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Discussion Forum : Threads - Finding the output (Q.No. 14)
14.
What will be the output of the program?
class Test116
{
static final StringBuffer sb1 = new StringBuffer();
static final StringBuffer sb2 = new StringBuffer();
public static void main(String args[])
{
new Thread()
{
public void run()
{
synchronized(sb1)
{
sb1.append("A");
sb2.append("B");
}
}
}.start();
new Thread()
{
public void run()
{
synchronized(sb1)
{
sb1.append("C");
sb2.append("D");
}
}
}.start(); /* Line 28 */
System.out.println (sb1 + " " + sb2);
}
}
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Can you guarantee the order in which threads are going to run? No you can't. So how do you know what the output will be? The output cannot be determined.
add this code after line 28:
try { Thread.sleep(5000); } catch(InterruptedException e) { }
and you have some chance of predicting the outcome.
Discussion:
11 comments Page 1 of 2.
Rksh25 said:
4 years ago
sb1 lock obtain by thread 1 and prints A and B. Just after this if T2 starts will get AB CD. In between the execution of T1, if T2 also starts it won't get lock so no output from T2 run method. We are not using wait n notify here for communication between t1 and t2.
Abdul said:
7 years ago
The output is A B.
But when added try catch block it generates same AC BD output every time. Using Netbeans 8.1 on win 10.
But when added try catch block it generates same AC BD output every time. Using Netbeans 8.1 on win 10.
Aqueenni said:
8 years ago
I am doing it using notepad. Output is AB CD.
Praveen said:
9 years ago
Every time I am getting "AB" using eclipse. So please tell me how to run second thread.
Dipanshu Bhatia said:
9 years ago
I tried this program on BlueJ and the output is AB CD.
Anyone please explain the working of threads in this program?
Anyone please explain the working of threads in this program?
Dipanshu Bhatia said:
9 years ago
I tried this program on BlueJ and the output is AB CD.
Anyone please explain the working of threads in this program?
Anyone please explain the working of threads in this program?
Javed said:
10 years ago
I Try this program in eclipse the output is A B.
Srikanth said:
1 decade ago
Whenever I execute the program using eclipse, I am getting first thread run only (A, B) not second thread, bz java main method will take only one thread which will execute only first one not second one.
So only first thread will execute., please let me know if any wrong on this.
So only first thread will execute., please let me know if any wrong on this.
Vishal Bhatt said:
1 decade ago
Only one thread is able to start. And output is AB.
So anyone can tell me about how to generate this output?
So anyone can tell me about how to generate this output?
Poonam said:
1 decade ago
Can anyone explain me that how this output came. Because program executes from main and when the main get closed then why is it considering the lines outside the main.
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