What is an ad-hoc lock

Asked Apr 17 '20 at 07:42

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synchronized (obj){
 critical section 
}

I understand this acquires the intrinsic lock for obj.

public void transfer(int from, int to, int amount){
      synchronized (lock){ // an ad-hoc lock
         accounts[from] -= amount;
         accounts[to] += amount;
      }
      System.out.println(. . .);
}

What does the synchronized (lock) means in the above code.

What is an ad-hoc lock?

asked Apr 17 '20 at 07:42

Neminda Prabhashwara

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There is no such thing as a "ad-hoc lock" in java. – luk2302 Apr 17 '20 at 07:45
Have a look at it. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3047564/java-synchronized-method-lock-on-object-or-method – Zain Ul Abideen Apr 17 '20 at 07:51

What is an ad-hoc lock

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