Make process run on non EDT (event dispatch thread) thread from EDT

I have a method running on the EDT and within that I want to make it execute something on a new (non EDT) thread. My current code is follows:

@Override
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
//gathering parameters from GUI

//below code I want to run in new Thread and then kill this thread/(close the JFrame)
new GameInitializer(userName, player, Constants.BLIND_STRUCTURE_FILES.get(blindStructure), handState);
}

From stackoverflow

• You can create and start a new Java Thread that executes your method from within the EDT thread :

  @Override
      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
  
          Thread t = new Thread("my non EDT thread") {
              public void run() {
                  //my work
                  new GameInitializer(userName, player, Constants.BLIND_STRUCTURE_FILES.get(blindStructure), handState);
              }
  
          };
          t.start();
      }
  

  Aly : I want it to be executed outside of the EDT, on a new thread

  Amir Afghani : Look at my example, the work would not be executed on the EDT.

  Aly : Thanks I called t.run() instead which made it break

  Tom Hawtin - tackline : Why no `@Override` on `run`, or better why not use `Runnable`?

  Amir Afghani : I'm not here to spoon feed - both of those are great ideas.

• You can use SwingWorker to undertake a task on a worker thread off the EDT.

  E.g.

  class BackgroundTask extends SwingWorker<String, Object> {
      @Override
      public String doInBackground() {
          return someTimeConsumingMethod();
      }
  
      @Override
      protected void done() {
          System.out.println("Done");
      }
  }
  

  Then wherever you call it:

  (new BackgroundTask()).execute();
  

• Sorry, wrong thread.