CountDownLatch如其所写，是一个倒计数的锁存器，当计数减至0时触发特定的事件。利用这种特性，可以让主线程等待子线程的结束。下面以一个模拟运动员比赛的例子加以说明。
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import
java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
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import
java.util.concurrent.Executor;
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import
java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
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import
java.util.concurrent.Executors;
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public
class
CountDownLatchDemo {
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private
static
final
int
PLAYER_AMOUNT
=
5
;
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public
CountDownLatchDemo() {
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//
TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
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}
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/**
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*
@param
args
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*/
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public
static
void
main(String[] args) {
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//
TODO Auto-generated method stub
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//
对于每位运动员，CountDownLatch减1后即结束比赛
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CountDownLatch begin
=
new
CountDownLatch(
1
);
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//
对于整个比赛，所有运动员结束后才算结束
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CountDownLatch end
=
new
CountDownLatch(PLAYER_AMOUNT);
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Player[] plays
=
new
Player[PLAYER_AMOUNT];
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for
(
int
i
=
0
;i
<
PLAYER_AMOUNT;i
++
)
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plays[i]
=
new
Player(i
+
1
,begin,end);
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//
设置特定的线程池，大小为5
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ExecutorService exe
=
Executors.newFixedThreadPool(PLAYER_AMOUNT);
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for
(Player p:plays)
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exe.execute(p);
//
分配线程
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System.out.println(
"
Race begins!
"
);
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begin.countDown();
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try
{
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end.await();
//
等待end状态变为0，即为比赛结束
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}
catch
(InterruptedException e) {
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//
TODO: handle exception
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e.printStackTrace();
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}
finally
{
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System.out.println(
"
Race ends!
"
);
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}
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exe.shutdown();
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}
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}
接下来是Player类
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import
java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
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public
class
Player
implements
Runnable {
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private
int
id;
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private
CountDownLatch begin;
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private
CountDownLatch end;
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public
Player(
int
i, CountDownLatch begin, CountDownLatch end) {
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//
TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
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super
();
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this
.id
=
i;
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this
.begin
=
begin;
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this
.end
=
end;
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}
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@Override
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public
void
run() {
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//
TODO Auto-generated method stub
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try
{
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begin.await();
//
等待begin的状态为0
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Thread.sleep((
long
)(Math.random()
*
100
));
//
随机分配时间，即运动员完成时间
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System.out.println(
"
Play
"
+
id
+
"
arrived.
"
);
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}
catch
(InterruptedException e) {
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//
TODO: handle exception
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e.printStackTrace();
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}
finally
{
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end.countDown();
//
使end状态减1，最终减至0
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}
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}
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}