Name: boT120536			Date: 02/13/2001


C:\>java -version
java version "1.3.0_01"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.0_01)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.0_01, mixed mode)

It is impossible to know if the return from a wait() call is because of a
timeout or another thread calling notify() or notifyAll().

If a return value were provided, for example a boolean, to indicate that a
timeout had occured rather than a thread notification, timeouts could be
coded.  As the only change is a return parameter, current code would continue
to function.  Now, calls to System.currentTimeMillis() are required which may
not reflect the true situation due to thread scheduling.
(Review ID: 116771) 
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