> On Apr 24, 5:35 am, Rory Becker <RoryBec...@newsgroup.nospam> wrote:
>
>> I would like to tak an extra question on to this one.
>>
>> I am interested in using a HashTable in a similar fashion.
>>
>> I was wondering is the "local sychronized wrapper" technique
>> applicable here?
>>
> Yes, it works in a similar fashion.
>
>> Likewise will using this synchronised object ensure that I am thread
>> safe with regard to my HashTable/Queue?
>>
> Yes.  However, the Hashtable was designed to be partially thread-safe
> even without the synchronized wrapper.  It is safe to have multiple
> readers as long as there is only one writer.  You might be able to use
> that to your advantage.