在网上看到很多人对于CountDownLatch和CyclicBarrier的区别简单理解为CountDownLatch是一次性的,而CyclicBarrier在调用reset之后还可以继续使用。那如果只是这么简单的话,我觉得CyclicBarrier简单命名为ResetableCountDownLatch好了,显然不是的。
我的理解是,要从他们的设计目的去看这两个类。javadoc里面的描述是这样的。
CountDownLatch: A synchronization aid that allows one or more threads to wait until a set of operations being performed in other threads completes.
CyclicBarrier : A synchronization aid that allows a set of threads to all wait for each other to reach a common barrier point.
可能是我的英语不够好吧, 我感觉从这个javadoc里面要准确理解他们的差异还是不容易的。
我的理解是
CountDownLatch : 一个线程(或者多个), 等待另外N个线程完成某个事情之后才能执行。 CyclicBarrier : N个线程相互等待,任何一个线程完成之前,所有的线程都必须等待。
这样应该就清楚一点了,对于CountDownLatch来说,重点是那个“一个线程”, 是它在等待, 而另外那N的线程在把“某个事情”做完之后可以继续等待,可以终止。而对于CyclicBarrier来说,重点是那N个线程,他们之间任何一个没有完成,所有的线程都必须等待。
CountDownLatch 是计数器, 线程完成一个就记一个, 就像 报数一样, 只不过是递减的.
而CyclicBarrier更像一个水闸, 线程执行就想水流, 在水闸处都会堵住, 等到水满(线程到齐)了, 才开始泄流.
package concurrent;
import java.util.Random;
import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
public class Worker implements Runnable{
private CountDownLatch downLatch;
private String name;
public Worker(CountDownLatch downLatch, String name){
this.downLatch = downLatch;
this.name = name;
}
public void run() {
this.doWork();
try{
TimeUnit.SECONDS.sleep(new Random().nextInt(10));
}catch(InterruptedException ie){
}
System.out.println(this.name + "活干完了!");
this.downLatch.countDown();
}
private void doWork(){
System.out.println(this.name + "正在干活!");
}
}
package concurrent;
import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
public class Boss implements Runnable {
private CountDownLatch downLatch;
public Boss(CountDownLatch downLatch){
this.downLatch = downLatch;
}
public void run() {
System.out.println("老板正在等所有的工人干完活......");
try {
this.downLatch.await();
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
}
System.out.println("工人活都干完了,老板开始检查了!");
}
}
package concurrent;
import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
public class CountDownLatchDemo {
public static void main(String[] args) {
ExecutorService executor = Executors.newCachedThreadPool();
CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
Worker w1 = new Worker(latch,"张三1111");
Boss boss = new Boss(latch);
executor.execute(w1);
executor.execute(boss);
try {
Thread.sleep(5000);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
CountDownLatch latch1 = new CountDownLatch(1);
Worker w4 = new Worker(latch1,"张三");
Boss boss1 = new Boss(latch1);
executor.execute(w4);
executor.execute(boss1);
executor.shutdown();
}
}