class CountThread extends Thread
{
  int maxcount;

CountThread(int maxcount)
{
  this.maxcount = maxcount;
}

public void run()
{
 for (int count = 1; count < maxcount; count++)
 {
  System.out.println("The count is " + count + ".");
  try{
   sleep(1000);
  }
  catch (InterruptedException e) {
   return;
  }
 } //end for loop
}

} //END CLASS - COUNT THREAD


class ThreadApp
{
public static void main (String args[])
{
  CountThread theCounter = new CountThread(8);
  
  theCounter.start();
  
  while(theCounter.isAlive())
  {
   System.out.println("counting...");
   try{
    Thread.sleep(1000);
   }
   catch (InterruptedException e){
    return;
   }
  } //END -- while loop
}

} //END CLASS - THREAD APP