how i can call synchronized method with timeout?

[mttc]

I have code that call to synchronized method. can I declare timeout
for waiting on this call?

 

[Robert Kochem]

I have code that call to synchronized method. can I declare timeout
for waiting on this call?

If need a timeout AFAIK you have to manually lock it yourself using e.g.
java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock and method
tryLock(long timeout, TimeUnit unit)

Robert

 

[John B. Matthews]

I have code that call[s a] synchronized method. [C]an I declare [a]
timeout for waiting on this call?

In section 6.3.7 of _Java_Concurrency_in_Practice_, Goetz et al. suggest
using the timed get() method of the Future interface:

<http://www.javaconcurrencyinpractice.com/>
<http://www.javaconcurrencyinpractice.com/jcip-sample.pdf>
<http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/concurrent/Future.html>