java - Can I start a thread again after it has died?

Question

If I use start() on a Thread object and the run() method returns, is it possible to call start() again?

eg,

MyThread myThread = new MyThread();
myThread.start();
// run method executes and returns in 2 seconds
// sleep for 5 seconds to make sure the thread has died
myThread.start();

I'm just wondering because my code is throwing IllegalThreadStateExceptions, so want to know if it's because you can't do the above.

Answer 1

No, you can't. And the Javadoc for the Thread.start() method tells you that!