The locking in the create() operation

Hi gurus,

My question is: can we do create-locking the same way as update and delete?

Will the following algorithm work:

creat(String[] data):
1. Search the file for a deleted record or a record at the
end of the file.
2. Lock the record.
3. Write the data.
4. Unlock the record.

My studies show that the above algorithm runs into race-condition.
Not sure if I am right. I don't hear any talking on this topic.
Any comment would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Joe

what is your logic for locking during create()?

The same one as for update and delete as many gurus talked.

synchronized(lockObj){
while(isLocked(recNo)){
lockObj.wait();
}
lock the record;
}

when you update/delete records those are existing records. Since many clients may try to access the same one at the same time, they need to be locked. Create() insert new record so there is no locking involved.

Correct. Locking is on record level and during a create there's no record (yet) so there's nothing to lock.

How about two clients try to 'create' and both find the same deleted record
to place the data?

i synchronzize the CRUD methods so that at a time only one operation is performed. You cannot allow Read and write simultaneously to the file so this solves the issue of two creates finding the same record number to be created

Thanks for the posts. Better understanding...
The synchronized mehtod may not block threads from calling on the
different objects.