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When exactly is the AWT thread started?

Created May 4, 2012

Sandip Chitale

Anytime the java.awt.Toolkit instance is (directly or indirectly) created. The direct way to create it is by calling-

Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit();

Indrect way is by creating any AWT object.

Here is a sample program to play with - 

import java.awt.*;
public class X 
{
	static Frame f;
	
	public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		//Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit();
		f = new Frame();
		System.out.println("...");
	}
}
See also: What exactly is the "Event Dispatch" thread (aka "AWT" Thread)?