I am learning to use ExectorService
to pool threads
and send out tasks. I have a simple program below
import java.util.concurrent.Execu
basically both calls execute,if u want future object you shall call submit() method here from the doc
public Future submit(Callable task) {
if (task == null) throw new NullPointerException();
RunnableFuture ftask = newTaskFor(task);
execute(ftask);
return ftask;
}
public Future submit(Runnable task, T result) {
if (task == null) throw new NullPointerException();
RunnableFuture ftask = newTaskFor(task, result);
execute(ftask);
return ftask;
}
as you can see java really has no way to start a thread other than calling run() method, IMO. since i also found that Callable.call()
method is called inside run()
method. hence if the object is callable it would still call run()
method, which inturn would call call()
method
from doc.
public void run() {
if (state != NEW ||
!UNSAFE.compareAndSwapObject(this, runnerOffset,
null, Thread.currentThread()))
return;
try {
Callable c = callable;
if (c != null && state == NEW) {
V result;
boolean ran;
try {
result = c.call();
ran = true;
} catch (Throwable ex) {
result = null;
ran = false;
setException(ex);
}
if (ran)
set(result);
}
} finally {
// runner must be non-null until state is settled to
// prevent concurrent calls to run()
runner = null;
// state must be re-read after nulling runner to prevent
// leaked interrupts
int s = state;
if (s >= INTERRUPTING)
handlePossibleCancellationInterrupt(s);
}
}