Re: Vector#toArray()


"Patricia Shanahan" <pats@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Allan Bruce wrote:
>
>> "Patricia Shanahan" <pats@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>
>>> Allan Bruce wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I am trying to code my application to benefit from running on a
>>>> parallel machine but it is not any
>>>> faster. I think I have some data which is too
>>>> synchronized so I am looking to avoid this. I have a
>>>> Vector which stores some data but I use toArray() to
>>>> get the data as an Object []. I am pretty sure that
>>>> this will now be non-synchronized but I thought I
>>>> would ask to check - is it?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks. Allan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Vector's toArray method is synchronized, and needs to
>>> be synchronized. The toArray method would get very
>>> confused if the Vector were to change while it is
>>> running.
>>
>>
>> Yes, I meant: Is access to the array after this call
>> synchronized? I doubt it but thought I would check.
>
> Accesses to the array will be synchronized if, and only if,
> they occur in a synchronized context.
>
> Patricia
>

Thats what I thought, thanks!
Allan


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