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This question is from the examulator mock exam

public class Agg{
public static void main(String argv[]){
Agg a = new Agg();
a.go();
}
public void go(){
DSRoss ds1 = new DSRoss("one");
ds1.start();
}
}

class DSRoss extends Thread{
private String sTname="";
DSRoss(String s){
sTname = s;
}
public void run(){
notwait();
System.out.println("finished");
}
public void notwait(){
while(true){
try{
System.out.println("waiting");
wait();
}catch(InterruptedException ie){}
System.out.println(sTname);
notifyAll();
}
}

}



1 It will cause a compile time error
2 Compilation and output of "waiting"
3 Compilation and output of "waiting" followed by "finished"
4 Runtime error, an exception will be thrown

I choosed 1 (compile time error) because the wait is done without synchronize, but in the answer it's said the correct response is 4 (Runtime error) for the same reason (wait without synchronize).

When I try to compile this code, it shows a compile error (as I I reponded). So is the java.lang.IllegalMonitorStateException compile time or a runtime error ?
 
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I tried the code -> compiles without problems, but throws an llegalMonitorStateException. If you look in its API description, you see, that it's derived from runtime exception, so it is an unchecked exception.
[ July 19, 2008: Message edited by: Ralph Jaus ]
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