public interface IThreadAware extends ICloneWithContext
Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
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boolean |
getIsThreadSafe()
Gets a value indicating whether the methods on this instance are safe to call from
multiple threads simultaneously.
|
clone
boolean getIsThreadSafe()
If this property is true
, all methods and properties are guaranteed to be thread safe.
Conceptually, an object that returns true
for this method acts as if there is a lock
protecting each method and property such that only one thread at a time can be inside any method or
property in the class. In reality, such locks are generally not used and are in fact discouraged. However,
the user must not experience any exceptions or inconsistent behavior that would not be experienced if such
locks were used.
If this property is false
, the behavior when using this class from multiple threads
simultaneously is undefined and may include inconsistent results and exceptions. Clients wishing to use
multiple threads should call CopyForAnotherThread.copy(T)
to get a separate instance of the
object for each thread.