Several state Java thread (based on Oracle jdk 1.8)

Java threads in the state definition of an enum in a class in java.lang.Thread.

 1 public enum State {
 2         /**
 3          * Thread state for a thread which has not yet started.
 4          */
 5         NEW,
 6 
 7         /**
 8          * Thread state for a runnable thread.  A thread in the runnable
 9          * state is executing in the Java virtual machine but it may
10          * be waiting for other resources from the operating system
11          * such as processor.
12          */
13         RUNNABLE,
14 
15         /**
16          * Thread state for a thread blocked waiting for a monitor lock.
17          * A thread in the blocked state is waiting for a monitor lock
18          * to enter a synchronized block/method or
19          * reenter a synchronized block/method after calling
20          * {@link Object#wait() Object.wait}.
21          */
22         BLOCKED,
23 
24         /**
25          * Thread state for a waiting thread.
26          * A thread is in the waiting state due to calling one of the
27          * following methods:
28          * <ul>
29          *   <li>{@link Object#wait() Object.wait} with no timeout</li>
30          *   <li>{@link #join() Thread.join} with no timeout</li>
31          *   <li>{@link LockSupport#park() LockSupport.park}</li>
32          * </ul>
33          *
34          * <p>A thread in the waiting state is waiting for another thread to
35          * perform a particular action.
36          *
37          * For example, a thread that has called <tt>Object.wait()</tt>
38          * on an object is waiting for another thread to call
39          * <tt>Object.notify()</tt> or <tt>Object.notifyAll()</tt> on
40          * that object. A thread that has called <tt>Thread.join()</tt>
41          * is waiting for a specified thread to terminate.
42          */
43         WAITING,
44 
45         /**
46          * Thread state for a waiting thread with a specified waiting time.
47          * A thread is in the timed waiting state due to calling one of
48          * the following methods with a specified positive waiting time:
49          * <ul>
50          *   <li>{@link #sleep Thread.sleep}</li>
51          *   <li>{@link Object#wait(long) Object.wait} with timeout</li>
52          *   <li>{@link #join(long) Thread.join} with timeout</li>
53          *   <li>{@link LockSupport#parkNanos LockSupport.parkNanos}</li>
54          *   <li>{@link LockSupport#parkUntil LockSupport.parkUntil}</li>
55          * </ul>
56          */
57         TIMED_WAITING,
58 
59         /**
60          * Thread state for a terminated thread.
61          * The thread has completed execution.
62          */
63         TERMINATED;
64     }

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NEW: The state of the thread object is created, but not yet start method is called.
RUNNABLE: thread running in a virtual machine, but may be waiting for the operating system resources
BLOCKED: thread in this state is waiting to acquire a monitor lock to enter the synchronization code or method; it may be called in after waiting for a monitor Object.wait re-enter the code lock or synchronization methods.
WAITING: thread in a wait state; thread in this state may be due to call Object # wait (), Thread # join, LockSupport # park ( one method); thread in this state is waiting for another thread to complete certain operation.
TIMED_WAITING: thread is timed `` wait state, the wait was there with a specified time; in this state of threads may be called Thread.sleep / Object # wait (long) / # join (long) / LockSupport with the specified time parkNanos # / # parkUntil LockSupport
TERMINATED: finished