java.lang.management
interface ThreadMXBean

Most common way to construct:

ThreadMXBean tm = ManagementFactory.getThreadMXBean();

Based on 135 examples

public interface ThreadMXBean

The management interface for the thread system of the Java virtual machine.

A Java virtual machine has a single instance of the implementation class of this interface. This instance implementing this interface is an MXBean that can be obtained by calling the {@link ManagementFactory#getThreadMXBean} method or from the {@link ManagementFactory#getPlatformMBeanServer platform MBeanServer} method.

The ObjectName for uniquely identifying the MXBean for the thread system within an MBeanServer is:

{@link ManagementFactory#THREAD_MXBEAN_NAME java.lang:type=Threading}

Thread ID

Some methods in this interface take a thread ID or an array of thread IDs as the input parameter and return per-thread information.

Thread CPU time

The {@link #isThreadCpuTimeSupported} method can be used to determine if a Java virtual machine supports measuring of the CPU time for any thread. The {@link #isCurrentThreadCpuTimeSupported} method can be used to determine if a Java virtual machine supports measuring of the CPU time for the current thread. A Java virtual machine implementation that supports CPU time measurement for any thread will also support that for the current thread.

The CPU time provided by this interface has nanosecond precision but not necessarily nanosecond accuracy.

A Java virtual machine may disable CPU time measurement by default. The {@link #isThreadCpuTimeEnabled} and {@link #setThreadCpuTimeEnabled} methods can be used to test if CPU time measurement is enabled and to enable/disable this support respectively. Enabling thread CPU measurement could be expensive in some Java virtual machine implementations.

Thread Contention Monitoring

The {@link #isThreadContentionMonitoringSupported} method can be used to determine if a Java virtual machine supports thread contention monitoring. The thread contention monitoring is disabled by default. The {@link #setThreadContentionMonitoringEnabled} method can be used to enable thread contention monitoring.

Synchronization Information and Deadlock Detection

The ThreadMXBean interface provides the {@link #findMonitorDeadlockedThreads} and {@link #findDeadlockedThreads} methods to find deadlocks in the running application.

dumpAllThreads

public ThreadInfo[] dumpAllThreads(boolean lockedMonitors,
                                   boolean lockedSynchronizers)

Returns the thread info for all live threads with stack trace and synchronization information. Some threads included in the returned array may have been terminated when this method returns.

This method returns an array of {@link ThreadInfo} objects as specified in the {@link #getThreadInfo(long[], boolean, boolean)} method.

Parameters:

lockedMonitors - if true, dump all locked monitors.

lockedSynchronizers - if true, dump all locked ownable synchronizers.

Returns:

an array of {@link ThreadInfo} for all live threads.

findDeadlockedThreads

public long[] findDeadlockedThreads()

Finds cycles of threads that are in deadlock waiting to acquire object monitors or ownable synchronizers. Threads are deadlocked in a cycle waiting for a lock of these two types if each thread owns one lock while trying to acquire another lock already held by another thread in the cycle.

This method is designed for troubleshooting use, but not for synchronization control. It might be an expensive operation.

Returns:

an array of IDs of the threads that are deadlocked waiting for object monitors or ownable synchronizers, if any; null otherwise.

findMonitorDeadlockedThreads

public long[] findMonitorDeadlockedThreads()

Finds cycles of threads that are in deadlock waiting to acquire object monitors. That is, threads that are blocked waiting to enter a synchronization block or waiting to reenter a synchronization block after an {@link Object#wait Object.wait} call, where each thread owns one monitor while trying to obtain another monitor already held by another thread in a cycle.

More formally, a thread is monitor deadlocked if it is part of a cycle in the relation "is waiting for an object monitor owned by". In the simplest case, thread A is blocked waiting for a monitor owned by thread B, and thread B is blocked waiting for a monitor owned by thread A.

This method is designed for troubleshooting use, but not for synchronization control. It might be an expensive operation.

This method finds deadlocks involving only object monitors. To find deadlocks involving both object monitors and ownable synchronizers, the {@link #findDeadlockedThreads findDeadlockedThreads} method should be used.

Returns:

an array of IDs of the threads that are monitor deadlocked, if any; null otherwise.

getAllThreadIds

public long[] getAllThreadIds()

Returns all live thread IDs. Some threads included in the returned array may have been terminated when this method returns.

Returns:

an array of long, each is a thread ID.

getCurrentThreadCpuTime

public long getCurrentThreadCpuTime()

Returns the total CPU time for the current thread in nanoseconds. The returned value is of nanoseconds precision but not necessarily nanoseconds accuracy. If the implementation distinguishes between user mode time and system mode time, the returned CPU time is the amount of time that the current thread has executed in user mode or system mode.

This is a convenient method for local management use and is equivalent to calling:

   {@link #getThreadCpuTime getThreadCpuTime}(Thread.currentThread().getId());
 

Returns:

the total CPU time for the current thread if CPU time measurement is enabled; -1 otherwise.

getCurrentThreadUserTime

public long getCurrentThreadUserTime()

Returns the CPU time that the current thread has executed in user mode in nanoseconds. The returned value is of nanoseconds precision but not necessarily nanoseconds accuracy.

This is a convenient method for local management use and is equivalent to calling:

   {@link #getThreadUserTime getThreadUserTime}(Thread.currentThread().getId());
 

Returns:

the user-level CPU time for the current thread if CPU time measurement is enabled; -1 otherwise.

getDaemonThreadCount

public int getDaemonThreadCount()

Returns the current number of live daemon threads.

Returns:

the current number of live daemon threads.

getPeakThreadCount

public int getPeakThreadCount()

Returns the peak live thread count since the Java virtual machine started or peak was reset.

Returns:

the peak live thread count.

getThreadCount

public int getThreadCount()

Returns the current number of live threads including both daemon and non-daemon threads.

Returns:

the current number of live threads.

getThreadCpuTime

public long getThreadCpuTime(long id)

Returns the total CPU time for a thread of the specified ID in nanoseconds. The returned value is of nanoseconds precision but not necessarily nanoseconds accuracy. If the implementation distinguishes between user mode time and system mode time, the returned CPU time is the amount of time that the thread has executed in user mode or system mode.

If the thread of the specified ID is not alive or does not exist, this method returns -1. If CPU time measurement is disabled, this method returns -1. A thread is alive if it has been started and has not yet died.

If CPU time measurement is enabled after the thread has started, the Java virtual machine implementation may choose any time up to and including the time that the capability is enabled as the point where CPU time measurement starts.

Parameters:

id - the thread ID of a thread

Returns:

the total CPU time for a thread of the specified ID if the thread of the specified ID exists, the thread is alive, and CPU time measurement is enabled; -1 otherwise.

getThreadInfo

public ThreadInfo getThreadInfo(long id)

Returns the thread info for a thread of the specified id with no stack trace. This method is equivalent to calling:

{@link #getThreadInfo(long, int) getThreadInfo(id, 0);}

This method returns a ThreadInfo object representing the thread information for the thread of the specified ID. The stack trace, locked monitors, and locked synchronizers in the returned ThreadInfo object will be empty. If a thread of the given ID is not alive or does not exist, this method will return null. A thread is alive if it has been started and has not yet died.

MBeanServer access:
The mapped type of ThreadInfo is CompositeData with attributes as specified in the {@link ThreadInfo#from ThreadInfo.from} method.

Parameters:

id - the thread ID of the thread. Must be positive.

Returns:

a {@link ThreadInfo} object for the thread of the given ID with no stack trace, no locked monitor and no synchronizer info; null if the thread of the given ID is not alive or it does not exist.

getThreadInfo

public ThreadInfo getThreadInfo(long id,
                                int maxDepth)

Returns a thread info for a thread of the specified id, with stack trace of a specified number of stack trace elements. The maxDepth parameter indicates the maximum number of {@link StackTraceElement} to be retrieved from the stack trace. If maxDepth == Integer.MAX_VALUE, the entire stack trace of the thread will be dumped. If maxDepth == 0, no stack trace of the thread will be dumped. This method does not obtain the locked monitors and locked synchronizers of the thread.

When the Java virtual machine has no stack trace information about a thread or maxDepth == 0, the stack trace in the ThreadInfo object will be an empty array of StackTraceElement.

If a thread of the given ID is not alive or does not exist, this method will return null. A thread is alive if it has been started and has not yet died.

MBeanServer access:
The mapped type of ThreadInfo is CompositeData with attributes as specified in the {@link ThreadInfo#from ThreadInfo.from} method.

Parameters:

id - the thread ID of the thread. Must be positive.

maxDepth - the maximum number of entries in the stack trace to be dumped. Integer.MAX_VALUE could be used to request the entire stack to be dumped.

Returns:

a {@link ThreadInfo} of the thread of the given ID with no locked monitor and synchronizer info. null if the thread of the given ID is not alive or it does not exist.

getThreadInfo

public ThreadInfo[] getThreadInfo(long[] ids)

Returns the thread info for each thread whose ID is in the input array ids with no stack trace. This method is equivalent to calling:

   {@link #getThreadInfo(long[], int) getThreadInfo}(ids, 0);
 

This method returns an array of the ThreadInfo objects. The stack trace, locked monitors, and locked synchronizers in each ThreadInfo object will be empty. If a thread of a given ID is not alive or does not exist, the corresponding element in the returned array will contain null. A thread is alive if it has been started and has not yet died.

MBeanServer access:
The mapped type of ThreadInfo is CompositeData with attributes as specified in the {@link ThreadInfo#from ThreadInfo.from} method.

Parameters:

ids - an array of thread IDs.

Returns:

an array of the {@link ThreadInfo} objects, each containing information about a thread whose ID is in the corresponding element of the input array of IDs with no stack trace, no locked monitor and no synchronizer info.

getThreadInfo

public ThreadInfo[] getThreadInfo(long[] ids,
                                  boolean lockedMonitors,
                                  boolean lockedSynchronizers)

Returns the thread info for each thread whose ID is in the input array ids, with stack trace and synchronization information.

This method obtains a snapshot of the thread information for each thread including:

• the entire stack trace,
• the object monitors currently locked by the thread if lockedMonitors is true, and
• the ownable synchronizers currently locked by the thread if lockedSynchronizers is true.

This method returns an array of the ThreadInfo objects, each is the thread information about the thread with the same index as in the ids array. If a thread of the given ID is not alive or does not exist, null will be set in the corresponding element in the returned array. A thread is alive if it has been started and has not yet died.

If a thread does not lock any object monitor or lockedMonitors is false, the returned ThreadInfo object will have an empty MonitorInfo array. Similarly, if a thread does not lock any synchronizer or lockedSynchronizers is false, the returned ThreadInfo object will have an empty LockInfo array.

When both lockedMonitors and lockedSynchronizers parameters are false, it is equivalent to calling:

     {@link #getThreadInfo(long[], int)  getThreadInfo(ids, Integer.MAX_VALUE)}
 

This method is designed for troubleshooting use, but not for synchronization control. It might be an expensive operation.

MBeanServer access:
The mapped type of ThreadInfo is CompositeData with attributes as specified in the {@link ThreadInfo#from ThreadInfo.from} method.

Parameters:

ids - an array of thread IDs.

lockedMonitors - if true, retrieves all locked monitors.

lockedSynchronizers - if true, retrieves all locked ownable synchronizers.

Returns:

an array of the {@link ThreadInfo} objects, each containing information about a thread whose ID is in the corresponding element of the input array of IDs.

getThreadInfo

public ThreadInfo[] getThreadInfo(long[] ids,
                                  int maxDepth)

Returns the thread info for each thread whose ID is in the input array ids, with stack trace of a specified number of stack trace elements. The maxDepth parameter indicates the maximum number of {@link StackTraceElement} to be retrieved from the stack trace. If maxDepth == Integer.MAX_VALUE, the entire stack trace of the thread will be dumped. If maxDepth == 0, no stack trace of the thread will be dumped. This method does not obtain the locked monitors and locked synchronizers of the threads.

When the Java virtual machine has no stack trace information about a thread or maxDepth == 0, the stack trace in the ThreadInfo object will be an empty array of StackTraceElement.

This method returns an array of the ThreadInfo objects, each is the thread information about the thread with the same index as in the ids array. If a thread of the given ID is not alive or does not exist, null will be set in the corresponding element in the returned array. A thread is alive if it has been started and has not yet died.

MBeanServer access:
The mapped type of ThreadInfo is CompositeData with attributes as specified in the {@link ThreadInfo#from ThreadInfo.from} method.

Parameters:

ids - an array of thread IDs

maxDepth - the maximum number of entries in the stack trace to be dumped. Integer.MAX_VALUE could be used to request the entire stack to be dumped.

Returns:

an array of the {@link ThreadInfo} objects, each containing information about a thread whose ID is in the corresponding element of the input array of IDs with no locked monitor and synchronizer info.

getThreadUserTime

public long getThreadUserTime(long id)

Returns the CPU time that a thread of the specified ID has executed in user mode in nanoseconds. The returned value is of nanoseconds precision but not necessarily nanoseconds accuracy.

If the thread of the specified ID is not alive or does not exist, this method returns -1. If CPU time measurement is disabled, this method returns -1. A thread is alive if it has been started and has not yet died.

If CPU time measurement is enabled after the thread has started, the Java virtual machine implementation may choose any time up to and including the time that the capability is enabled as the point where CPU time measurement starts.

Parameters:

id - the thread ID of a thread

Returns:

the user-level CPU time for a thread of the specified ID if the thread of the specified ID exists, the thread is alive, and CPU time measurement is enabled; -1 otherwise.

getTotalStartedThreadCount

public long getTotalStartedThreadCount()

Returns the total number of threads created and also started since the Java virtual machine started.

Returns:

the total number of threads started.

isCurrentThreadCpuTimeSupported

public boolean isCurrentThreadCpuTimeSupported()

Tests if the Java virtual machine supports CPU time measurement for the current thread. This method returns true if {@link #isThreadCpuTimeSupported} returns true.

Returns:

true if the Java virtual machine supports CPU time measurement for current thread; false otherwise.

isObjectMonitorUsageSupported

public boolean isObjectMonitorUsageSupported()

Tests if the Java virtual machine supports monitoring of object monitor usage.

Returns:

true if the Java virtual machine supports monitoring of object monitor usage; false otherwise.

isSynchronizerUsageSupported

public boolean isSynchronizerUsageSupported()

Tests if the Java virtual machine supports monitoring of ownable synchronizer usage.

Returns:

true if the Java virtual machine supports monitoring of ownable synchronizer usage; false otherwise.

isThreadContentionMonitoringEnabled

public boolean isThreadContentionMonitoringEnabled()

Tests if thread contention monitoring is enabled.

Returns:

true if thread contention monitoring is enabled; false otherwise.

isThreadContentionMonitoringSupported

public boolean isThreadContentionMonitoringSupported()

Tests if the Java virtual machine supports thread contention monitoring.

Returns:

true if the Java virtual machine supports thread contention monitoring; false otherwise.

isThreadCpuTimeEnabled

public boolean isThreadCpuTimeEnabled()

Tests if thread CPU time measurement is enabled.

Returns:

true if thread CPU time measurement is enabled; false otherwise.

isThreadCpuTimeSupported

public boolean isThreadCpuTimeSupported()

Tests if the Java virtual machine implementation supports CPU time measurement for any thread. A Java virtual machine implementation that supports CPU time measurement for any thread will also support CPU time measurement for the current thread.

Returns:

true if the Java virtual machine supports CPU time measurement for any thread; false otherwise.

resetPeakThreadCount

public void resetPeakThreadCount()

Resets the peak thread count to the current number of live threads.

setThreadContentionMonitoringEnabled

public void setThreadContentionMonitoringEnabled(boolean enable)

Enables or disables thread contention monitoring. Thread contention monitoring is disabled by default.

Parameters:

enable - true to enable; false to disable.

setThreadCpuTimeEnabled

public void setThreadCpuTimeEnabled(boolean enable)

Enables or disables thread CPU time measurement. The default is platform dependent.

Parameters:

enable - true to enable; false to disable.