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'notify()' without corresponding 'wait()'

Last modified: 03 December 2024

Reports calls to Object.notify() or Object.notifyAll() for which no call to a corresponding Object.wait() can be found.

Only calls that target fields of the current class are reported by this inspection.

Example:

synchronized (synList) {
  synList.notify(); //synList.wait() is never called
}

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Inspection Details

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IntelliJ IDEA 2024.3, Qodana for JVM 2024.3,

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Java, 243.23126