class LaunchThread 
      { 
      public static void main (String args[]) 
        { 
        MyThread th;

        try
          {
          th = new MyThread ();
          th.start ();
          th.join (0);
          }
        catch (Exception e)
          {
          System.out.println ("Error occured: " + e);
          }
        } 
      } 


    class MyThread extends Thread
      {
      public void run ()
        {
        int i;

        for (i = 0; i < 300; i++)
          {
          System.out.print ("\rThe count is " + i);
          }
        System.out.println ("");
        }
      }