Uses of Interface java.util.concurrent.locks.ReadWriteLock (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-22

## Uses of Interface
java.util.concurrent.locks.ReadWriteLock

- Packages that use ReadWriteLock
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.util.concurrent.locks | Interfaces and classes providing a framework for locking and waiting for conditions that is distinct from built-in synchronization and monitors.

- - ### Uses of ReadWriteLock in java.util.concurrent.locks

    Classes in java.util.concurrent.locks that implement ReadWriteLock
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `ReentrantReadWriteLock` An implementation of `ReadWriteLock` supporting similar semantics to `ReentrantLock`.

    Methods in java.util.concurrent.locks that return ReadWriteLock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `ReadWriteLock` | StampedLock.`asReadWriteLock()` Returns a `ReadWriteLock` view of this StampedLock in which the `readLock()` method is mapped to `StampedLock.asReadLock()`, and `writeLock()` to `StampedLock.asWriteLock()`.

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