Added feedback from r.spilker.

3 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/usage_examples/SynchronizedExample_post.jpage b/usage_examples/SynchronizedExample_post.jpage
index 858bfbde..219ab88a 100644
--- a/usage_examples/SynchronizedExample_post.jpage
+++ b/usage_examples/SynchronizedExample_post.jpage
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 public class SynchronizedExample {
 	private static final Object $LOCK = new Object[0];
 	private final Object $lock = new Object[0];
-	private final Object myLock = new Object();
+	private final Object readLock = new Object();
 	
 	public static void hello() {
 		synchronized($LOCK) {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public class SynchronizedExample {
 	}
 	
 	public void foo() {
-		synchronized(myLock) {
+		synchronized(readLock) {
 			System.out.println("bar");
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/usage_examples/SynchronizedExample_pre.jpage b/usage_examples/SynchronizedExample_pre.jpage
index f1e8afba..ace39f85 100644
--- a/usage_examples/SynchronizedExample_pre.jpage
+++ b/usage_examples/SynchronizedExample_pre.jpage
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import lombok.Synchronized;
 
 public class SynchronizedExample {
-	private final Object myLock = new Object();
+	private final Object readLock = new Object();
 	
 	@Synchronized
 	public static void hello() {
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public class SynchronizedExample {
 		return 42;
 	}
 	
-	@Synchronized("myLock")
+	@Synchronized("readLock")
 	public void foo() {
 		System.out.println("bar");
 	}
diff --git a/website/features/Synchronized.html b/website/features/Synchronized.html
index 643b0cd3..e3059655 100644
--- a/website/features/Synchronized.html
+++ b/website/features/Synchronized.html
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 			named <code>$LOCK</code> instead.
 			</p><p>
 			If you want, you can create these locks yourself. The <code>$lock</code> and <code>$LOCK</code> fields will of course not be generated if you
-			already created them yourself. You can also choose to lock on another field, by using specifying it as parameter to the <code>@Synchronized</code>
-			annotation. In this usage variant, the fields will not be created automatically, and you must explicitly create them yourself.
+			already created them yourself. You can also choose to lock on another field, by specifying it as parameter to the <code>@Synchronized</code>
+			annotation. In this usage variant, the fields will not be created automatically, and you must explicitly create them yourself, or an error will be emitted.
 			</p><p>
 			Locking on <code>this</code> or your own class object can have unfortunate side-effects, as other code not under your control can lock on these
 			objects as well, which can cause race conditions and other nasty threading-related bugs.
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
 				If <code>$lock</code> and/or <code>$LOCK</code> are auto-generated, the fields are initialized with an empty <code>Object[]</code> array, and not
 				just a <code>new Object()</code> as most snippets showing this pattern in action use. Lombok does this because a new object is <em>NOT</em>
 				serializable, but 0-size array is. Therefore, using <code>@Synchronized</code> will not prevent your object from being serialized.
+				</p><p>
+				If you'd like to know why a field is not automatically generated when you choose your own name for the lock object: Because otherwise making a typo
+				in the field name will result in a <em>very</em> hard to find bug!
 				</p>
 			</div>
 		</div>