What is Lock in java Thread and types of Lock –
java.util.concurrent.locks.Lock
Lock in multiple threading provide more extensive locking operations than the internal lock used by synchronized methods and blocks.
A lock is a tool for controlling access to a resource that shared by multiple threads. It guarantees that only one thread at a time can acquire the lock and all access to the shared resource requires that the lock be acquired first. However, some locks may allow concurrent access to a shared resource, such as the read lock of a ReadWriteLock.
public interface Lock
Methods of lock interface –
- void lock() – Acquires the lock.
- void lockInterruptibly() – Acquires the lock unless the current thread is interrupted.
- Condition newCondition() – Returns a new Condition instance that is bound to this Lock instance.
- boolean tryLock() – Acquires the lock only if it is free at the time of invocation.
- boolean tryLock(long time, TimeUnit unit) – Acquires the lock if it is free within the given waiting time and the current thread has not been interrupted.
- void unlock() – Releases the lock.
There are three types of locks – ReentrantLock, ReentrantReadWriteLock.ReadLock, ReentrantReadWriteLock.WriteLock. All these three locks implements Lock interface.
Lock provides more flexibility and removes block-structured locking(used with synchronized). Its make it possible for automatic release of locks.
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