Multithreading in Java

The yield() is  a static method in Thread class.It changes state of  a running thread to runnable state.This method can be applied to only those threads having the same priority.Now ,if there is a thread of same priority is waiting to get a chance to start running , it will move to running stage(The thread scheduler is managing it) .But practically  , we cannot assure the proper working of yield() method , since its implementation is different in different platforms and different JVMs.

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