14.8 - Inter-thread Communication
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Practice Questions
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What is the purpose of the wait() method in thread communication?
💡 Hint: Think about when a thread needs to pause its execution.
What does notify() do?
💡 Hint: Consider situations where threads need to communicate events.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What method causes the current thread to wait until notified?
💡 Hint: Remember the method that 'pauses' a thread.
True or False: notifyAll() wakes up only one waiting thread.
💡 Hint: Think about how many threads can wake up with notifyAll().
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Challenge Problems
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Create a Java program that implements inter-thread communication for a multi-producer and multi-consumer system. Discuss how you would handle synchronization issues.
💡 Hint: Think about using an ArrayList or a Queue in your implementation.
Analyze a scenario where a thread calls wait() but there's no corresponding notify() or notifyAll() call. What will happen and how might you prevent such a deadlock?
💡 Hint: What strategies can be employed to avoid leaving threads in a waiting state without notifications?
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