Programming with JViews Maps > Creating a Map Application Using the API > Multithreading

In the JViews Maps 8.1 API, heavy tasks are performed in threads to prevent the application GUI from freezing. Some of threads are hidden, others can be controlled. This section describes:

The source code for the Map Builder demonstration, which contains all of the code described in this section, can be found at <installdir>/jviews-maps81/samples/mapbuilder/index.html