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## java.util.concurrent
Interface ThreadFactory

    public interface ThreadFactory

An object that creates new threads on demand. Using thread factories removes hardwiring of calls to `new Thread`, enabling applications to use special thread subclasses, priorities, etc.

The simplest implementation of this interface is just:

     class SimpleThreadFactory implements ThreadFactory {
       public Thread newThread(Runnable r) {
         return new Thread(r);
       }
     }

The `Executors.defaultThreadFactory()` method provides a more useful simple implementation, that sets the created thread context to known values before returning it.

Since:
  1.5

Method Summary
`Thread` | `newThread(Runnable r)` Constructs a new `Thread`.

Method Detail

### newThread

    Thread newThread(Runnable r)

  Constructs a new `Thread`. Implementations may also initialize priority, name, daemon status, `ThreadGroup`, etc.

  Parameters:
    `r` - a runnable to be executed by new thread instance
  Returns:
    constructed thread

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