OnJava8-Examples/threads/Chopstick.java

// threads/Chopstick.java
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// Chopsticks for dining philosophers

public class Chopstick {
  private boolean taken = false;
  public synchronized
  void take() throws InterruptedException {
    while(taken)
      wait();
    taken = true;
  }
  public synchronized void drop() {
    taken = false;
    notifyAll();
  }
}