holdsLock(object) method in java to find whether current thread holds the lock on monitor of specified object.


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  • holdsLock(object) method >
  • Program to find whether thread hold lock on monitor of specified object or not >
  • Output analyzation >


holdsLock(object) method >
holdsLock(object) method can be used to find out whether current thread holds the lock on monitor of specified object.

holdsLock(object) method returns true if the current thread holds the lock on monitor of specified object.

Program to find whether thread hold lock on monitor of specified object or not >
class MyRunnable implements Runnable{
   public void run(){
          synchronized (this) {
                 System.out.println("inside sync block, thread hold lock "
                              + "on object monitor - "+Thread.holdsLock(this));
          }
          System.out.println("outside sync block, thread hold lock "
                       + "on object monitor - "+Thread.holdsLock(this));
   }
  
}

/** Copyright (c), AnkitMittal JavaMadeSoEasy.com */
public class HoldLockMethodTest {
   public static void main(String...args){
          MyRunnable runnable=new MyRunnable();
          Thread thread1=new Thread(runnable,"Thread-1");
          thread1.start();
  
   }
}
/*OUTPUT
inside sync block, thread hold lock on object monitor - true
outside sync block, thread hold lock on object monitor - false
*/


Output analyzation >
When we were inside sync block, thread hold lock on object monitor = true.
But when we were outside sync block, thread hold lock on object monitor = false

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