@ public class Thread implements Runnable
       s.checkAccess(this);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Count the number of stack frames in this Thread.  The Thread in question
+   * must be suspended when this occurs.
+   *
+   * @return the number of stack frames in this Thread
+   * @throws IllegalThreadStateException if this Thread is not suspended
+   * @deprecated pointless, since suspend is deprecated
+   */
   public native int countStackFrames ();
+
+  /**
+   * Get the currently executing Thread.
+   *
+   * @return the currently executing Thread
+   */
   public static native Thread currentThread ();
+
+  /**
+   * Originally intended to destroy this thread, this method was never
+   * implemented by Sun, and is hence a no-op.
+   */
   public native void destroy ();
   
+  /**
+   * Print a stack trace of the current thread to stderr using the same
+   * format as Throwable's printStackTrace() method.
+   *
+   * @see Throwable#printStackTrace()
+   */
   public static void dumpStack ()
   {
     (new Exception ("Stack trace")).printStackTrace ();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Copy every active thread in the current Thread's ThreadGroup into the
+   * array. Extra threads are silently ignored. This implementation calls
+   * <code>getThreadGroup().enumerate(array)</code>, which may have a
+   * security check, <code>checkAccess(group)</code>.
+   *
+   * @param array the array to place the Threads into
+   * @return the number of Threads placed into the array
+   * @throws NullPointerException if array is null
+   * @throws SecurityException if you cannot access the ThreadGroup
+   * @see ThreadGroup#enumerate(Thread[])
+   * @see #activeCount()
+   * @see SecurityManager#checkAccess(ThreadGroup)
+   */
   public static int enumerate (Thread[] threads)
   {
     return currentThread().group.enumerate(threads);
   }
   
+  /**
+   * Get this Thread's name.
+   *
+   * @return this Thread's name
+   */
   public final String getName ()
   {
     return name;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get this Thread's priority.
+   *
+   * @return the Thread's priority
+   */
   public final int getPriority ()
   {
     return priority;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the ThreadGroup this Thread belongs to. If the thread has died, this
+   * returns null.
+   *
+   * @return this Thread's ThreadGroup
+   */
   public final ThreadGroup getThreadGroup ()
   {
     return group;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Interrupt this Thread. First, there is a security check,
+   * <code>checkAccess</code>. Then, depending on the current state of the
+   * thread, various actions take place:
+   *
+   * <p>If the thread is waiting because of {@link #wait()},
+   * {@link #sleep(long)}, or {@link #join()}, its <i>interrupt status</i>
+   * will be cleared, and an InterruptedException will be thrown. Notice that
+   * this case is only possible if an external thread called interrupt().
+   *
+   * <p>If the thread is blocked in an interruptible I/O operation, in
+   * {@link java.nio.channels.InterruptibleChannel}, the <i>interrupt
+   * status</i> will be set, and ClosedByInterruptException will be thrown.
+   *
+   * <p>If the thread is blocked on a {@link java.nio.channels.Selector}, the
+   * <i>interrupt status</i> will be set, and the selection will return, with
+   * a possible non-zero value, as though by the wakeup() method.
+   *
+   * <p>Otherwise, the interrupt status will be set.
+   *
+   * @throws SecurityException if you cannot modify this Thread
+   */
   public native void interrupt ();
 
+  /**
+   * Determine whether the current Thread has been interrupted, and clear
+   * the <i>interrupted status</i> in the process.
+   *
+   * @return whether the current Thread has been interrupted
+   * @see #isInterrupted()
+   */
   public static boolean interrupted ()
   {
     return currentThread().isInterrupted (true);
   }
 
-  // Check the threads interrupted status. Note that this does not clear the
-  // thread's interrupted status (per JDK 1.2 online API documentation).
+  /**
+   * Determine whether the given Thread has been interrupted, but leave
+   * the <i>interrupted status</i> alone in the process.
+   *
+   * @return whether the current Thread has been interrupted
+   * @see #interrupted()
+   */
   public boolean isInterrupted ()
   {
     return interrupt_flag;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Determine whether this Thread is alive. A thread which is alive has
+   * started and not yet died.
+   *
+   * @return whether this Thread is alive
+   */
   public final boolean isAlive ()
   {
     return alive_flag;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Tell whether this is a daemon Thread or not.
+   *
+   * @return whether this is a daemon Thread or not
+   * @see #setDaemon(boolean)
+   */
   public final boolean isDaemon ()
   {
     return daemon_flag;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Wait forever for the Thread in question to die.
+   *
+   * @throws InterruptedException if the Thread is interrupted; it's
+   *         <i>interrupted status</i> will be cleared
+   */
   public final void join () throws InterruptedException
   {
     join (0, 0);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Wait the specified amount of time for the Thread in question to die.
+   *
+   * @param ms the number of milliseconds to wait, or 0 for forever
+   * @throws InterruptedException if the Thread is interrupted; it's
+   *         <i>interrupted status</i> will be cleared
+   */
   public final void join (long timeout) throws InterruptedException
   {
     join (timeout, 0);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Wait the specified amount of time for the Thread in question to die.
+   *
+   * <p>Note that 1,000,000 nanoseconds == 1 millisecond, but most VMs do
+   * not offer that fine a grain of timing resolution. Besides, there is
+   * no guarantee that this thread can start up immediately when time expires,
+   * because some other thread may be active.  So don't expect real-time
+   * performance.
+   *
+   * @param ms the number of milliseconds to wait, or 0 for forever
+   * @param ns the number of extra nanoseconds to sleep (0-999999)
+   * @throws InterruptedException if the Thread is interrupted; it's
+   *         <i>interrupted status</i> will be cleared
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if ns is invalid
+   * @XXX A ThreadListener would be nice, to make this efficient.
+   */
   public final native void join (long timeout, int nanos)
     throws InterruptedException;
 
+  /**
+   * Resume a suspended thread.
+   *
+   * @see #resume()
+   */
   public final native void resume ();
 
   private final native void finish_ ();
 
-  // Check the thread's interrupted status. If clear_flag is true, the 
-  // thread's interrupted status is also cleared.
+  /**
+   * Determine whether the given Thread has been interrupted, but leave
+   * the <i>interrupted status</i> alone in the process.
+   *
+   * @return whether the current Thread has been interrupted
+   * @see #interrupted()
+   */
   private boolean isInterrupted (boolean clear_flag)
   {
     boolean r = interrupt_flag;
@@ -128,12 +322,31 @@ public class Thread implements Runnable
     return r;
   }
   
+  /**
+   * The method of Thread that will be run if there is no Runnable object
+   * associated with the Thread. Thread's implementation does nothing at all.
+   *
+   * @see #start()
+   * @see #Thread(ThreadGroup, Runnable, String)
+   */
   public void run ()
   {
     if (runnable != null)
       runnable.run();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Set the daemon status of this Thread.  If this is a daemon Thread, then
+   * the VM may exit even if it is still running.  This may only be called
+   * before the Thread starts running. There may be a security check,
+   * <code>checkAccess</code>.
+   *
+   * @param daemon whether this should be a daemon thread or not
+   * @throws SecurityException if you cannot modify this Thread
+   * @throws IllegalThreadStateException if the Thread is active
+   * @see #isDaemon()
+   * @see #checkAccess()
+   */
   public final void setDaemon (boolean status)
   {
     checkAccess ();
@@ -142,6 +355,20 @@ public class Thread implements Runnable
     daemon_flag = status;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the context classloader of this Thread. The context
+   * classloader can be used by code that want to load classes depending
+   * on the current thread. Normally classes are loaded depending on
+   * the classloader of the current class. There may be a security check
+   * for <code>RuntimePermission("getClassLoader")</code> if the caller's
+   * class loader is not null or an ancestor of this thread's context class
+   * loader.
+   *
+   * @return the context class loader
+   * @throws SecurityException when permission is denied
+   * @see setContextClassLoader(ClassLoader)
+   * @since 1.2
+   */
   public synchronized ClassLoader getContextClassLoader()
   {
     if (context_class_loader == null)
@@ -168,6 +395,20 @@ public class Thread implements Runnable
     return context_class_loader;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the context classloader of this Thread. The context
+   * classloader can be used by code that want to load classes depending
+   * on the current thread. Normally classes are loaded depending on
+   * the classloader of the current class. There may be a security check
+   * for <code>RuntimePermission("getClassLoader")</code> if the caller's
+   * class loader is not null or an ancestor of this thread's context class
+   * loader.
+   *
+   * @return the context class loader
+   * @throws SecurityException when permission is denied
+   * @see setContextClassLoader(ClassLoader)
+   * @since 1.2
+   */
   public synchronized void setContextClassLoader(ClassLoader cl)
   {
     SecurityManager s = System.getSecurityManager ();
@@ -176,6 +417,14 @@ public class Thread implements Runnable
     context_class_loader = cl;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Set this Thread's name.  There may be a security check,
+   * <code>checkAccess</code>.
+   *
+   * @param name the new name for this Thread
+   * @throws NullPointerException if name is null
+   * @throws SecurityException if you cannot modify this Thread
+   */
   public final void setName (String n)
   {
     checkAccess ();
@@ -186,17 +435,98 @@ public class Thread implements Runnable
     name = n;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Set this Thread's priority. There may be a security check,
+   * <code>checkAccess</code>, then the priority is set to the smaller of
+   * priority and the ThreadGroup maximum priority.
+   *
+   * @param priority the new priority for this Thread
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if priority exceeds MIN_PRIORITY or
+   *         MAX_PRIORITY
+   * @throws SecurityException if you cannot modify this Thread
+   * @see #getPriority()
+   * @see #checkAccess()
+   * @see ThreadGroup#getMaxPriority()
+   * @see #MIN_PRIORITY
+   * @see #MAX_PRIORITY
+   */
   public final native void setPriority (int newPriority);
 
+  /**
+   * Suspend the current Thread's execution for the specified amount of
+   * time. The Thread will not lose any locks it has during this time. There
+   * are no guarantees which thread will be next to run, but most VMs will
+   * choose the highest priority thread that has been waiting longest.
+   *
+   * @param ms the number of milliseconds to sleep, or 0 for forever
+   * @throws InterruptedException if the Thread is interrupted; it's
+   *         <i>interrupted status</i> will be cleared
+   * @see #notify()
+   * @see #wait(long)
+   */
   public static void sleep (long timeout) throws InterruptedException
   {
     sleep (timeout, 0);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Suspend the current Thread's execution for the specified amount of
+   * time. The Thread will not lose any locks it has during this time. There
+   * are no guarantees which thread will be next to run, but most VMs will
+   * choose the highest priority thread that has been waiting longest.
+   *
+   * <p>Note that 1,000,000 nanoseconds == 1 millisecond, but most VMs do
+   * not offer that fine a grain of timing resolution. Besides, there is
+   * no guarantee that this thread can start up immediately when time expires,
+   * because some other thread may be active.  So don't expect real-time
+   * performance.
+   *
+   * @param ms the number of milliseconds to sleep, or 0 for forever
+   * @param ns the number of extra nanoseconds to sleep (0-999999)
+   * @throws InterruptedException if the Thread is interrupted; it's
+   *         <i>interrupted status</i> will be cleared
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if ns is invalid
+   * @see #notify()
+   * @see #wait(long, int)
+   */
   public static native void sleep (long timeout, int nanos)
     throws InterruptedException;
+
+  /**
+   * Start this Thread, calling the run() method of the Runnable this Thread
+   * was created with, or else the run() method of the Thread itself. This
+   * is the only way to start a new thread; calling run by yourself will just
+   * stay in the same thread. The virtual machine will remove the thread from
+   * its thread group when the run() method completes.
+   *
+   * @throws IllegalThreadStateException if the thread has already started
+   * @see #run()
+   */
   public native void start ();
 
+  /**
+   * Cause this Thread to stop abnormally because of the throw of a ThreadDeath
+   * error. If you stop a Thread that has not yet started, it will stop
+   * immediately when it is actually started.
+   *
+   * <p>This is inherently unsafe, as it can interrupt synchronized blocks and
+   * leave data in bad states.  Hence, there is a security check:
+   * <code>checkAccess(this)</code>, plus another one if the current thread
+   * is not this: <code>RuntimePermission("stopThread")</code>. If you must
+   * catch a ThreadDeath, be sure to rethrow it after you have cleaned up.
+   * ThreadDeath is the only exception which does not print a stack trace when
+   * the thread dies.
+   *
+   * @throws SecurityException if you cannot stop the Thread
+   * @see #interrupt()
+   * @see #checkAccess()
+   * @see #start()
+   * @see ThreadDeath
+   * @see ThreadGroup#uncaughtException(Thread, Throwable)
+   * @see SecurityManager#checkAccess(Thread)
+   * @see SecurityManager#checkPermission(Permission)
+   * @deprecated unsafe operation, try not to use
+   */
   public final void stop ()
   {
     // Argument doesn't matter, because this is no longer
@@ -204,13 +534,82 @@ public class Thread implements Runnable
     stop (null);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Cause this Thread to stop abnormally and throw the specified exception.
+   * If you stop a Thread that has not yet started, it will stop immediately
+   * when it is actually started. <b>WARNING</b>This bypasses Java security,
+   * and can throw a checked exception which the call stack is unprepared to
+   * handle. Do not abuse this power.
+   *
+   * <p>This is inherently unsafe, as it can interrupt synchronized blocks and
+   * leave data in bad states.  Hence, there is a security check:
+   * <code>checkAccess(this)</code>, plus another one if the current thread
+   * is not this: <code>RuntimePermission("stopThread")</code>. If you must
+   * catch a ThreadDeath, be sure to rethrow it after you have cleaned up.
+   * ThreadDeath is the only exception which does not print a stack trace when
+   * the thread dies.
+   *
+   * @param t the Throwable to throw when the Thread dies
+   * @throws SecurityException if you cannot stop the Thread
+   * @throws NullPointerException in the calling thread, if t is null
+   * @see #interrupt()
+   * @see #checkAccess()
+   * @see #start()
+   * @see ThreadDeath
+   * @see ThreadGroup#uncaughtException(Thread, Throwable)
+   * @see SecurityManager#checkAccess(Thread)
+   * @see SecurityManager#checkPermission(Permission)
+   * @deprecated unsafe operation, try not to use
+   */
   public final native void stop (Throwable e);
+
+  /**
+   * Suspend this Thread.  It will not come back, ever, unless it is resumed.
+   *
+   * <p>This is inherently unsafe, as the suspended thread still holds locks,
+   * and can potentially deadlock your program.  Hence, there is a security
+   * check: <code>checkAccess</code>.
+   *
+   * @throws SecurityException if you cannot suspend the Thread
+   * @see #checkAccess()
+   * @see #resume()
+   * @deprecated unsafe operation, try not to use
+   */
   public final native void suspend ();
 
   private final native void initialize_native ();
 
   private final native static String gen_name ();
 
+  /**
+   * Allocate a new Thread object, with the specified ThreadGroup and name, and
+   * using the specified Runnable object's <code>run()</code> method to
+   * execute.  If the Runnable object is null, <code>this</code> (which is
+   * a Runnable) is used instead.
+   *
+   * <p>If the ThreadGroup is null, the security manager is checked. If a
+   * manager exists and returns a non-null object for
+   * <code>getThreadGroup</code>, that group is used; otherwise the group
+   * of the creating thread is used. Note that the security manager calls
+   * <code>checkAccess</code> if the ThreadGroup is not null.
+   *
+   * <p>The new Thread will inherit its creator's priority and daemon status.
+   * These can be changed with <code>setPriority</code> and
+   * <code>setDaemon</code>.
+   *
+   * @param group the group to put the Thread into
+   * @param target the Runnable object to execute
+   * @param name the name for the Thread
+   * @throws NullPointerException if name is null
+   * @throws SecurityException if this thread cannot access <code>group</code>
+   * @throws IllegalThreadStateException if group is destroyed
+   * @see Runnable#run()
+   * @see #run()
+   * @see #setDaemon(boolean)
+   * @see #setPriority(int)
+   * @see SecurityManager#checkAccess(ThreadGroup)
+   * @see ThreadGroup#checkAccess()
+   */
   public Thread (ThreadGroup g, Runnable r, String n)
   {
     this (currentThread (), g, r, n);
@@ -221,6 +620,37 @@ public class Thread implements Runnable
       throw new NullPointerException ();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Allocate a new Thread object, as if by
+   * <code>Thread(group, null, name)</code>, and give it the specified stack
+   * size, in bytes. The stack size is <b>highly platform independent</b>,
+   * and the virtual machine is free to round up or down, or ignore it
+   * completely.  A higher value might let you go longer before a
+   * <code>StackOverflowError</code>, while a lower value might let you go
+   * longer before an <code>OutOfMemoryError</code>.  Or, it may do absolutely
+   * nothing! So be careful, and expect to need to tune this value if your
+   * virtual machine even supports it.
+   *
+   * @param group the group to put the Thread into
+   * @param target the Runnable object to execute
+   * @param name the name for the Thread
+   * @param size the stack size, in bytes; 0 to be ignored
+   * @throws NullPointerException if name is null
+   * @throws SecurityException if this thread cannot access <code>group</code>
+   * @throws IllegalThreadStateException if group is destroyed
+   * @since 1.4
+   */
+  public Thread (ThreadGroup g, Runnable r, String n, long size)
+  {
+    // Just ignore stackSize for now.
+    this (currentThread (), g, r, n);
+
+    // The Class Libraries book says ``threadName cannot be null''.  I
+    // take this to mean NullPointerException.
+    if (n == null)
+      throw new NullPointerException ();
+  }
+
   private Thread (Thread current, ThreadGroup g, Runnable r, String n)
   {
     if (g == null)
@@ -264,42 +694,152 @@ public class Thread implements Runnable
     initialize_native ();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Allocates a new <code>Thread</code> object. This constructor has
+   * the same effect as <code>Thread(null, null,</code>
+   * <i>gname</i><code>)</code>, where <b><i>gname</i></b> is
+   * a newly generated name. Automatically generated names are of the
+   * form <code>"Thread-"+</code><i>n</i>, where <i>n</i> is an integer.
+   * <p>
+   * Threads created this way must have overridden their
+   * <code>run()</code> method to actually do anything.  An example
+   * illustrating this method being used follows:
+   * <p><blockquote><pre>
+   *     import java.lang.*;
+   *
+   *     class plain01 implements Runnable {
+   *         String name;
+   *         plain01() {
+   *             name = null;
+   *         }
+   *         plain01(String s) {
+   *             name = s;
+   *         }
+   *         public void run() {
+   *             if (name == null)
+   *                 System.out.println("A new thread created");
+   *             else
+   *                 System.out.println("A new thread with name " + name +
+   *                                    " created");
+   *         }
+   *     }
+   *     class threadtest01 {
+   *         public static void main(String args[] ) {
+   *             int failed = 0 ;
+   *
+   *             <b>Thread t1 = new Thread();</b>
+   *             if (t1 != null)
+   *                 System.out.println("new Thread() succeed");
+   *             else {
+   *                 System.out.println("new Thread() failed");
+   *                 failed++;
+   *             }
+   *         }
+   *     }
+   * </pre></blockquote>
+   *
+   * @see     java.lang.Thread#Thread(java.lang.ThreadGroup,
+   *          java.lang.Runnable, java.lang.String)
+   */
   public Thread ()
   {
     this (null, null, gen_name ());
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Allocates a new <code>Thread</code> object. This constructor has
+   * the same effect as <code>Thread(null, target,</code>
+   * <i>gname</i><code>)</code>, where <i>gname</i> is
+   * a newly generated name. Automatically generated names are of the
+   * form <code>"Thread-"+</code><i>n</i>, where <i>n</i> is an integer.
+   *
+   * @param   target   the object whose <code>run</code> method is called.
+   * @see     java.lang.Thread#Thread(java.lang.ThreadGroup,
+   *          java.lang.Runnable, java.lang.String)
+   */
   public Thread (Runnable r)
   {
     this (null, r, gen_name ());
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Allocates a new <code>Thread</code> object. This constructor has
+   * the same effect as <code>Thread(null, null, name)</code>.
+   *
+   * @param   name   the name of the new thread.
+   * @see     java.lang.Thread#Thread(java.lang.ThreadGroup,
+   *          java.lang.Runnable, java.lang.String)
+   */
   public Thread (String n)
   {
     this (null, null, n);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Allocates a new <code>Thread</code> object. This constructor has
+   * the same effect as <code>Thread(group, target,</code>
+   * <i>gname</i><code>)</code>, where <i>gname</i> is
+   * a newly generated name. Automatically generated names are of the
+   * form <code>"Thread-"+</code><i>n</i>, where <i>n</i> is an integer.
+   *
+   * @param      group    the thread group.
+   * @param      target   the object whose <code>run</code> method is called.
+   * @exception  SecurityException  if the current thread cannot create a
+   *             thread in the specified thread group.
+   * @see        java.lang.Thread#Thread(java.lang.ThreadGroup,
+   *             java.lang.Runnable, java.lang.String)
+   */
   public Thread (ThreadGroup g, Runnable r)
   {
     this (g, r, gen_name ());
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Allocates a new <code>Thread</code> object. This constructor has
+   * the same effect as <code>Thread(group, null, name)</code>
+   *
+   * @param      group   the thread group.
+   * @param      name    the name of the new thread.
+   * @exception  SecurityException  if the current thread cannot create a
+   *               thread in the specified thread group.
+   * @see        java.lang.Thread#Thread(java.lang.ThreadGroup,
+   *          java.lang.Runnable, java.lang.String)
+   */
   public Thread (ThreadGroup g, String n)
   {
     this (g, null, n);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Allocates a new <code>Thread</code> object. This constructor has
+   * the same effect as <code>Thread(null, target, name)</code>.
+   *
+   * @param   target   the object whose <code>run</code> method is called.
+   * @param   name     the name of the new thread.
+   * @see     java.lang.Thread#Thread(java.lang.ThreadGroup,
+   *          java.lang.Runnable, java.lang.String)
+   */
   public Thread (Runnable r, String n)
   {
     this (null, r, n);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns a string representation of this thread, including the
+   * thread's name, priority, and thread group.
+   *
+   * @return  a string representation of this thread.
+   */
   public String toString ()
   {
     return "Thread[" + name + "," + priority + "," + 
       (group == null ? "" : group.getName()) + "]";
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Causes the currently executing thread object to temporarily pause
+   * and allow other threads to execute.
+   */
   public static native void yield ();
 
   // Private data.