java.util.concurrent.Calla
Hi,
To create thread i am only familiar with 2 ways.
1. extending Thread class
2. implementing Runnable interface.
I am not familiar with below third method
java.util.concurrent.Calla
When this 3rd way is introduced and what are advantaged and disadvantages of using it over other two ways. please advise
To create thread i am only familiar with 2 ways.
1. extending Thread class
2. implementing Runnable interface.
I am not familiar with below third method
java.util.concurrent.Calla
When this 3rd way is introduced and what are advantaged and disadvantages of using it over other two ways. please advise
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According to the Javadocs, the Callable interface was introduced in Java 1.5. See ExecutorService.submit(Cal
This code will execute that computeValue() method on a separate thread and return the result in that Future object.
As for which style you should use, it really just depends on what you're doing and how you want to do it. If you're doing something that's really simple, you might as well implement Runnable and skip the extra complexity of using ExecutorService.
ExecutorService executorService = ExecutorService.newCachedThreadPool();
Future<SomeClass> future = executorService.submit(SomeClass::computeValue);
This code will execute that computeValue() method on a separate thread and return the result in that Future object.
As for which style you should use, it really just depends on what you're doing and how you want to do it. If you're doing something that's really simple, you might as well implement Runnable and skip the extra complexity of using ExecutorService.
The main reason to use Callable is when you want to get something back from the thread.
In other words the difference between it and Runnable is that Runnable doesn't return a value - it's method (run) return void. Callable's method (call) returns an Object.
Also Callable's call method is allowed to thrown an exception, so you can also retrieve exceptions from threads, which otherwise is not so easy.
Aside from that it's just like using Runnable.
And FYI, these days you should never be extending Thread. That's very much old school and the Executor framework makes it totally unnecessary.
Doug
In other words the difference between it and Runnable is that Runnable doesn't return a value - it's method (run) return void. Callable's method (call) returns an Object.
Also Callable's call method is allowed to thrown an exception, so you can also retrieve exceptions from threads, which otherwise is not so easy.
Aside from that it's just like using Runnable.
And FYI, these days you should never be extending Thread. That's very much old school and the Executor framework makes it totally unnecessary.
Doug
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