Uses of Class java.lang.ThreadLocal (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-17

## Uses of Class
java.lang.ThreadLocal

- Packages that use ThreadLocal
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.lang | Provides classes that are fundamental to the design of the Java programming language.

- - ### Uses of ThreadLocal in java.lang

    Subclasses of ThreadLocal in java.lang
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `InheritableThreadLocal<T>` This class extends `ThreadLocal` to provide inheritance of values from parent thread to child thread: when a child thread is created, the child receives initial values for all inheritable thread-local variables for which the parent has values.

    Methods in java.lang that return ThreadLocal
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static <S> ThreadLocal<S>` | ThreadLocal.`withInitial(Supplier<? extends S> supplier)` Creates a thread local variable.

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