4.3 Summary
In this chapter, we introduced the methods of the wait-and-notify
mechanism. We also examined the Condition
interface, which provides a notification counterpart for the
Lock interface.
With these methods of the Object class and
Condition interface, threads are able to
interoperate efficiently. Instead of just providing protection
against race conditions, we now have ways for threads to inform each
other about events or conditions without resorting to polling and
timeouts.
In later chapters, we examine classes and techniques that provide
even higher level support for data synchronization and thread
communication.
4.3.1 Example Classes
Here are the class names and Ant targets for the examples in this
chapter:
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Description
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Main Java class
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Ant target
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Swing Type Tester with wait-and-notify mechanism
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javathreads.examples.ch04.example1.SwingTypeTester
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ch4-ex1
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Swing Type Tester with wait-and-notify mechanism in synchronized
blocks
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javathreads.examples.ch04.example2.SwingTypeTester
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ch4-ex2
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Swing Type Tester with condition variables
|
javathreads.examples.ch04.example3.SwingTypeTester
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ch4-ex3
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