JDK-8278051 : Release Note: Terminally Deprecated Thread.stop
  • Type: Sub-task
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.lang
  • Affected Version: 18
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Delivered
  • Submitted: 2021-12-01
  • Updated: 2022-03-24
  • Resolved: 2022-03-24
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JDK 18
18Resolved
Description
`Thread.stop` is terminally deprecated in this release so that it can be degraded in a future release and eventually removed. The method is inherently unsafe and has been deprecated since Java 1.2 (1998).