Print pattern 1 2 3 1 2 3 using three different thread

Problem statement:- Print  sequence 1 2 3 1 2 3....repeatedly using three different threads.
Handling three thread based on some condition will solve our problem. Here is another problem which is handling two threads - Print Even/Odd numbers using two different threads.

Below is the sample code which displays sequence 1 2 3 using three different threads.
package com.devinline.thread;

public class SequenceDisplay {

 /**
  * devinline.com
  */
 static Object monitor = new Object();

 static boolean one = true;
 static boolean two = false;
 static boolean three = false;

 public static void main(String[] args) {

  Thread t1 = new Thread(new SequenceDisplayImpl(1));
  Thread t2 = new Thread(new SequenceDisplayImpl(2));
  Thread t3 = new Thread(new SequenceDisplayImpl(3));
  t1.start();
  t2.start();
  t3.start();

 }

 static class SequenceDisplayImpl implements Runnable {

  int threadId;

  SequenceDisplayImpl(int threadId) {
   this.threadId = threadId;
  }

  public void run() {
   print();
  }

  private void print() {
   try {
    while (true) {
     Thread.sleep(500);
     synchronized (monitor) {
      if (1 == threadId) {
       if (!one) {
        monitor.wait();
       } else {
        System.out.print(threadId + " ");
        one = false;
        two = true;
        three = false;
        monitor.notifyAll();
       }
      }
      if (2 == threadId) {
       if (!two) {
        monitor.wait();
       } else {
        System.out.print(threadId + " ");
        one = false;
        two = false;
        three = true;
        monitor.notifyAll();
       }
      }
      if (3 == threadId) {
       if (!three) {
        monitor.wait();
       } else {
        System.out.print(threadId + " ");
        one = true;
        two = false;
        three = false;
        monitor.notifyAll();
       }
      }
     }
    }
   } catch (InterruptedException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
   }

  }

 }

}
=====Sample output======
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 .......
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Read also :- Print Even and Odd number using two different threads

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