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wait()
Syntax
wait(whichObject
)
Description
Multiuser Server server-side command; blocks the current thread from executing until another thread issues the notify()
command for the given data object. Wait()
and notify()
are used to share data between threads while preventing more than one thread from reading or writing to the object at the same time.
Example
This statement causes the current thread to stop executing until another thread issues a notify command on the list variable sharedList
:
wait(sharedList)
See also
notify()
, notifyAll()
, lock()
, unlock()
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