Threads within threads in Java?

Question

I am currently thinking about how to design a multithreading system in Java that needs to do some heavy network processing and database storage. The program will launch thre

Answer 1

To answer the question, yes threads can launch other threads.

Is the hierarchy important?

You're probably better off using an ExecutorService with a cached thread pool. That way you can pool threads instead of creating lots (which is expensive). ExecutorServices also provide other cool things, and using Callables / Runnables with them is probably much easier to test than mucking about with threads on your own.