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difference between wait state and block state
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puff li
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Joined: Jul 28, 2010
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Hi,
What is the difference between wait and block state of a thread?
Thanks in advance.
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Abimaran Kugathasan
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wait state means, the thread waits for acquiring the lock of that object. But block state means, the thread is blocked for a period not doing any thing!
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puff li
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Then, if a thread A calls B.join(), should A be in wait state or block state?
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Seetharaman Venkatasamy
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li hao wrote:Then, if a thread A calls B.join(), should A be in wait state or block state?
http://download-llnw.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Thread.State.html
now you understand the state of your *waiting* thread A?
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