看到一道面试题，写一个多线程程序，交替输出1、2、1、2……
先写下程序：
/**
* Created by Andrew on 2015/10/28.
*/
public class OutputThread implements Runnable { private int num;
private Object lock; public OutputThread(int num,Object obj){
this.num = num;
this.lock = obj;
} @Override
public void run() {
try{
while(true) {
synchronized (lock){
lock.notifyAll();
lock.wait();
System.out.println(num);
} }}catch (Exception e){
e.printStackTrace();
}
} public static void main(String[] args) {
final Object obj = new Object();
Thread thread1 = new Thread(new OutputThread(0,obj));
Thread thread2 = new Thread(new OutputThread(1,obj)); thread1.start();
thread2.start(); }
}
然后用JDK1.8文档来解释下这两个方法：
wait()Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes thenotify()method or thenotifyAll()method for this object.The current thread must own this object's monitor.This method causes the current thread (call it T) to place itself in the wait set for this object and then to relinquish any and all synchronization claims on this object. Thread T becomes disabled for thread scheduling purposes and lies dormant until one of four things happens:
- Some other thread invokes the notify method for this object and thread T happens to be arbitrarily chosen as the thread to be awakened.
- Some other thread invokes the notifyAll method for this object.
- Some other thread interrupts thread T.
- The specified amount of real time has elapsed, more or less. If timeout is zero, however, then real time is not taken into consideration and the thread simply waits until notified.
Throws:
IllegalMonitorStateException - if the current thread is not the owner of the object's monitor.
InterruptedException - if any thread interrupted the current thread before or while the current thread was waiting for a notification. The interrupted status of the current thread is cleared when this exception is thrown.
Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.The awakened threads will not be able to proceed until the current thread relinquishes the lock on this object. The awakened threads will compete in the usual manner with any other threads that might be actively competing to synchronize on this object; for example, the awakened threads enjoy no reliable privilege or disadvantage in being the next thread to lock this object.Throws:
IllegalMonitorStateException - if the current thread is not the owner of this object's monitor.
notify
Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor. If any threads are waiting on this object, one of them is chosen to be awakened. The choice is arbitrary and occurs at the discretion of the implementation. A thread waits on an object's monitor by calling one of the wait methods.
Throws:
IllegalMonitorStateException - if the current thread is not the owner of this object's monitor.
中文文档：
首先，调用wait()的前提是，当前线程A拥有该对象的锁，否则调用wait()时会抛出IllegalMonitorStateException 。wait() 会使得当前线程A进入该对象的等待列表，并释放锁，直到发生下面的任何事情之一：
- 别的线程调用notify()，而线程A碰巧是JVM选择唤醒的那个
- 别的线程调用notifyAll()
- 其他线程中断了线程A
- wait(time)超过了时间限定
调用notifyAll()则会使得所有等待该对象锁的线程被唤醒，去竞争这个对象锁。与notify()的区别是，前者会唤醒所有等待该对象锁的线程，后者则把选择权交给JVM。
接下来解释程序逻辑。
假设线程A先进入同步代码块儿
while(true) {
synchronized (lock){
lock.notifyAll();
lock.wait();
System.out.println(num);
}
}
- A调用lock.notifyAll()唤醒所有等待lock锁的线程，然而这时A还持有锁，B线程都进不来。
- A调用lock.wait()时，A进入lock对象的等待列表，并释放lock锁。
- 此时B已经在同步块儿外面等候多时，迫不及待地进入。
- B调用lock.notifyAll()，根据API说明，直到当前线程放弃此对象上的锁定，才能继续执行被唤醒的线程 ，所以B线程继续执行
- B调用lock.wait()，B进入lock对象的等待列表，并释放lock锁。
- A作为被唤醒的线程，进入同步代码块，继续从wait()往下执行，打印num，while(true)循环重新进入同步块
- A调用lock.notifyAll()唤醒所有等待lock锁的线程，然而这时A还持有锁，B线程都进不来。
- A调用lock.wait()时，A进入lock对象的等待列表，并释放lock锁。
- B作为被唤醒的线程，进入同步代码块，继续从wait()往下执行，打印num，while(true)循环重新进入同步块
……
流程就是这么个流程，通过这个小例子对wait()、notify()和notifyAll()进行理解吧。