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complete, and retrieve the result of the computation. The result can
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Here is an example with 2 tasks. One is an internal short task that
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2 import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
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3 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
4 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
5 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
6 import java.util.concurrent.FutureTask;
7 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
8
9
import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
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10 public class FutureTaskExample { 800+ Enterprise & Core
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12 // inner class
13 static class InternalProcess implements Callable<Integer> {
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15 @Override 300+ Enterprise Java Q&As 
16 public Integer call() throws Exception {
17
18 // just to simulate short internal process
19 TimeUnit.SECONDS.sleep(1);
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21 }
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23 }
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25 // inner class
26 static class ExternalProcess implements Callable<Integer> { Tutorials - Enterprise Java 
27
28 @Override
29 public Integer call() throws Exception {
30 // just to simulate long running external process
31 TimeUnit.SECONDS.sleep(15);
32 return 12;
33 }
34 }
35
36 public static void main(String[] args) {
37 InternalProcess callable1 = new InternalProcess();
38 ExternalProcess callable2 = new ExternalProcess();
39
40 FutureTask<Integer> futureTask1 = new FutureTask<Integer>(
41 FutureTask<Integer> futureTask2 = new FutureTask<Integer>(
42
43 // create a fixed thread pool with 2 threads
44 ExecutorService executor = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(2)
45 // add future tasks to the pool
46 executor.execute(futureTask1);
47 executor.execute(futureTask2);
48
49 while (true) {
50 try {
51 if (futureTask1.isDone() && futureTask2.isDone()) {
52 System.out.println("Shutting down the executor.");
53 // shut down executor service
54 executor.shutdown();
55 return;
56 }
57
58 //if not done do it once
59 if (!futureTask1.isDone()) {
60 // wait indefinitely for future task to complete
61 System.out.println("Task1 output = " + futureTask1
62 }
63
64 System.out.println("Waiting for FutureTask2 to complete
65 //try the external task with the timeout of 5 seconds
66 Integer result = futureTask2.get(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
67 if (result != null) {
68 System.out.println("Task2 output = " + result);
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70
71 } catch (InterruptedException ie) {
72 ie.printStackTrace();
73 } catch (TimeoutException e) {
74 // do nothing as we want to process it asynchronously
75 // if you want to time out then uncomment 2 lines
76
77 //System.out.println("Cancelling Task2 due to timeout")
78 //futureTask2.cancel(true); // true means interrupt
79 } catch (ExecutionException e) {
80 e.printStackTrace();
81 }
82 }
83 }
84
85 }
86

The output is

1
2 Task1 output = 2
3 Waiting for FutureTask2 to complete
4 Waiting for FutureTask2 to complete
5 Waiting for FutureTask2 to complete
6 Task2 output = 12
7 Shutting down the executor.
8

If you re-run it by uncommenting the last 2 lines in the

TimeoutException catch block, you will get task2 cancelled.

1
2 Task1 output = 2
3 Waiting for FutureTask2 to complete
4 Cancelling Task2 due to timeout
5 Shutting down the executor.
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