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Re: Threads and statics

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On 7 Apr., 14:41, Patricia Shanahan <p...@acm.org> wrote:
> On 4/7/2011 5:34 AM, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax wrote:
>
> > Is there a problem with multiple threads using the same static method of
> > a class?
>
> The local variables for a method go on the calling thread's stack,
> regardless of whether the method is static or not.
>
> Static data presents the same issues when accessed from a static method
> as when accessed from non-static methods.

I would word it differently: shared mutable state presents concurrency
issues if not properly synchronized.  Whether the data is stored in a
static variable or a member variable (or even a database outside the
JVM) does not really matter for the concurrency implications.

Kind regards

robert

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Threads and statics Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere@gmail.com> - 2011-04-07 13:34 +0100
  Re: Threads and statics Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-04-07 05:41 -0700
    Re: Threads and statics Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-04-07 07:38 -0700
      Re: Threads and statics Lew <lew@lewscanon.com> - 2011-04-07 08:20 -0700
        Re: Threads and statics Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-04-07 18:47 -0300
  Re: Threads and statics markspace <-@.> - 2011-04-07 09:32 -0700
  Re: Threads and statics Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-04-07 21:14 -0400
    Re: Threads and statics Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2011-04-09 18:15 +0200
      Re: Threads and statics Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-04-09 13:06 -0400
    Re: Threads and statics Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-04-09 09:29 -0700
    Re: Threads and statics Peter Duniho <NpOeStPeAdM@NnOwSlPiAnMk.com> - 2011-04-09 09:29 -0700
    Re: Threads and statics Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-04-09 14:57 -0400
      Re: Threads and statics "Mike Schilling" <mscottschilling@hotmail.com> - 2011-04-10 23:10 -0700
        Re: Threads and statics Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-04-11 13:25 +0100
          Re: Threads and statics Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-04-11 08:58 -0400

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