I came across the volatile keyword in Java. Not being very familiar with it, I found this explanation. Volatile variables are a simpler -- but weaker -- form of synchronization than locking, which...

The Java volatile keyword is used to mark a Java variable as "being stored in main memory". More precisely that means, that every read of a volatile variable will be read from the …

Jul 19, 2013 · I'm reading about volatile keyword in Java and completely understand the theory part of it. But, what I'm searching for is, a good case example, which shows what would …

Aug 23, 2010 · The volatile modifier tells the JVM that writes to the field should always be synchronously flushed to memory, and that reads of the field should always read from memory …

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Aug 19, 2010 · The important semantic shared by locks a volatile variables is that they both provide Happens-Before edges (Java 1.5 and later). Entering a synchronized block, taking out …

Oct 18, 2011 · 6 Access to volatile int in Java will be thread-safe. When I say access I mean the unit operation over it, like volatile_var = 10 or int temp = volatile_var (basically write/read with …

Jun 12, 2014 · Before Java 1.5 was released the volatile keyword declared that the field will get the most recent value of the object by hitting main memory each time for reads and flushing for …

Mar 11, 2010 · volatile: This keyword is applicable to both class and instance variables. Using volatile variables reduces the risk of memory consistency errors, because any write to a …

Java volatile keyword doesn't mean atomic, its common misconception that after declaring volatile, ++ operation will be atomic, to make the operation atomic you still need to ensure …