java.lang.Object | |
↳ | java.util.concurrent.Exchanger<V> |
A synchronization point at which threads can pair and swap elements
within pairs. Each thread presents some object on entry to the
exchange
method, matches with a partner thread,
and receives its partner's object on return. An Exchanger may be
viewed as a bidirectional form of a SynchronousQueue
.
Exchangers may be useful in applications such as genetic algorithms
and pipeline designs.
Sample Usage:
Here are the highlights of a class that uses an Exchanger
to swap buffers between threads so that the thread filling the
buffer gets a freshly emptied one when it needs it, handing off the
filled one to the thread emptying the buffer.
class FillAndEmpty {
Exchanger exchanger = new Exchanger();
DataBuffer initialEmptyBuffer = ... a made-up type
DataBuffer initialFullBuffer = ...
class FillingLoop implements Runnable {
public void run() {
DataBuffer currentBuffer = initialEmptyBuffer;
try {
while (currentBuffer != null) {
addToBuffer(currentBuffer);
if (currentBuffer.isFull())
currentBuffer = exchanger.exchange(currentBuffer);
} catch (InterruptedException ex) { ... handle ... }
}
}
class EmptyingLoop implements Runnable {
public void run() {
DataBuffer currentBuffer = initialFullBuffer;
try {
while (currentBuffer != null) {
takeFromBuffer(currentBuffer);
if (currentBuffer.isEmpty())
currentBuffer = exchanger.exchange(currentBuffer);
}
} catch (InterruptedException ex) { ... handle ...}
}
}
void start() {
new Thread(new FillingLoop()).start();
new Thread(new EmptyingLoop()).start();
}
}}
Memory consistency effects: For each pair of threads that
successfully exchange objects via an Exchanger
, actions
prior to the exchange()
in each thread
happen-before
those subsequent to a return from the corresponding exchange()
in the other thread.
Public Constructors | |||||||||||
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Creates a new Exchanger.
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Public Methods | |||||||||||
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Waits for another thread to arrive at this exchange point (unless
the current thread is
interrupted or
the specified waiting time elapses), and then transfers the given
object to it, receiving its object in return. | |||||||||||
Waits for another thread to arrive at this exchange point (unless
the current thread is
interrupted ),
and then transfers the given object to it, receiving its object
in return. |
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Inherited Methods | |||||||||||
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From class
java.lang.Object
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Waits for another thread to arrive at this exchange point (unless
the current thread is interrupted
or
the specified waiting time elapses), and then transfers the given
object to it, receiving its object in return.
If another thread is already waiting at the exchange point then it is resumed for thread scheduling purposes and receives the object passed in by the current thread. The current thread returns immediately, receiving the object passed to the exchange by that other thread.
If no other thread is already waiting at the exchange then the current thread is disabled for thread scheduling purposes and lies dormant until one of three things happens:
interrupts
the current thread; or
If the current thread:
interrupted
while waiting
for the exchange,
InterruptedException
is thrown and the current thread's
interrupted status is cleared.
If the specified waiting time elapses then TimeoutException
is thrown. If the time is less than or equal
to zero, the method will not wait at all.
x | the object to exchange |
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timeout | the maximum time to wait |
unit | the time unit of the timeout argument |
InterruptedException | if the current thread was interrupted while waiting |
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TimeoutException | if the specified waiting time elapses before another thread enters the exchange |
Waits for another thread to arrive at this exchange point (unless
the current thread is interrupted
),
and then transfers the given object to it, receiving its object
in return.
If another thread is already waiting at the exchange point then it is resumed for thread scheduling purposes and receives the object passed in by the current thread. The current thread returns immediately, receiving the object passed to the exchange by that other thread.
If no other thread is already waiting at the exchange then the current thread is disabled for thread scheduling purposes and lies dormant until one of two things happens:
interrupts
the current thread.
If the current thread:
interrupted
while waiting
for the exchange,
InterruptedException
is thrown and the current thread's
interrupted status is cleared.x | the object to exchange |
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InterruptedException | if the current thread was interrupted while waiting |
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