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11/06/2009 at 03:05PM PST, ID: 24879589 | Points: 500
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another java deadlock question

Asked by wrynn in Java Editors & IDEs, J2EE, New to Java Programming

the following code results in deadlock because the bone would be locked by the synchronized statement that calls .chew(this) correct? and the solution is to instead of using synchronized(this) use synchronized(otherLockObject) ? 
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class Bone {
     
     synchronized(this) { 
          Dog.getInstance().chew(this);
     }
} 
class Dog {
      private set Set = new HashSet();
      synchronized(this){
          public void chew(Bone bone) {
              set.add(bone)
          }
       }
}
[+][-]11/06/09 03:40 PM, ID: 25764061

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