Static and Non Static Synchronized Methods

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Have you ever thought about the behavior of a static synchronized method call and a non-static synchronized method call in Java? Before that, first of all we should have a look on how the static and non static calls work -

Static Method Call - When we make a call to a static method (either directly from class or any object of that class), the Class object of that Class involves in that call. Every Class has only one Class object.

Non-static Call -  When we call a non-static method (always from an object of that class), it works for that object only (which is of that class only). A class can have as many objects (if not restricted though some design patterns or lack of memory).

Now, lets come to Static and Non-static Synchronized method calls -

Static Synchronized Method Call - Whenever a thread accesses any synchronized static method, it acquires the lock on Class object of that class and hence no other static method can be accessed of that class.

Non-static Synchronized Method Call - As the non-static methods can be accessed through only objects of that class. So whenever, a thread enters any non-static synchronized method, it acquires the lock on the object through which the call has been made. Hence the other threads can still access the same or other non-static methods using other unlocked objects (free resources) of that class.

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