diff -r 5198affdb915 -r d382dacfd73f rt/emul/compact/src/main/java/java/util/concurrent/Callable.java --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/rt/emul/compact/src/main/java/java/util/concurrent/Callable.java Tue Feb 26 16:54:16 2013 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +/* + * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER. + * + * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it + * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as + * published by the Free Software Foundation. Oracle designates this + * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided + * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code. + * + * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT + * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or + * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License + * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that + * accompanied this code). + * + * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version + * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, + * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. + * + * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA + * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any + * questions. + */ + +/* + * This file is available under and governed by the GNU General Public + * License version 2 only, as published by the Free Software Foundation. + * However, the following notice accompanied the original version of this + * file: + * + * Written by Doug Lea with assistance from members of JCP JSR-166 + * Expert Group and released to the public domain, as explained at + * http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ + */ + +package java.util.concurrent; + +/** + * A task that returns a result and may throw an exception. + * Implementors define a single method with no arguments called + * call. + * + *

The Callable interface is similar to {@link + * java.lang.Runnable}, in that both are designed for classes whose + * instances are potentially executed by another thread. A + * Runnable, however, does not return a result and cannot + * throw a checked exception. + * + *

The {@link Executors} class contains utility methods to + * convert from other common forms to Callable classes. + * + * @see Executor + * @since 1.5 + * @author Doug Lea + * @param the result type of method call + */ +public interface Callable { + /** + * Computes a result, or throws an exception if unable to do so. + * + * @return computed result + * @throws Exception if unable to compute a result + */ + V call() throws Exception; +}