All threads in java have their own call stack but they may share some shared resources. In case of shared resources visibility and access problems can occur.
Visibility problem: Visibility problem occurs when one thread (say first thread) reads a field value which is later updated by some other thread but changes are not guaranteed to be seen by first thread.
class TestThread extends Thread { private boolean stop = false; public void run() { while(!stop) { testTask(); } } public void setStop() { this.stop = true; } } |
Note: If stop is not volatile or setStop and run are not synchronized it is not guaranteed to work.
Access problem: It occurs when multiple threads access and change shared data at same time which may leads in incorrect data.