Re: Threads and synchronized methods
Luca D. wrote:
If A and B have THE SAME reference to the object C, and A calls f1(),
can B call the mothod f2 to wake up A, or the entire object C is
blocked because of the waiting thread (A)?
Read the documentation for the wait and notify* methods:
wait():
Causes the current thread to wait until either another thread invokes
the notify() method or the notifyAll() method for this object, or a
specified amount of time has elapsed.
The current thread must own this object's monitor.
This method causes the current thread (call it T) to place itself in the
wait set for this object and then to relinquish any and all
synchronization claims on this object.
[ Note: if you call x.wait(), you must be synchronized on x for it to
succeed, otherwise you get an IllegalMonitorStateException ]
Would it make any difference if A and B had two different instances of
C?
Um... yes. You would be using two different objects for synchronization...
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