That seems way over the top. You only need to synchronize methods that
change global resources like files or member variables. Most routines will
run in multiple threads without any problem and synchronizing them will
really slow your system down.
(*Chris*)
----- Original Message -----
From: SERVE 'EM - Dan Coggeshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 1999 1:16 PM
Subject: Re: Thread-Safe.
> There is no gaurenteed way that I know of, but here are some guidlines
that
> have helped me:
> Any method that has the REMOTE chance of bieng called by more than one
> thread, "synchronize" it. This allows for only one thread to call a method
at a
> time.
>
> Any changes to any variables do through methods. Even if the variable
is
> within the same class, use a method. By synchronizing these, and using
these
> methods as the exclusive door to the variables, this eliminates any
lockups due
> to simaltanious accessing.
>
> Keep track of the threads that are created. This can be done with
> ThreadGroups or with Vectors. This way all the threads are accounted for,
and
> you can have the main thread wait until the Vector is empty (as the
threads
> complete, the destroy themselves and remove themselves from the vector).
This
> way, there are "checkpoints" so to speak so that your main thread does not
get
> ahead of the child threads. By grouping in ThreadGroups, it is easy to
> destroy, stop, continue, ect all the threads.
>
> The biggest thing is debugg paitently.
>
> DanC
>
> Srikanth_Mopidevi wrote:
>
> > Hello All,
> >
> > Can somebody give me the measures to be taken to ensure that my servlet
is
> > Thread-Safe.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Srikanth Mopidevi
> >
> >
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