Java tutorial
import java.util.concurrent.Semaphore; class Queue { int value; static Semaphore semCon = new Semaphore(0); static Semaphore semProd = new Semaphore(1); void get() { try { semCon.acquire(); } catch (InterruptedException e) { System.out.println("InterruptedException caught"); } System.out.println("Got: " + value); semProd.release(); } void put(int n) { try { semProd.acquire(); } catch (InterruptedException e) { System.out.println("InterruptedException caught"); } this.value = n; System.out.println("Put: " + n); semCon.release(); } } class Producer implements Runnable { Queue q; Producer(Queue q) { this.q = q; new Thread(this, "Producer").start(); } public void run() { for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) q.put(i); } } class Consumer implements Runnable { Queue q; Consumer(Queue q) { this.q = q; new Thread(this, "Consumer").start(); } public void run() { for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) q.get(); } } public class ProdCon { public static void main(String args[]) { Queue q = new Queue(); new Consumer(q); new Producer(q); } }