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// The code below would print overlapped A and B sequences like:
// ...
// A
// A
// B
// B
// ...
//
// Please add multi-threading protection code to make sure that
// As and Bs are printed in the order of:
// ...
// A
// B
// A
// B
// ...
private static Semaphore semA = new Semaphore(1,1);
private static Semaphore semB = new Semaphore(0,1);
static void PrintA()
{
semA.WaitOne();
Console.WriteLine("A");
semB.Release();
}
static void PrintB()
{
semB.WaitOne();
Console.WriteLine("B");
semA.Release();
}
// DO NOT touch the code below
for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
new Thread(() => {
while (true) {
PrintA();
PrintB();
}
}).Start();
}
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private static Semaphore semA = new Semaphore(1,1);
private static Semaphore semB = new Semaphore(0,1);

static void PrintA()
{
    semA.WaitOne();
    Console.WriteLine("A");
    semB.Release();
}

static void PrintB()
{
    semB.WaitOne();
    Console.WriteLine("B");
    semA.Release();
}

// DO NOT touch the code below

for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
new Thread(() => {
while (true) {
PrintA();
PrintB();
}
}).Start();
}

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