To answer this question, let's go through each option to understand why it is correct or incorrect:
Option A) This code may throw an InterruptedException - This option is incorrect. The wait()
method in Java may throw an InterruptedException
if the thread is interrupted while waiting. However, in this code, the wait()
method is called within a synchronized block on the current thread (Thread.currentThread()
), so there is no possibility of the thread being interrupted.
Option B) This code may throw an IllegalStateException - This option is correct. The wait()
and notify()
methods in Java must be called on an object that is being synchronized on. In this code, obj.wait()
is called on the obj
object, but obj.notify()
is called on the current thread (Thread.currentThread()
). This is incorrect and may result in an IllegalStateException
being thrown.
Option C) This code may throw a TimeoutException after ten minutes - This option is incorrect. There is no mention of a timeout or a TimeoutException
in the given code. The wait()
method will wait indefinitely until it is notified or interrupted.
Option D) This code will not compile unless "obj.wait()" is replaced with "((Thread) obj).wait()" - This option is incorrect. The wait()
method is a member of the Object
class in Java and can be called on any object. There is no need to cast obj
to Thread
before calling wait()
.
Option E) Reversing the order of obj.wait() and obj.notify() may cause this method to complete normally - This option is incorrect. The order of wait()
and notify()
does not affect whether the method will complete normally or not. The wait()
method will cause the current thread to wait until it is notified, and the notify()
method will wake up one of the threads that are waiting on the same object. The order in which they are called does not affect their functionality.
Option F) A call to notify() or notifyAll() from another thread may cause this method to complete normally - This option is incorrect. The notify()
method will wake up one of the threads that are waiting on the same object, but it does not guarantee that the waitForSignal()
method will complete normally. The method will only complete normally if it is able to acquire the lock on Thread.currentThread()
after being notified.
The correct answer is B. This code may throw an IllegalStateException because obj.notify()
is called on the current thread instead of the obj
object.