class MyThread extends Thread { public void run() { System.out.println("run method"); System.out.println("run method priority: " + Thread.currentThread().getPriority()); Thread.currentThread().setPriority(4); System.out.println("run method priority after setting: " + Thread.currentThread().getPriority()); } public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("main method"); System.out.println("main method priority before setting: " + Thread.currentThread().getPriority()); Thread.currentThread().setPriority(9); System.out.println("main method priority after setting: " + Thread.currentThread().getPriority()); } }