rt/emul/compact/src/main/java/java/util/concurrent/Callable.java
author Jaroslav Tulach <jaroslav.tulach@apidesign.org>
Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:54:16 +0100
changeset 772 d382dacfd73f
parent 601 emul/compact/src/main/java/java/util/concurrent/Callable.java@5198affdb915
child 1891 c8af252ea9eb
permissions -rw-r--r--
Moving modules around so the runtime is under one master pom and can be built without building other modules that are in the repository
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    35 
    36 package java.util.concurrent;
    37 
    38 /**
    39  * A task that returns a result and may throw an exception.
    40  * Implementors define a single method with no arguments called
    41  * <tt>call</tt>.
    42  *
    43  * <p>The <tt>Callable</tt> interface is similar to {@link
    44  * java.lang.Runnable}, in that both are designed for classes whose
    45  * instances are potentially executed by another thread.  A
    46  * <tt>Runnable</tt>, however, does not return a result and cannot
    47  * throw a checked exception.
    48  *
    49  * <p> The {@link Executors} class contains utility methods to
    50  * convert from other common forms to <tt>Callable</tt> classes.
    51  *
    52  * @see Executor
    53  * @since 1.5
    54  * @author Doug Lea
    55  * @param <V> the result type of method <tt>call</tt>
    56  */
    57 public interface Callable<V> {
    58     /**
    59      * Computes a result, or throws an exception if unable to do so.
    60      *
    61      * @return computed result
    62      * @throws Exception if unable to compute a result
    63      */
    64     V call() throws Exception;
    65 }