Question

I’ve created simple program to test Threads in Java. I’d like it to print me numbers infinitely, like 123123123123123. Dunno why, but currently it stops after one cycle finishing 213 only. Anyone knows why ?

public class Main {
    int number;

    public Main(int number){
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new Infinite(2).start();
        new Infinite(1).start();
        new Infinite(3).start();
    }
}

class Infinite extends Thread {
    static int which=1;
    static int order=1;
    int id;
    int number;
    Object console = new Object();

    public Infinite(int number){
        id = which;
        which++;
        this.number = number;
    }

    @Override
    public void run(){
        while(1==1){
            synchronized(console){
                if(order == id){
                    System.out.print(number);
                    order++;
                    if(order >= which){
                        order = 1;
                    }
                    try{
                        console.notifyAll();
                        console.wait();
                    }
                    catch(Exception e)
                    {}                    
                }
                else {
                    try{
                        console.notifyAll();
                        console.wait();
                    }
                    catch(Exception e)
                    {}                    
                }
            }
            try{Thread.sleep(0);} catch(Exception e) {}
        }
    }
}

Answer 1

Each of your Infinite instances is synchronising on, then waiting for a notification on, its own console Object. Once the thread gets to console.wait(), it’s not going to continue.

You seem to want them all to synchronise on the same object – so you’ll need to, for example, make console static.