Re: java.util.BitSet and synchronization

[Bryce McKinlay]

Tom Tromey wrote:

> Bryce> The JCL supplement book says that the BitSet class is now not
> Bryce> synchronized, however "all boolean operations that operate on
> Bryce> two bit sets still properly handle the case where both bit sets
> Bryce> are the same object". Does anyone know what this above
> Bryce> statement means?
>
> What is the JCL supplement book?  Sounds like something I should get.

Its the book that describes all the changes and new classes between
JDK 1.1 and 1.2 (except swing/JFCs):

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201485524/o/qid=972859636/sr=8-2/ref=aps_sr_b_1_4/103-0992496-2785405

Quite good, although wrong in some cases with respect to the online docs.

regards

  [ bryce ]