--- Sascha Brawer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > the implementations of java.util.Hashtable.size() > and > java.util.Hashtable.isEmpty() merely access a single > integer member > field. Since accesses to integer variables are > required to be atomic, I > think these two methods don't need to be > synchronized. Do people agree?
They have never [1] been marked as synchronized in official Java APIs anyway. Some methods have changed their synchronization status between relases, so you might want to look into that as well. Have fun, Dalibor Topic [1] Java 1.0 - Java 1.4 ===== "Success means never having to wear a suit" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Got something to say? Say it better with Yahoo! Video Mail http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Classpath mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/classpath
