rspec/rules/S1217/java/rule.adoc

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

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Thread myThread = new Thread(runnable);
myThread.run(); // Noncompliant
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== Compliant Solution

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Thread myThread = new Thread(runnable);
myThread.start(); // Compliant
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== See

* http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/572.html[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()