October 7, 2015 / Last updated : April 22, 2023 Drona Java

How to create a deadlock in Java

This article shows how to create a deadlock in Java. A deadlock occurs when two threads each hold a lock that the other thread is waiting for. Neither of them can proceed without acquiring the lock held by the other thereby creating a deadlock. To study and analyse a deadlock you should be able to […]

September 11, 2014 / Last updated : April 22, 2023 Drona Java

Understanding Custom ThreadFactory In Java

A thread factory encapsulates the logic of creation and configuration of threads. It creates and returns thread instances on demand. You can see it being used in the JDK’s executor framework. Every thread pool has an associated thread factory that creates the threads for the pool. The thread factory not just creates thread instances but also […]