I like that we can do
	synchronized(<Object>) statement;

But sometimes I want to be able to detect (and avoid) deadlocks, and it would be nice to be able to do that with the same synchronized() syntax.

How about this:
	try_synchronized(<Object>) statement; else statement;
(the 'else' runs if you can't immediately grab the lock).

Or else, is ther already some way to do this, Walter?

In article <bvgheq$1lbn$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Russ Lewis says...
>How about this:
>	try_synchronized(<Object>) statement; else statement;
>(the 'else' runs if you can't immediately grab the lock).

it sounds good. sometimes I also want such syntax for balking.

yaneurao.