rspec/rules/S1217/java/rule.adoc

== Why is this an issue?

The purpose of the ``++Thread.run()++`` method is to execute code in a separate, dedicated thread. Calling this method directly doesn't make sense because it causes its code to be executed in the current thread. 


To get the expected behavior, call the ``++Thread.start()++`` method instead.


=== Noncompliant code example

[source,java]
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Thread myThread = new Thread(runnable);
myThread.run(); // Noncompliant
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=== Compliant solution

[source,java]
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Thread myThread = new Thread(runnable);
myThread.start(); // Compliant
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== Resources

* https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/572[MITRE, CWE-572] - Call to Thread run() instead of start()
* https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/x/6DdGBQ[CERT THI00-J.] - Do not invoke Thread.run()



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== Implementation Specification
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=== Message

Call the method Thread.start() to execute the content of the run() method in a dedicated thread.


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== Comments And Links
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=== on 20 Aug 2013, 15:40:32 Freddy Mallet wrote:
Is implemented by \http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/SONARJAVA-308

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