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public class SyncTest {
2 private int x;
3 private int y;
4 private d void setX( int i ) { x = i; }
5 private synchronized void setY( int i ) { y = i; }
6 public void setXY( int i ) { setX(i); setY(i); }
7 public synchronized boolean check() { return x != y; }
8 } Under which condition will check return true when called from a different class?

A. check can never return true.
B. check can return true when setXY is called by multiple threads.
C. check can return true when multiple threads call setX and setY separately.
D. check can return true only if SyncTest is changed to allow x and y to be set separately.
 
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I guess the answer is B.
 
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hi mehul,
can u just explain how???
 
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Harish,

Assuming 2 threads are competing to execute the code there can be a possible scenario wherein
- Thread1 stops after executing setY(i)
- Thread2 stops after executing setX(i)
- Thread1 resumes to execute check() //result: false
- Thread2 resumes to execute setY(i) and then check() //result: true

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Originally posted by me:

- Thread1 resumes to execute check() //result: false
- Thread2 resumes to execute setY(i) and then check() //result: true


Read that as:
- Thread1 resumes to execute check() //result: TRUE
- Thread2 resumes to execute setY(i) and then check() //result: FALSE
 
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