ปัญหามัลติเธรด: การเข้าถึงทรัพยากรที่ใช้ร่วมกัน

System.out.print ("Nick is");
System.out.print ("");
System.out.print ("15");
System.out.print ("");
System.out.print ("years old");
System.out.println ();

System.out.print ("Lena is");
System.out.print ("");
System.out.print ("21");
System.out.print ("");
System.out.print ("years old");
System.out.println ();

System.out.print ("Nick is");
System.out.print ("Lena is");
System.out.print (" ");
System.out.print (" ");
System.out.print ("15");
System.out.print ("21");
System.out.print (" ");
System.out.print (" ");
System.out.print ("years old");
System.out.println ();
System.out.print ("years old");
System.out.println ();

System.out.print ("Nick is");
//other thread is running
//other thread is running
System.out.print (" ");
System.out.print ("15");
//other thread is running
//other thread is running
System.out.print (" ");
System.out.print ("years old");
System.out.println ();
//other thread is running
//other thread is running

//other thread is running
System.out.print ("Lena is");
System.out.print (" ");
//other thread is running
//other thread is running
System.out.print ("21");
System.out.print (" ");
//other thread is running
//other thread is running
//other thread is running
System.out.print ("years old");
System.out.println ();

class MyClass
{
private String name1 = "Ally";
private String name2 = "Lena";
public void swap()
{
String s = name1;
name1 = name2;
name2 = s;
}
}

จะเกิดอะไรขึ้นหากมีการเรียกจากสองเธรดในเวลาเดียวกัน

String s1 = name1; //Ally
name1 = name2; //Lena
String s2 = name1; //Lena(!)
name1 = name2; //Lena
name2 = s1; //Ally
name2 = s2; //Lena

String s1 = name1;
name1 = name2;
//other thread is running
//other thread is running
name2 = s1;
//other thread is running

//other thread is running
//other thread is running
String s2 = name1;
name1 = name2;
//other thread is running
name2 = s2;