package com.interview.basics.java.cocurrency; import java.util.Timer; import java.util.TimerTask; import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService; import java.util.concurrent.Executors; import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger; /** * Created with IntelliJ IDEA. * User: stefanie * Date: 12/24/14 * Time: 2:08 PM */ public class AtomicVariable implements Runnable { private AtomicInteger i = new AtomicInteger(0); public int getValue() { return i.get(); } public void evenIncrement() { i.addAndGet(2); } @Override public void run() { while (true) { evenIncrement(); } } public static void main(String[] args) { new Timer().schedule(new TimerTask() { @Override public void run() { System.err.print("Aborting"); System.exit(0); } }, 5000); ExecutorService exec = Executors.newCachedThreadPool(); AtomicVariable sample = new AtomicVariable(); exec.execute(sample); while (true) { int val = sample.getValue(); if (val % 2 != 0) { System.out.println(val); System.exit(0); } } } }