Java - Start and Stop a Thread

package javaapplication1;
public class Main
{
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception
    {
        Runner mRunner = new Runner();
        // Allocates a new Thread object.
        // mRunner - the object whose run method is called.
        // start() - causes this thread to begin execution; the Java Virtual Machine calls the run method of this thread.
        new Thread(mRunner).start();
        for (int i = 0; i < 1000; i++)
        {
            System.out.println("     ------" + Thread.currentThread());
        }
        // Set message to stop the thread.
        mRunner.makeStop();
    }
}
// The Runnable interface should be implemented by any class whose instances are intended to be executed by a thread.
class Runner implements Runnable
{
    boolean makeStop = false;
    @Override
    public void run()
    {
        while (true)
        {
            System.out.println("++++++      " + Thread.currentThread());
            if (makeStop == true)
            {
                return;
            }
        }
    }
    public void makeStop()
    {
        this.makeStop = true;
    }
}