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[satellite03]

does Thread.sleep() release the object lock ? does it same as wait() method ?

 

[sedj]

No, it sleeps the thread for a number of milliseconds - think of it as just sitting in a big "while" loop for a precise about of time.

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[satellite03]

>think of it as just sitting in a big "while" loop for a >precise about of time.
very soothing language!

then what happens when you call wait() ? what does the thread do at that time ? is not the thread sleep at that time!! what it does then ?

 

[satellite03]

will you tell me the answer of my next question ?

i dont understand when do i call the ByteArrayOutPutStream . there are already lots of streams available. i am lost in those stream.

 

[sedj]

Relax fella - do I look like paid support ?!!!

I'm not sure what "wait()" does on an object under the covers - it may well call a native "sleep()" - but the difference is that Thread.sleep() just sleeps the thread, and then it resumes - Object.wait() blocks the thread indefintely until notify() is called.

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[timw]

then what happens when you call wait() ? what does the thread do at that time ? is not the thread sleep at that time!! what it does then ?

Like sedj says, it waits until notify is called. Surely Java has enough in it to learn without wanting to go 'under the covers'. If you are that curious, maybe you want to be reading into the JVM Specification and stuff like that.

Tim
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[satellite03]

>Relax fella - do I look like paid support ?!!!

sorry, dont think that way. your answers are always very attractive. so i asked one more question.
forget it.

thanks for the enough information.

 

[sedj]

satellite03 :
Its not that you asked another question - its that you baited me to reply after a delay of 6 minutes !

No hard feelings

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