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notifyAll method

As explained in Troubleshooting Java, Second Edition

The Java Object.notifyAll method awakens all threads waiting on the object's monitor so they can compete to reacquire it.

Java’s notifyAll() awakens all threads waiting on an object’s monitor. Those threads can then compete to reacquire the monitor and continue. section 7.3

Use it inside synchronized code after changing shared state. In a bounded producer-consumer list, a consumer notifies waiting producers after removing a value, while a producer notifies waiting consumers after adding one. section 7.3

Bounded shared list

The consumer removes a value and calls Main.list.notifyAll(); when the list is empty, it calls Main.list.wait(). The producer follows the inverse pattern: it adds a value and calls notifyAll(), or waits when the list reaches 100 values.

How Troubleshooting Java, Second Edition covers it

How deep it goes
Shows placement alongside wait() and shared-state changes, then measures the resulting waiting and execution time.
Examples
Uses a bounded list with producer and consumer threads, plus Listings 7.4 and 7.5.
What it assumes
Assumes synchronized blocks, object monitors, wait(), and basic producer-consumer behavior.
What you can do after
Apply it to signal waiting producer or consumer threads after shared-list changes, then inspect whether waiting time improves performance.
How it connects
Connects wait(), synchronized blocks, object monitors, producer-consumer coordination, and thread waiting.

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