Concurrency basics · interview question
Why does using synchronized on a method with respect to its class instance change runtime behavior?
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Answer and explanation
Correct answer
B. It locks the instance on which the method is called.
Why
Using synchronized on a method locks the instance (the 'this' object) on which the method is called, preventing other threads from executing any other synchronized method on the same instance.
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