I have a poblem with strems.

//: c13:SimpleThread.java
// Very simple Threading example.
import com.bruceeckel.simpletest.*;

public class SimpleThread extends Thread {
private static Test monitor = new Test();
private int countDown = 5;
private static int threadCount = 0;
public SimpleThread() {
super("" + ++threadCount); // Store the thread name
start();
}
public String toString() {
return "#" + getName() + ": " + countDown;
}
public void run() {
while(true) {
System.out.println(this);
if(--countDown == 0) return;
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
new SimpleThread();
monitor.expect(new String[] {
"#1: 5",
"#2: 5",
"#3: 5",
"#5: 5",
"#1: 4",
"#4: 5",
"#2: 4",
"#3: 4",
"#5: 4",
"#1: 3",
"#4: 4",
"#2: 3",
"#3: 3",
"#5: 3",
"#1: 2",
"#4: 3",
"#2: 2",
"#3: 2",
"#5: 2",
"#1: 1",
"#4: 2",
"#2: 1",
"#3: 1",
"#5: 1",
"#4: 1"
}, Test.IGNORE_ORDER + Test.WAIT);
}
} ///:~



can some body explain how this works?