Why Wait and Notify is in Object Class in Java

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Why Wait and Notify is in Object Class in Java

Wait and notify method are used to put thread on wait but they are not in Thread class alongwith Sleep() or Join() method instead they are declared in

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Submitted By - Javin Paul
Submitted on - 2012-02-12 04:23:08

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Wait and notify method are used to put thread on wait but they are not in Thread class alongwith Sleep() or Join() method instead they are declared in Object class. This article has few reasons which make sense on Why Wait and Notify is in Object Class in Java More detail...