Re: static funtions
hula wrote:
Hello
i have some simple question reguarding static functions:
If i have some class that implements a static function that is called
from many places inside the app would every call have to wait for
termination of a previous call to that static function?
The function is not defined as synchronized.
If not, how is this realized in java? I mean if i understood it right
static functions are functions of the class not of any object so this
function should not be present more than once in memory right? Would i
overwrite the functionstate if i'd call the function eg. from more
threads?
Java has a stack for each thread. When a function is called, it is given
space for its local variables on the stack of the calling thread. The
code can be shared by any number of threads, because it does not change.
If you don't need synchronization to protect e.g. static fields that are
shared between threads, you should be fine.
_thanks for your info in advance
PS: the function does some DB calls in a tomcat app where some thousend
people call the function within short time and i'd like to avoid the
waiting, so i thought of changing the function to be nonstatic but
first i'd like to understand how static functions work :)
Depending on the queries and the database manager, the database may be
doing some locking of its own. Also, do you have the I/O bandwidth to
support the target query rate?
Patricia
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