Interface ReadWriteLock
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- All Known Implementing Classes:
J2SE14ReadWriteLock
public interface ReadWriteLock
A ReadWriteLock maintains a pair of associated locks, one for read-only operations and one for writing. The read lock may be held simultaneously by multiple reader threads, so long as there are no writers. The write lock is exclusive.This interface is a back-port of the
ReadWriteLock
class that first appeared in J2SE 1.5. Due to a requirement for sophisticated concurrency, this interface has been back-ported for use in J2SE 1.4 (and greater). It shares similar method signatures to be consistent with the J2SE 1.5 API.- Author:
- Jesse Wilson
- See Also:
ReadWriteLock
, ReadWriteLock
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description Lock
readLock()
Return the lock used for reading.Lock
writeLock()
Return the lock used for writing.
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