Can I have multiple run methods in a class?

Question

If so, how? I need to have 2 run methods in each object I will instantiate.

I meant a run method for threading.

What i need is more like a race of two cars. each car should have a name and a run() method in a class which extends Thread. I will have to call on the two cars in my main to see which will win. The first or the second. I need help in starting my program

Answer 1

A class can't contain two methods with the same signature. The signature of a method is its name followed by its arguments.

You may thus have run(int) and run(String) and run() in the same class. This is called method overloading. You can't have two run() methods, because you (and the compiler) could not know which one to execute when calling obj.run().

Answer 2

Thread t1 = new Thread(new Runnable(){public void run(){...}})
Thread t2 = new Thread(new Runnable(){public void run(){....}})
t1.start();
t2.start();

By using inner class you can achieve multiple run methods in a single class.