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Subject: Re: A question about synchronized threads
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:08:23 -0400
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On 29/04/2011 6:55 PM, Dagon wrote:
> byhesed<byhesed@gmail.com>  wrote:
>> public class A {
>>     synchronized void m1() { ... }
>>     synchronized void m2() { ... }
>>     void m3() { ... }
>> }
>> The book explains above code:
>>     Given an instance a of class A, when one thread is executing
>> a.m1(), another thread will be prohibited from executing a.m1() or a.m2().
>
> Throw this book away and get a better one

Why? The statement he quoted is perfectly accurate.