sleep和wait的区别是面试中一个非常常见的问题,因为从表象来看,好像sleep和wait都能使线程处于阻塞状态,但是却有着本质上的却别。

sleep是线程类Thread的方法,但是wait是java对象老祖宗Object中的方法。

sleep方法不会释放lock,但是wait会释放,而且会加入到等待队列中。

sleep方法不依赖于同步器synchronized,但是wait需要依赖synchronized关键字。

sleep不需要被唤醒(休眠之后推出阻塞),但是wait需要(不指定时间需要被别人中断)。

区别一 : sleep是线程方法,wait是Object方法

通过一些代码来看看区别二:

package com.xy.Multithreading;
import java.util.stream.Stream;
public class Demo1 {
private final static Object sign = new Object();
public static void TestSleep(){
synchronized(sign){
try {
System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName()+"执行TestSleep方法");
Thread.sleep(5000);
System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName()+"休眠结束");
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
public static void main(String[] args){
Stream.of("线程1","线程2").forEach(n->new Thread(n){
@Override
public void run() {
Demo1.TestSleep();
}
}.start());
}
}
package com.xy.Multithreading;
import java.util.stream.Stream;
public class Demo2 {
private final static Object sign = new Object();
public static void TestWait(){
synchronized(sign){
try {
System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName()+"执行TestWait方法");
sign.wait(10000);
System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName()+"TestWait结束");
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
public static void main(String[] args){
Stream.of("线程1","线程2").forEach(n->new Thread(n){
@Override
public void run() {
Demo2.TestWait();
}
}.start());
}
}
package com.xy.Multithreading;
import java.util.stream.Stream;
public class Demo3 {
private final static Object sign = new Object();
public static void TestWait(){
synchronized(sign){
try {
System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName()+"执行TestWait方法");
Thread.sleep(5000);
System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName()+"sleep结束");
sign.wait(10000);
System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName()+"TestWait结束");
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
public static void main(String[] args){
Stream.of("线程1","线程2").forEach(n->new Thread(n){
@Override
public void run() {
Demo3.TestWait();
}
}.start());
}
}
package com.xy.Multithreading;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.stream.Stream;
public class Demo4 {
private final static Object sign = new Object();
public static void TestWait(){
synchronized(sign){
try {
long beginTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName()+"执行TestWait方法,当前时间:"+new Date().toString());
Thread.sleep(5000);
long time = System.currentTimeMillis();
System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName()+"sleep结束,"+"从线程执行run到现在花的时间:"
+(time-beginTime)+",当前时间:"+new Date().toString());
sign.wait(12000);
long endTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName()+"TestWait结束,"
+"从线程执行run到现在花的时间:"+(endTime-beginTime)+",当前时间:"+new Date().toString());
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
public static void main(String[] args){
Stream.of("线程1","线程2","线程3").forEach(n->new Thread(n){
@Override
public void run() {
Demo4.TestWait();
}
}.start());
}
}

区别二:sleep不释放锁,wait会让当前线程释放锁

执行demo1代码,首先打印"线程1执行TestSleep方法",然后线程1睡眠5秒后,接着几乎同时打印出"test1休眠结束"和"test2执行TestSleep方法",线程2睡眠5秒后,接着打印"test2休眠结束"。

执行demo2代码,首先几乎同时打印"线程1执行TestWait方法和线程2执行TestWait方法",然后等待5秒后几乎同时打印"线程2TestWait结束"和"线程1TestWait结束".

执行ddemo3代码,首先打印"线程1执行TestWait方法",5秒后几乎同时打印"线程1sleep结束"和"线程2执行TestWait方法",再过5秒后打印"线程2sleep结束",再过5秒打印"线程1TestWait结束",再过5秒打印"线程2TestWait结束".

执行demo4代码:

"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_111\bin\java.exe" "-javaagent:D:\IDEA\IntelliJ IDEA Free2020.1\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition 2020.1\lib\idea_rt.jar=55642:D:\IDEA\IntelliJ IDEA Free2020.1\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition 2020.1\bin" -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -classpath "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_111\jre\lib\charsets.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_111\jre\lib\deploy.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_111\jre\lib\ext\access-bridge-64.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_111\jre\lib\ext\cldrdata.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_111\jre\lib\ext\dnsns.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_111\jre\lib\ext\jaccess.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_111\jre\lib\ext\jfxrt.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_111\jre\lib\ext\localedata.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_111\jre\lib\ext\nashorn.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_111\jre\lib\ext\sunec.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_111\jre\lib\ext\sunjce_provider.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_111\jre\lib\ext\sunmscapi.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_111\jre\lib\ext\sunpkcs11.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_111\jre\lib\ext\zipfs.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_111\jre\lib\javaws.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_111\jre\lib\jce.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_111\jre\lib\jfr.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_111\jre\lib\jfxswt.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_111\jre\lib\jsse.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_111\jre\lib\management-agent.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_111\jre\lib\plugin.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_111\jre\lib\resources.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_111\jre\lib\rt.jar;E:\ideaWorkspace\target\classes;C:\Users\96935\.m2\repository\org\springframework\boot\spring-boot-starter\2.2.6.RELEASE\spring-boot-starter-2.2.6.RELEASE.jar;C:\Users\96935\.m2\repository\org\springframework\boot\spring-boot\2.2.6.RELEASE\spring-boot-2.2.6.RELEASE.jar;C:\Users\96935\.m2\repository\org\springframework\spring-context\5.2.5.RELEASE\spring-context-5.2.5.RELEASE.jar;C:\Users\96935\.m2\repository\org\springframework\spring-aop\5.2.5.RELEASE\spring-aop-5.2.5.RELEASE.jar;C:\Users\96935\.m2\repository\org\springframework\spring-beans\5.2.5.RELEASE\spring-beans-5.2.5.RELEASE.jar;C:\Users\96935\.m2\repository\org\springframework\spring-expression\5.2.5.RELEASE\spring-expression-5.2.5.RELEASE.jar;C:\Users\96935\.m2\repository\org\springframework\boot\spring-boot-autoconfigure\2.2.6.RELEASE\spring-boot-autoconfigure-2.2.6.RELEASE.jar;C:\Users\96935\.m2\repository\org\springframework\boot\spring-boot-starter-logging\2.2.6.RELEASE\spring-boot-starter-logging-2.2.6.RELEASE.jar;C:\Users\96935\.m2\repository\ch\qos\logback\logback-classic\1.2.3\logback-classic-1.2.3.jar;C:\Users\96935\.m2\repository\ch\qos\logback\logback-core\1.2.3\logback-core-1.2.3.jar;C:\Users\96935\.m2\repository\org\apache\logging\log4j\log4j-to-slf4j\2.12.1\log4j-to-slf4j-2.12.1.jar;C:\Users\96935\.m2\repository\org\apache\logging\log4j\log4j-api\2.12.1\log4j-api-2.12.1.jar;C:\Users\96935\.m2\repository\org\slf4j\jul-to-slf4j\1.7.30\jul-to-slf4j-1.7.30.jar;C:\Users\96935\.m2\repository\jakarta\annotation\jakarta.annotation-api\1.3.5\jakarta.annotation-api-1.3.5.jar;C:\Users\96935\.m2\repository\org\springframework\spring-core\5.2.5.RELEASE\spring-core-5.2.5.RELEASE.jar;C:\Users\96935\.m2\repository\org\springframework\spring-jcl\5.2.5.RELEASE\spring-jcl-5.2.5.RELEASE.jar;C:\Users\96935\.m2\repository\org\yaml\snakeyaml\1.25\snakeyaml-1.25.jar;C:\Users\96935\.m2\repository\org\projectlombok\lombok\1.18.12\lombok-1.18.12.jar;C:\Users\96935\.m2\repository\cglib\cglib\3.2.9\cglib-3.2.9.jar;C:\Users\96935\.m2\repository\org\ow2\asm\asm\7.0\asm-7.0.jar;C:\Users\96935\.m2\repository\org\apache\ant\ant\1.10.3\ant-1.10.3.jar;C:\Users\96935\.m2\repository\org\apache\ant\ant-launcher\1.10.3\ant-launcher-1.10.3.jar;C:\Users\96935\.m2\repository\org\slf4j\slf4j-api\1.7.30\slf4j-api-1.7.30.jar" com.xy.Multithreading.Demo4
线程1执行TestWait方法,当前时间:Tue May 12 20:49:10 CST 2020
线程1sleep结束,从线程执行run到现在花的时间:5028,当前时间:Tue May 12 20:49:15 CST 2020
线程3执行TestWait方法,当前时间:Tue May 12 20:49:15 CST 2020
线程3sleep结束,从线程执行run到现在花的时间:5000,当前时间:Tue May 12 20:49:20 CST 2020
线程2执行TestWait方法,当前时间:Tue May 12 20:49:20 CST 2020
线程2sleep结束,从线程执行run到现在花的时间:5001,当前时间:Tue May 12 20:49:25 CST 2020
线程1TestWait结束,从线程执行run到现在花的时间:17028,当前时间:Tue May 12 20:49:27 CST 2020
线程3TestWait结束,从线程执行run到现在花的时间:17000,当前时间:Tue May 12 20:49:32 CST 2020
线程2TestWait结束,从线程执行run到现在花的时间:17001,当前时间:Tue May 12 20:49:37 CST 2020

Process finished with exit code 0

结论:执行wait方法的时候,当前线程会释放被synchronized锁住的代码块和对象,但并不是让synchronized失效。从demo4可以看出,线程1释放锁之后,synchronized(sign){...}代码块马上被线程3执行并加锁,当线程3执行wait方法后又会释放锁,线程2才能执行这块代码。