difference between synchronizing a static method and a non static method

Question

What is the difference between synchronizing a static method and a non static method in java?Can anybody please explain with an example. Also is there any difference in sync

Answer 1

There is virtually no difference between synchronizing a block and synchronizing a method. Basically:

void synchronized m() {...}

is the same as

void m() { synchronized(this) {...} }

By comparison a static synchronized method is the same as:

static void m() { synchronized(MyClass.class) {...} }