Using Callable in java 1.5

[Vikas Bhardwaj]

Hi,
I need my Threads to return objects and throw Exceptions.
I am using java 1.5 Callable interface.

I have tried using the Future Object in Java 1.5.
Cant get it using the get() function of.
My program just hangs when it reaches the .get function of the class.
I am writing excrepts of my programs to make my problem clear.

Would really appriciate if I could get some explanation as I have not been able to understand clearly how Callable and Future work in Java 1.5

My Code:

private ExecutorService exServ = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(MAX_THREADS);
Future<resultData.B1Result> b1Result = exServ.submit(this);

public resultData.B1Result call() throws DryRunException
{
/*
might throw the DryRunException or
return b1Result;
*/
}

I have tried the statement:
b1Result.get();
but the software just hangs there.

Any help would be appriciated.

thanks in advance
Arrow

[Scott Selikoff]

"arrow dust",

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Thanks!
Scott

[Vikas Bhardwaj]

extremely Scott. I'll do the needful immediatly

[Ilja Preuss]

Originally posted by arrow dust:

I have tried the statement:
b1Result.get();
but the software just hangs there.

That would indicate that the Runnable doesn't finish. Can you show us the run() method?

[Vikas Bhardwaj]

There is no run()just call().
My class implements Callable instead of Runnable.
I am pretty sure that that the Threads finishes its tasks.

The problem is(I think) related to new Java 1.5 object called Future.

I am sorry, I left out the class definition out of the above code:

public class ThreadCreator implements Callable <resultData.B1Result>
{
// the code given above...
}

[Ilja Preuss]

Originally posted by Vikas Bhardwaj:
There is no run()just call().
My class implements Callable instead of Runnable.
I am pretty sure that that the Threads finishes its tasks.

The problem is(I think) related to new Java 1.5 object called Future.

Future.get() waits for the Callable to finish. As soon as the Callable finished, it should return.

How sure is "pretty sure"? How did you check it?

[Vikas Bhardwaj]

I put up a System.out.println() statement just before the return statement in thread.
The print statement checks the contents of object to return. it is created.
The very next statement is return that object.

Therefore, I am sure that the Thread is returning the values.