Re: FutureTask.cancel() - can anyone explain the mechanism?
The Dude wrote:
public Integer call() {
try {
while(true) {
final String message = this.blockingQueue.take();
System.out.println(message);
}
}
catch (Throwable t) {
System.out.println("Throwable caught in call() " + t.getCause
().getMessage());
The problem seems to be here (also in your other exception handlers).
Instead of the above try:
System.out.println("Throwable caught in call() " + t);
}
finally {
System.out.println("Entered call() finally block.");
}
return new Integer((int)0);
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
final ExecutorService executor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor
();
final MyCallable myCallable = new MyCallable();
final Future<?> myFuture = executor.submit(myCallable);
myCallable.put("Go Southend United FC!");
myFuture.cancel(true);
This may cause no execution of your callable at all. Some delay is
needed before cancel.
HTH,
piotr
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