* class CachedData {
* Object data;
* volatile boolean cacheValid;
* final ReentrantReadWriteLock rwl = new ReentrantReadWriteLock();
*
* void processCachedData() {
* rwl.readLock().lock();
* if (!cacheValid) {
* // Must release read lock before acquiring write lock
* rwl.readLock().unlock();
* rwl.writeLock().lock();
* try {
* // Recheck state because another thread might have
* // acquired write lock and changed state before we did.
* if (!cacheValid) {
* data = ...
* cacheValid = true;
* }
* // Downgrade by acquiring read lock before releasing write lock
* rwl.readLock().lock();
* } finally {
* rwl.writeLock().unlock(); // Unlock write, still hold read
* }
* }
*
* try {
* use(data);
* } finally {
* rwl.readLock().unlock();
* }
* }
* }}