How can you set a priority for a thread of execution?

In Java, the thread priority can be set using the setPriority(int priority) method of the Thread class. Priorities are set with numbers from 1 (minimum) to 10 (maximum), with the default being 5 (Thread.NORM_PRIORITY).

Example:

Thread thread = new Thread(() -> {
    // thread code
});
thread.setPriority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY); // maximum priority
thread.start();

It is important to understand that priorities are only hints to the operating system's thread scheduler and do not guarantee strict execution order.