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Thread: How multiple user threads manipulate the same static variable??

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    Post How multiple user threads manipulate the same static variable??

    Consider the banking example. We know that there is a ledgerBalance(static) and it will be manipulated by every account holder when he/she does the transaction.

    class Account{

    private double myBalance;

    public static double ledgerBalance;

    public void withdraw(double amount){
    if(myBalance > 0){
    ledgerBalance = ledgerBalance-amount;
    myBalance = myBalance - amount;
    }

    }

    public void deposit(){
    ledgerBalance = ledgerBalance+amount;
    myBalance = myBalance +amount;
    }

    }

    My question is how the ledgerBalance(which will be shared among all the A/C holders) will be changed at the same time if two or more user threads are doing the transaction at exactly same time.

    What I am thinking that it is not possible to manipulate same variable by multiple threads at exactly same time.

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    Default Re: How multiple user threads manipulate the same static variable??

    Yes it is possible for a statement to be executed on different threads at the same time.
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    Default Re: How multiple user threads manipulate the same static variable??

    Also posted here: https://coderanch.com/t/724381/certi...ipulate-static
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