I agree with Emmanuel: volatile might be good enough if you *only* care about *visibility* but a synchronized block makes the intention of the code more clear.
Are the performance benefits of volatile substantial ? I would guess not. Maarten On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 5:17 PM, Emmanuel Lecharny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sangjin Lee wrote: > > > IMHO using non-volatile variables in a multi-threaded > > situation is living dangerously. > > > > > I don't see how it can be dangerous, as far as you synchronized the code > correctly. > > > > -- > -- > cordialement, regards, > Emmanuel Lécharny > www.iktek.com > directory.apache.org > > >
