Java Programming - Threads
- Threads - General Questions
- Threads - Finding the output
- Threads - Pointing out the correct statements
B is correct because multiple threads are allowed to enter nonsynchronized code, even within a class that has some synchronized methods.
A is incorrect because static methods can be synchronized; they synchronize on the lock on the instance of class java.lang.Class that represents the class type.
C is incorrect because only methods—not variables—can be marked synchronized.
D is incorrect because a sleeping thread still maintains its locks.
- Extend java.lang.Thread and override the run() method.
- Extend java.lang.Runnable and override the start() method.
- Implement java.lang.Thread and implement the run() method.
- Implement java.lang.Runnable and implement the run() method.
- Implement java.lang.Thread and implement the start() method.
There are two ways of creating a thread; extend (sub-class) the Thread class and implement the Runnable interface. For both of these ways you must implement (override and not overload) the public void run() method.
(1) is correct - Extending the Thread class and overriding its run method is a valid procedure.
(4) is correct - You must implement interfaces, and runnable is an interface and you must also include the run method.
(2) is wrong - Runnable is an interface which implements not Extends. Gives the error: (No interface expected here)
(3) is wrong - You cannot implement java.lang.Thread (This is a Class). (Implements Thread, gives the error: Interface expected). Implements expects an interface.
(5) is wrong - You cannot implement java.lang.Thread (This is a class). You Extend classes, and Implement interfaces. (Implements Thread, gives the error: Interface expected)
Option B is correct - The notify method only wakes the thread. It does not guarantee that the thread will run.
Option A is incorrect - just because another thread activates the modify method in A this does not mean that the thread will automatically resume execution
Option C is incorrect - This is incorrect because as said in Answer B notify only wakes the thread but further to this once it is awake it goes back into the stack and awaits execution therefore it is not a "direct and sole consequence of the notify call"
Option D is incorrect - The notify method wakes one waiting thread up. If there are more than one sleeping threads then the choice as to which thread to wake is made by the machine rather than you therefore you cannot guarantee that the notify'ed thread will be the first waiting thread.
- Deadlock will not occur if wait()/notify() is used
- A thread will resume execution as soon as its sleep duration expires.
- Synchronization can prevent two objects from being accessed by the same thread.
- The wait() method is overloaded to accept a duration.
- The notify() method is overloaded to accept a duration.
- Both wait() and notify() must be called from a synchronized context.
Statements (4) and (6) are correct. (4) is correct because the wait() method is overloaded to accept a wait duration in milliseconds. If the thread has not been notified by the time the wait duration has elapsed, then the thread will move back to runnable even without having been notified.
(6) is correct because wait()/notify()/notifyAll() must all be called from within a synchronized, context. A thread must own the lock on the object its invoking wait()/notify()/notifyAll() on.
(1) is incorrect because wait()/notify() will not prevent deadlock.
(2) is incorrect because a sleeping thread will return to runnable when it wakes up, but it might not necessarily resume execution right away. To resume executing, the newly awakened thread must still be moved from runnable to running by the scheduler.
(3) is incorrect because synchronization prevents two or more threads from accessing the same object.
(5) is incorrect because notify() is not overloaded to accept a duration.
Runnable target = new MyRunnable();
Thread myThread = new Thread(target);
The class correctly implements the Runnable interface with a legal public void run() method.
Option A is incorrect because interfaces are not extended; they are implemented.
Option B is incorrect because even though the class would compile and it has a valid public void run() method, it does not implement the Runnable interface, so the compiler would complain when creating a Thread with an instance of it.
Option D is incorrect because the run() method must be public.