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Difference between lock(), tryLock() and lockInterruptibly().
Tests whether you know lock() blocks indefinitely and ignores interrupts, tryLock() returns immediately (or after a timeout) with a boolean instead of blocking, and lockInterruptibly() blocks but responds to thread interruption -- each suited to a different deadlock-avoidance strategy.
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