ca.odell.glazedlists.util.concurrent

Interface ReadWriteLock

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 java.util.concurrent.locks.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:
java.util.concurrent.locks.ReadWriteLock, ReadWriteLock

Method Summary

Lock
readLock()
Return the lock used for reading.
Lock
writeLock()
Return the lock used for writing.

Method Details

readLock

public Lock readLock()
Return the lock used for reading.

writeLock

public Lock writeLock()
Return the lock used for writing.

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