starting multiple threads

ManyNames.java

package example4;

public class ManyNames {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		// Make one Runnable
		NameRunnable nr = new NameRunnable();
		//All three Thread instances get the same Runnable instance, and each thread is given a unique name.
		
		Thread one = new Thread(nr);
		Thread two = new Thread(nr);
		Thread three = new Thread(nr);
		
		one.setName("Fred");
		two.setName("Lucy");
		three.setName("Ricky");
		
		one.start();
		two.start();
		three.start();
		//Order of thread execution is not guaranteed.
	}
}

NameRunnable.java

package example4;

//Running multiple threads
public class NameRunnable implements Runnable {
	public void run() {
		for (int x = 1; x <= 3; x++) {
			System.out.println("Run by " + Thread.currentThread().getName()
					+ ", x is " + x);
		}
	}
}