ForkJoinPool
  public
  
  
  
  class
  ForkJoinPool
  
  
  
  
    extends AbstractExecutorService
  
  
  
  
  
  
| java.lang.Object | ||
| ↳ | java.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutorService | |
| ↳ | java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool | |
An ExecutorService for running ForkJoinTasks.
 A ForkJoinPool provides the entry point for submissions
 from non-ForkJoinTask clients, as well as management and
 monitoring operations.
 
A ForkJoinPool differs from other kinds of ExecutorService mainly by virtue of employing
 work-stealing: all threads in the pool attempt to find and
 execute tasks submitted to the pool and/or created by other active
 tasks (eventually blocking waiting for work if none exist). This
 enables efficient processing when most tasks spawn other subtasks
 (as do most ForkJoinTasks), as well as when many small
 tasks are submitted to the pool from external clients.  Especially
 when setting asyncMode to true in constructors, ForkJoinPools may also be appropriate for use with event-style
 tasks that are never joined. All worker threads are initialized
 with Thread.isDaemon set true.
 
A static commonPool() is available and appropriate for
 most applications. The common pool is used by any ForkJoinTask that
 is not explicitly submitted to a specified pool. Using the common
 pool normally reduces resource usage (its threads are slowly
 reclaimed during periods of non-use, and reinstated upon subsequent
 use).
 
For applications that require separate or custom pools, a ForkJoinPool may be constructed with a given target parallelism
 level; by default, equal to the number of available processors.
 The pool attempts to maintain enough active (or available) threads
 by dynamically adding, suspending, or resuming internal worker
 threads, even if some tasks are stalled waiting to join others.
 However, no such adjustments are guaranteed in the face of blocked
 I/O or other unmanaged synchronization. The nested ManagedBlocker interface enables extension of the kinds of
 synchronization accommodated. The default policies may be
 overridden using a constructor with parameters corresponding to
 those documented in class ThreadPoolExecutor.
 
In addition to execution and lifecycle control methods, this
 class provides status check methods (for example
 getStealCount()) that are intended to aid in developing,
 tuning, and monitoring fork/join applications. Also, method
 toString() returns indications of pool state in a
 convenient form for informal monitoring.
 
As is the case with other ExecutorServices, there are three
 main task execution methods summarized in the following table.
 These are designed to be used primarily by clients not already
 engaged in fork/join computations in the current pool.  The main
 forms of these methods accept instances of ForkJoinTask,
 but overloaded forms also allow mixed execution of plain Runnable- or Callable- based activities as well.  However,
 tasks that are already executing in a pool should normally instead
 use the within-computation forms listed in the table unless using
 async event-style tasks that are not usually joined, in which case
 there is little difference among choice of methods.
 
| Call from non-fork/join clients | Call from within fork/join computations | |
|---|---|---|
| Arrange async execution |  execute(java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinTask) | 
     ForkJoinTask.fork | 
  
| Await and obtain result |  invoke(java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinTask) | 
     ForkJoinTask.invoke | 
  
| Arrange exec and obtain Future |  submit(java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinTask) | 
     ForkJoinTask.fork (ForkJoinTasks are Futures) | 
  
The parameters used to construct the common pool may be controlled by setting the following system properties:
java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.common.parallelism- the parallelism level, a non-negative integerjava.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.common.threadFactory- the class name of aForkJoinWorkerThreadFactory. The system class loader is used to load this class.java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.common.exceptionHandler- the class name of aUncaughtExceptionHandler. The system class loader is used to load this class.java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.common.maximumSpares- the maximum number of allowed extra threads to maintain target parallelism (default 256).
SecurityManager is present, then
 the common pool uses a factory supplying threads that have no
 Permissions enabled, and are not guaranteed to preserve
 the values of ThreadLocal variables across tasks.
 Upon any error in establishing these settings, default parameters
 are used. It is possible to disable or limit the use of threads in
 the common pool by setting the parallelism property to zero, and/or
 using a factory that may return null. However doing so may
 cause unjoined tasks to never be executed.
Summary
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        interface | 
      
        ForkJoinPool.ForkJoinWorkerThreadFactory
        Factory for creating new   | 
    
        
        
        
        
        interface | 
      
        ForkJoinPool.ManagedBlocker
        Interface for extending managed parallelism for tasks running
 in   | 
    
Fields | |
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    public
    static
    final
    ForkJoinPool.ForkJoinWorkerThreadFactory | 
    
      defaultForkJoinWorkerThreadFactory
      Creates a new ForkJoinWorkerThread.  | 
  
Public methods | |
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        boolean
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      awaitQuiescence(long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
      
      
        If called by a ForkJoinTask operating in this pool, equivalent
 in effect to   | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        boolean
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      awaitTermination(long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
      
      
        Blocks until all tasks have completed execution after a shutdown request, or the timeout occurs, or the current thread is interrupted, whichever happens first.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        void
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      close()
      
      
        Unless this is the   | 
  
        
        
        static
        
        
        ForkJoinPool
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      commonPool()
      
      
        Returns the common pool instance.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        void
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      execute(Runnable task)
      
      
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        void
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      execute(ForkJoinTask<?> task)
      
      
        Arranges for (asynchronous) execution of the given task.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        <T>
        ForkJoinTask<T>
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      externalSubmit(ForkJoinTask<T> task)
      
      
        Submits the given task as if submitted from a non-  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        int
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      getActiveThreadCount()
      
      
        Returns an estimate of the number of threads that are currently stealing or executing tasks.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        boolean
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      getAsyncMode()
      
      
        Returns   | 
  
        
        
        static
        
        
        int
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      getCommonPoolParallelism()
      
      
        Returns the targeted parallelism level of the common pool.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        ForkJoinPool.ForkJoinWorkerThreadFactory
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      getFactory()
      
      
        Returns the factory used for constructing new workers.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        int
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      getParallelism()
      
      
        Returns the targeted parallelism level of this pool.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        int
     | 
  
    
      
      getPoolSize()
      
      
        Returns the number of worker threads that have started but not yet terminated.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        int
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      getQueuedSubmissionCount()
      
      
        Returns an estimate of the number of tasks submitted to this pool that have not yet begun executing.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        long
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      getQueuedTaskCount()
      
      
        Returns an estimate of the total number of tasks currently held in queues by worker threads (but not including tasks submitted to the pool that have not begun executing).  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        int
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      getRunningThreadCount()
      
      
        Returns an estimate of the number of worker threads that are not blocked waiting to join tasks or for other managed synchronization.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        long
     | 
  
    
      
      getStealCount()
      
      
        Returns an estimate of the total number of completed tasks that were executed by a thread other than their submitter.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler
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      getUncaughtExceptionHandler()
      
      
        Returns the handler for internal worker threads that terminate due to unrecoverable errors encountered while executing tasks.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        boolean
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      hasQueuedSubmissions()
      
      
        Returns   | 
  
        
        
        
        
        <T>
        T
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      invoke(ForkJoinTask<T> task)
      
      
        Performs the given task, returning its result upon completion.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        <T>
        List<Future<T>>
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      invokeAll(Collection<? extends Callable<T>> tasks, long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
      
      
        Executes the given tasks, returning a list of Futures holding their status and results when all complete or the timeout expires, whichever happens first.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        <T>
        List<Future<T>>
     | 
  
    
      
      invokeAll(Collection<? extends Callable<T>> tasks)
      
      
        Executes the given tasks, returning a list of Futures holding their status and results when all complete.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        <T>
        T
     | 
  
    
      
      invokeAny(Collection<? extends Callable<T>> tasks)
      
      
        Executes the given tasks, returning the result of one that has completed successfully (i.e., without throwing an exception), if any do.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        <T>
        T
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      invokeAny(Collection<? extends Callable<T>> tasks, long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
      
      
        Executes the given tasks, returning the result of one that has completed successfully (i.e., without throwing an exception), if any do before the given timeout elapses.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        boolean
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      isQuiescent()
      
      
        Returns   | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        boolean
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      isShutdown()
      
      
        Returns   | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        boolean
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      isTerminated()
      
      
        Returns   | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        boolean
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      isTerminating()
      
      
        Returns   | 
  
        
        
        
        
        <T>
        ForkJoinTask<T>
     | 
  
    
      
      lazySubmit(ForkJoinTask<T> task)
      
      
        Submits the given task without guaranteeing that it will eventually execute in the absence of available active threads.  | 
  
        
        
        static
        
        
        void
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      managedBlock(ForkJoinPool.ManagedBlocker blocker)
      
      
        Runs the given possibly blocking task.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        int
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      setParallelism(int size)
      
      
        Changes the target parallelism of this pool, controlling the future creation, use, and termination of worker threads.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        void
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      shutdown()
      
      
        Possibly initiates an orderly shutdown in which previously submitted tasks are executed, but no new tasks will be accepted.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        List<Runnable>
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      shutdownNow()
      
      
        Possibly attempts to cancel and/or stop all tasks, and reject all subsequently submitted tasks.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        <T>
        ForkJoinTask<T>
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      submit(Callable<T> task)
      
      
        Submits a value-returning task for execution and returns a Future representing the pending results of the task.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        <T>
        ForkJoinTask<T>
     | 
  
    
      
      submit(ForkJoinTask<T> task)
      
      
        Submits a ForkJoinTask for execution.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        ForkJoinTask<?>
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      submit(Runnable task)
      
      
        Submits a Runnable task for execution and returns a Future representing that task.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        <T>
        ForkJoinTask<T>
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      submit(Runnable task, T result)
      
      
        Submits a Runnable task for execution and returns a Future representing that task.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        String
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      toString()
      
      
        Returns a string identifying this pool, as well as its state, including indications of run state, parallelism level, and worker and task counts.  | 
  
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        int
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      drainTasksTo(Collection<? super ForkJoinTask<?>> c)
      
      
        Removes all available unexecuted submitted and forked tasks from scheduling queues and adds them to the given collection, without altering their execution status.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        <T>
        RunnableFuture<T>
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      newTaskFor(Runnable runnable, T value)
      
      
        Returns a   | 
  
        
        
        
        
        <T>
        RunnableFuture<T>
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      newTaskFor(Callable<T> callable)
      
      
        Returns a   | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        ForkJoinTask<?>
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      pollSubmission()
      
      
        Removes and returns the next unexecuted submission if one is available.  | 
  
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Fields
defaultForkJoinWorkerThreadFactory
public static final ForkJoinPool.ForkJoinWorkerThreadFactory defaultForkJoinWorkerThreadFactory
Creates a new ForkJoinWorkerThread. This factory is used unless overridden in ForkJoinPool constructors.
Public constructors
ForkJoinPool
public ForkJoinPool ()
Creates a ForkJoinPool with parallelism equal to Runtime.availableProcessors(), using defaults for all
 other parameters (see ForkJoinPool(int, java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.ForkJoinWorkerThreadFactory, java.lang.Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler, boolean, int, int, int, java.util.function.Predicate, long, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit)).
| Throws | |
|---|---|
SecurityException | 
          if a security manager exists and
         the caller is not permitted to modify threads
         because it does not hold RuntimePermission("modifyThread") | 
        
ForkJoinPool
public ForkJoinPool (int parallelism)
Creates a ForkJoinPool with the indicated parallelism
 level, using defaults for all other parameters (see ForkJoinPool(int, java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.ForkJoinWorkerThreadFactory, java.lang.Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler, boolean, int, int, int, java.util.function.Predicate, long, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit)).
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
parallelism | 
        
          int: the parallelism level | 
      
| Throws | |
|---|---|
IllegalArgumentException | 
          if parallelism less than or equal to zero, or greater than implementation limit | 
SecurityException | 
          if a security manager exists and
         the caller is not permitted to modify threads
         because it does not hold RuntimePermission("modifyThread") | 
        
ForkJoinPool
public ForkJoinPool (int parallelism, 
                ForkJoinPool.ForkJoinWorkerThreadFactory factory, 
                Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler handler, 
                boolean asyncMode)Creates a ForkJoinPool with the given parameters (using
 defaults for others -- see ForkJoinPool(int, java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.ForkJoinWorkerThreadFactory, java.lang.Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler, boolean, int, int, int, java.util.function.Predicate, long, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit)).
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
parallelism | 
        
          int: the parallelism level. For default value,
 use Runtime.availableProcessors(). | 
      
factory | 
        
          ForkJoinPool.ForkJoinWorkerThreadFactory: the factory for creating new threads. For default value,
 use defaultForkJoinWorkerThreadFactory. | 
      
handler | 
        
          Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler: the handler for internal worker threads that
 terminate due to unrecoverable errors encountered while executing
 tasks. For default value, use null. | 
      
asyncMode | 
        
          boolean: if true,
 establishes local first-in-first-out scheduling mode for forked
 tasks that are never joined. This mode may be more appropriate
 than default locally stack-based mode in applications in which
 worker threads only process event-style asynchronous tasks.
 For default value, use false. | 
      
| Throws | |
|---|---|
IllegalArgumentException | 
          if parallelism less than or equal to zero, or greater than implementation limit | 
NullPointerException | 
          if the factory is null | 
SecurityException | 
          if a security manager exists and
         the caller is not permitted to modify threads
         because it does not hold RuntimePermission("modifyThread") | 
        
ForkJoinPool
public ForkJoinPool (int parallelism, 
                ForkJoinPool.ForkJoinWorkerThreadFactory factory, 
                Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler handler, 
                boolean asyncMode, 
                int corePoolSize, 
                int maximumPoolSize, 
                int minimumRunnable, 
                Predicate<? super ForkJoinPool> saturate, 
                long keepAliveTime, 
                TimeUnit unit)Creates a ForkJoinPool with the given parameters.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
parallelism | 
        
          int: the parallelism level. For default value,
 use Runtime.availableProcessors(). | 
      
factory | 
        
          ForkJoinPool.ForkJoinWorkerThreadFactory: the factory for creating new threads. For
 default value, use defaultForkJoinWorkerThreadFactory. | 
      
handler | 
        
          Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler: the handler for internal worker threads that
 terminate due to unrecoverable errors encountered while
 executing tasks. For default value, use null. | 
      
asyncMode | 
        
          boolean: if true, establishes local first-in-first-out
 scheduling mode for forked tasks that are never joined. This
 mode may be more appropriate than default locally stack-based
 mode in applications in which worker threads only process
 event-style asynchronous tasks.  For default value, use false. | 
      
corePoolSize | 
        
          int: the number of threads to keep in the pool
 (unless timed out after an elapsed keep-alive). Normally (and
 by default) this is the same value as the parallelism level,
 but may be set to a larger value to reduce dynamic overhead if
 tasks regularly block. Using a smaller value (for example
 0) has the same effect as the default. | 
      
maximumPoolSize | 
        
          int: the maximum number of threads allowed.
 When the maximum is reached, attempts to replace blocked
 threads fail.  (However, because creation and termination of
 different threads may overlap, and may be managed by the given
 thread factory, this value may be transiently exceeded.)  To
 arrange the same value as is used by default for the common
 pool, use 256 plus the parallelism level. (By
 default, the common pool allows a maximum of 256 spare
 threads.)  Using a value (for example Integer.MAX_VALUE) larger than the implementation's total
 thread limit has the same effect as using this limit (which is
 the default). | 
      
minimumRunnable | 
        
          int: the minimum allowed number of core
 threads not blocked by a join or ManagedBlocker.  To
 ensure progress, when too few unblocked threads exist and
 unexecuted tasks may exist, new threads are constructed, up to
 the given maximumPoolSize.  For the default value, use 1, that ensures liveness.  A larger value might improve
 throughput in the presence of blocked activities, but might
 not, due to increased overhead.  A value of zero may be
 acceptable when submitted tasks cannot have dependencies
 requiring additional threads. | 
      
saturate | 
        
          Predicate: if non-null, a predicate invoked upon attempts
 to create more than the maximum total allowed threads.  By
 default, when a thread is about to block on a join or ManagedBlocker, but cannot be replaced because the
 maximumPoolSize would be exceeded, a RejectedExecutionException is thrown.  But if this predicate
 returns true, then no exception is thrown, so the pool
 continues to operate with fewer than the target number of
 runnable threads, which might not ensure progress. | 
      
keepAliveTime | 
        
          long: the elapsed time since last use before
 a thread is terminated (and then later replaced if needed).
 For the default value, use 60, TimeUnit.SECONDS. | 
      
unit | 
        
          TimeUnit: the time unit for the keepAliveTime argument | 
      
| Throws | |
|---|---|
IllegalArgumentException | 
          if parallelism is less than or equal to zero, or is greater than implementation limit, or if maximumPoolSize is less than parallelism, of if the keepAliveTime is less than or equal to zero. | 
NullPointerException | 
          if the factory is null | 
SecurityException | 
          if a security manager exists and
         the caller is not permitted to modify threads
         because it does not hold RuntimePermission("modifyThread") | 
        
Public methods
awaitQuiescence
public boolean awaitQuiescence (long timeout, 
                TimeUnit unit)If called by a ForkJoinTask operating in this pool, equivalent
 in effect to ForkJoinTask.helpQuiesce. Otherwise,
 waits and/or attempts to assist performing tasks until this
 pool isQuiescent() or the indicated timeout elapses.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
timeout | 
        
          long: the maximum time to wait | 
      
unit | 
        
          TimeUnit: the time unit of the timeout argument | 
      
| Returns | |
|---|---|
boolean | 
        true if quiescent; false if the
 timeout elapsed. | 
      
awaitTermination
public boolean awaitTermination (long timeout, 
                TimeUnit unit)Blocks until all tasks have completed execution after a
 shutdown request, or the timeout occurs, or the current thread
 is interrupted, whichever happens first. Because the commonPool() never terminates until program shutdown, when
 applied to the common pool, this method is equivalent to awaitQuiescence(long, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit) but always returns false.
| Parameters | |
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timeout | 
        
          long: the maximum time to wait | 
      
unit | 
        
          TimeUnit: the time unit of the timeout argument | 
      
| Returns | |
|---|---|
boolean | 
        true if this executor terminated and
         false if the timeout elapsed before termination | 
      
| Throws | |
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InterruptedException | 
          if interrupted while waiting | 
close
public void close ()
Unless this is the commonPool(), initiates an orderly
 shutdown in which previously submitted tasks are executed, but
 no new tasks will be accepted, and waits until all tasks have
 completed execution and the executor has terminated.
 
 If already terminated, or this is the commonPool(), this method has no effect on execution, and
 does not wait. Otherwise, if interrupted while waiting, this
 method stops all executing tasks as if by invoking shutdownNow(). It then continues to wait until all actively
 executing tasks have completed. Tasks that were awaiting
 execution are not executed. The interrupt status will be
 re-asserted before this method returns.
| Throws | |
|---|---|
SecurityException | 
          if a security manager exists and
         shutting down this ExecutorService may manipulate
         threads that the caller is not permitted to modify
         because it does not hold RuntimePermission("modifyThread"),
         or the security manager's checkAccess method
         denies access. | 
        
commonPool
public static ForkJoinPool commonPool ()
Returns the common pool instance. This pool is statically
 constructed; its run state is unaffected by attempts to shutdown() or shutdownNow(). However this pool and any
 ongoing processing are automatically terminated upon program
 System.exit.  Any program that relies on asynchronous
 task processing to complete before program termination should
 invoke commonPool().awaitQuiescence,
 before exit.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
ForkJoinPool | 
        the common pool instance | 
execute
public void execute (Runnable task)
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
task | 
        
          Runnable  | 
      
| Throws | |
|---|---|
NullPointerException | 
          if the task is null | 
RejectedExecutionException | 
          if the task cannot be scheduled for execution | 
execute
public void execute (ForkJoinTask<?> task)
Arranges for (asynchronous) execution of the given task.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
task | 
        
          ForkJoinTask: the task | 
      
| Throws | |
|---|---|
NullPointerException | 
          if the task is null | 
RejectedExecutionException | 
          if the task cannot be scheduled for execution | 
externalSubmit
public ForkJoinTask<T> externalSubmit (ForkJoinTask<T> task)
Submits the given task as if submitted from a non-ForkJoinTask
 client. The task is added to a scheduling queue for submissions to the
 pool even when called from a thread in the pool.
Implementation Requirements:
- This method is equivalent to 
submit(java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinTask)when called from a thread that is not in this pool. 
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
task | 
        
          ForkJoinTask: the task to submit | 
      
| Returns | |
|---|---|
ForkJoinTask<T> | 
        the task | 
| Throws | |
|---|---|
NullPointerException | 
          if the task is null | 
RejectedExecutionException | 
          if the task cannot be scheduled for execution | 
getActiveThreadCount
public int getActiveThreadCount ()
Returns an estimate of the number of threads that are currently stealing or executing tasks. This method may overestimate the number of active threads.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
int | 
        the number of active threads | 
getAsyncMode
public boolean getAsyncMode ()
Returns true if this pool uses local first-in-first-out
 scheduling mode for forked tasks that are never joined.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
boolean | 
        true if this pool uses async mode | 
      
getCommonPoolParallelism
public static int getCommonPoolParallelism ()
Returns the targeted parallelism level of the common pool.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
int | 
        the targeted parallelism level of the common pool | 
getFactory
public ForkJoinPool.ForkJoinWorkerThreadFactory getFactory ()
Returns the factory used for constructing new workers.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
ForkJoinPool.ForkJoinWorkerThreadFactory | 
        the factory used for constructing new workers | 
getParallelism
public int getParallelism ()
Returns the targeted parallelism level of this pool.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
int | 
        the targeted parallelism level of this pool | 
getPoolSize
public int getPoolSize ()
Returns the number of worker threads that have started but not
 yet terminated.  The result returned by this method may differ
 from getParallelism() when threads are created to
 maintain parallelism when others are cooperatively blocked.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
int | 
        the number of worker threads | 
getQueuedSubmissionCount
public int getQueuedSubmissionCount ()
Returns an estimate of the number of tasks submitted to this pool that have not yet begun executing. This method may take time proportional to the number of submissions.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
int | 
        the number of queued submissions | 
getQueuedTaskCount
public long getQueuedTaskCount ()
Returns an estimate of the total number of tasks currently held in queues by worker threads (but not including tasks submitted to the pool that have not begun executing). This value is only an approximation, obtained by iterating across all threads in the pool. This method may be useful for tuning task granularities.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
long | 
        the number of queued tasks | 
getRunningThreadCount
public int getRunningThreadCount ()
Returns an estimate of the number of worker threads that are not blocked waiting to join tasks or for other managed synchronization. This method may overestimate the number of running threads.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
int | 
        the number of worker threads | 
getStealCount
public long getStealCount ()
Returns an estimate of the total number of completed tasks that were executed by a thread other than their submitter. The reported value underestimates the actual total number of steals when the pool is not quiescent. This value may be useful for monitoring and tuning fork/join programs: in general, steal counts should be high enough to keep threads busy, but low enough to avoid overhead and contention across threads.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
long | 
        the number of steals | 
getUncaughtExceptionHandler
public Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler getUncaughtExceptionHandler ()
Returns the handler for internal worker threads that terminate due to unrecoverable errors encountered while executing tasks.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler | 
        the handler, or null if none | 
      
hasQueuedSubmissions
public boolean hasQueuedSubmissions ()
Returns true if there are any tasks submitted to this
 pool that have not yet begun executing.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
boolean | 
        true if there are any queued submissions | 
      
invoke
public T invoke (ForkJoinTask<T> task)
Performs the given task, returning its result upon completion.
 If the computation encounters an unchecked Exception or Error,
 it is rethrown as the outcome of this invocation.  Rethrown
 exceptions behave in the same way as regular exceptions, but,
 when possible, contain stack traces (as displayed for example
 using ex.printStackTrace()) of both the current thread
 as well as the thread actually encountering the exception;
 minimally only the latter.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
task | 
        
          ForkJoinTask: the task | 
      
| Returns | |
|---|---|
T | 
        the task's result | 
| Throws | |
|---|---|
NullPointerException | 
          if the task is null | 
RejectedExecutionException | 
          if the task cannot be scheduled for execution | 
invokeAll
public List<Future<T>> invokeAll (Collection<? extends Callable<T>> tasks, long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
Executes the given tasks, returning a list of Futures holding
 their status and results
 when all complete or the timeout expires, whichever happens first.
 Future.isDone is true for each
 element of the returned list.
 Upon return, tasks that have not completed are cancelled.
 Note that a completed task could have
 terminated either normally or by throwing an exception.
 The results of this method are undefined if the given
 collection is modified while this operation is in progress.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
tasks | 
        
          Collection: the collection of tasks | 
      
timeout | 
        
          long: the maximum time to wait | 
      
unit | 
        
          TimeUnit: the time unit of the timeout argument | 
      
| Returns | |
|---|---|
List<Future<T>> | 
        a list of Futures representing the tasks, in the same sequential order as produced by the iterator for the given task list. If the operation did not time out, each task will have completed. If it did time out, some of these tasks will not have completed. | 
| Throws | |
|---|---|
InterruptedException | 
          |
invokeAll
public List<Future<T>> invokeAll (Collection<? extends Callable<T>> tasks)
Executes the given tasks, returning a list of Futures holding
 their status and results when all complete.
 Future.isDone is true for each
 element of the returned list.
 Note that a completed task could have
 terminated either normally or by throwing an exception.
 The results of this method are undefined if the given
 collection is modified while this operation is in progress.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
tasks | 
        
          Collection: the collection of tasks | 
      
| Returns | |
|---|---|
List<Future<T>> | 
        a list of Futures representing the tasks, in the same sequential order as produced by the iterator for the given task list, each of which has completed | 
| Throws | |
|---|---|
NullPointerException | 
          |
RejectedExecutionException | 
          |
invokeAny
public T invokeAny (Collection<? extends Callable<T>> tasks)
Executes the given tasks, returning the result of one that has completed successfully (i.e., without throwing an exception), if any do. Upon normal or exceptional return, tasks that have not completed are cancelled. The results of this method are undefined if the given collection is modified while this operation is in progress.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
tasks | 
        
          Collection: the collection of tasks | 
      
| Returns | |
|---|---|
T | 
        the result returned by one of the tasks | 
| Throws | |
|---|---|
ExecutionException | 
          |
InterruptedException | 
          |
invokeAny
public T invokeAny (Collection<? extends Callable<T>> tasks, long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
Executes the given tasks, returning the result of one that has completed successfully (i.e., without throwing an exception), if any do before the given timeout elapses. Upon normal or exceptional return, tasks that have not completed are cancelled. The results of this method are undefined if the given collection is modified while this operation is in progress.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
tasks | 
        
          Collection: the collection of tasks | 
      
timeout | 
        
          long: the maximum time to wait | 
      
unit | 
        
          TimeUnit: the time unit of the timeout argument | 
      
| Returns | |
|---|---|
T | 
        the result returned by one of the tasks | 
| Throws | |
|---|---|
ExecutionException | 
          |
InterruptedException | 
          |
TimeoutException | 
          |
isQuiescent
public boolean isQuiescent ()
Returns true if all worker threads are currently idle.
 An idle worker is one that cannot obtain a task to execute
 because none are available to steal from other threads, and
 there are no pending submissions to the pool. This method is
 conservative; it might not return true immediately upon
 idleness of all threads, but will eventually become true if
 threads remain inactive.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
boolean | 
        true if all threads are currently idle | 
      
isShutdown
public boolean isShutdown ()
Returns true if this pool has been shut down.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
boolean | 
        true if this pool has been shut down | 
      
isTerminated
public boolean isTerminated ()
Returns true if all tasks have completed following shut down.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
boolean | 
        true if all tasks have completed following shut down | 
      
isTerminating
public boolean isTerminating ()
Returns true if the process of termination has
 commenced but not yet completed.  This method may be useful for
 debugging. A return of true reported a sufficient
 period after shutdown may indicate that submitted tasks have
 ignored or suppressed interruption, or are waiting for I/O,
 causing this executor not to properly terminate. (See the
 advisory notes for class ForkJoinTask stating that
 tasks should not normally entail blocking operations.  But if
 they do, they must abort them on interrupt.)
| Returns | |
|---|---|
boolean | 
        true if terminating but not yet terminated | 
      
lazySubmit
public ForkJoinTask<T> lazySubmit (ForkJoinTask<T> task)
Submits the given task without guaranteeing that it will eventually execute in the absence of available active threads. In some contexts, this method may reduce contention and overhead by relying on context-specific knowledge that existing threads (possibly including the calling thread if operating in this pool) will eventually be available to execute the task.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
task | 
        
          ForkJoinTask: the task | 
      
| Returns | |
|---|---|
ForkJoinTask<T> | 
        the task | 
| Throws | |
|---|---|
NullPointerException | 
          if the task is null | 
RejectedExecutionException | 
          if the task cannot be scheduled for execution | 
managedBlock
public static void managedBlock (ForkJoinPool.ManagedBlocker blocker)
Runs the given possibly blocking task.  When running in a ForkJoinPool, this
 method possibly arranges for a spare thread to be activated if
 necessary to ensure sufficient parallelism while the current
 thread is blocked in blocker.block().
 
This method repeatedly calls blocker.isReleasable() and
 blocker.block() until either method returns true.
 Every call to blocker.block() is preceded by a call to
 blocker.isReleasable() that returned false.
 
If not running in a ForkJoinPool, this method is behaviorally equivalent to
 while (!blocker.isReleasable())
   if (blocker.block())
     break;blocker.block().
    | Parameters | |
|---|---|
blocker | 
        
          ForkJoinPool.ManagedBlocker: the blocker task | 
      
| Throws | |
|---|---|
InterruptedException | 
          if blocker.block() did so | 
        
setParallelism
public int setParallelism (int size)
Changes the target parallelism of this pool, controlling the future creation, use, and termination of worker threads. Applications include contexts in which the number of available processors changes over time.
Implementation Note:
- This implementation restricts the maximum number of running threads to 32767
 
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
size | 
        
          int: the target parallelism level | 
      
| Returns | |
|---|---|
int | 
        the previous parallelism level. | 
| Throws | |
|---|---|
IllegalArgumentException | 
          if size is less than 1 or greater than the maximum supported by this pool. | 
UnsupportedOperationException | 
          this is thecommonPool() and parallelism level was set by System
         property {@systemProperty java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.common.parallelism}. | 
        
SecurityException | 
          if a security manager exists and
         the caller is not permitted to modify threads
         because it does not hold RuntimePermission("modifyThread") | 
        
shutdown
public void shutdown ()
Possibly initiates an orderly shutdown in which previously
 submitted tasks are executed, but no new tasks will be
 accepted. Invocation has no effect on execution state if this
 is the commonPool(), and no additional effect if
 already shut down.  Tasks that are in the process of being
 submitted concurrently during the course of this method may or
 may not be rejected.
| Throws | |
|---|---|
SecurityException | 
          if a security manager exists and
         the caller is not permitted to modify threads
         because it does not hold RuntimePermission("modifyThread") | 
        
shutdownNow
public List<Runnable> shutdownNow ()
Possibly attempts to cancel and/or stop all tasks, and reject
 all subsequently submitted tasks.  Invocation has no effect on
 execution state if this is the commonPool(), and no
 additional effect if already shut down. Otherwise, tasks that
 are in the process of being submitted or executed concurrently
 during the course of this method may or may not be
 rejected. This method cancels both existing and unexecuted
 tasks, in order to permit termination in the presence of task
 dependencies. So the method always returns an empty list
 (unlike the case for some other Executors).
| Returns | |
|---|---|
List<Runnable> | 
        an empty list | 
| Throws | |
|---|---|
SecurityException | 
          if a security manager exists and
         the caller is not permitted to modify threads
         because it does not hold RuntimePermission("modifyThread") | 
        
submit
public ForkJoinTask<T> submit (Callable<T> task)
Submits a value-returning task for execution and returns a
 Future representing the pending results of the task. The
 Future's get method will return the task's result upon
 successful completion.
 
 If you would like to immediately block waiting
 for a task, you can use constructions of the form
 result = exec.submit(aCallable).get();
 
Note: The Executors class includes a set of methods
 that can convert some other common closure-like objects,
 for example, PrivilegedAction to
 Callable form so they can be submitted.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
task | 
        
          Callable: the task to submit | 
      
| Returns | |
|---|---|
ForkJoinTask<T> | 
        a Future representing pending completion of the task | 
| Throws | |
|---|---|
NullPointerException | 
          if the task is null | 
RejectedExecutionException | 
          if the task cannot be scheduled for execution | 
submit
public ForkJoinTask<T> submit (ForkJoinTask<T> task)
Submits a ForkJoinTask for execution.
Implementation Requirements:
- This method is equivalent to 
externalSubmit(java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinTask)when called from a thread that is not in this pool. 
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
task | 
        
          ForkJoinTask: the task to submit | 
      
| Returns | |
|---|---|
ForkJoinTask<T> | 
        the task | 
| Throws | |
|---|---|
NullPointerException | 
          if the task is null | 
RejectedExecutionException | 
          if the task cannot be scheduled for execution | 
submit
public ForkJoinTask<?> submit (Runnable task)
Submits a Runnable task for execution and returns a Future
 representing that task. The Future's get method will
 return null upon successful completion.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
task | 
        
          Runnable: the task to submit | 
      
| Returns | |
|---|---|
ForkJoinTask<?> | 
        a Future representing pending completion of the task | 
| Throws | |
|---|---|
NullPointerException | 
          if the task is null | 
RejectedExecutionException | 
          if the task cannot be scheduled for execution | 
submit
public ForkJoinTask<T> submit (Runnable task, T result)
Submits a Runnable task for execution and returns a Future
 representing that task. The Future's get method will
 return the given result upon successful completion.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
task | 
        
          Runnable: the task to submit | 
      
result | 
        
          T: the result to return | 
      
| Returns | |
|---|---|
ForkJoinTask<T> | 
        a Future representing pending completion of the task | 
| Throws | |
|---|---|
NullPointerException | 
          if the task is null | 
RejectedExecutionException | 
          if the task cannot be scheduled for execution | 
toString
public String toString ()
Returns a string identifying this pool, as well as its state, including indications of run state, parallelism level, and worker and task counts.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
String | 
        a string identifying this pool, as well as its state | 
Protected methods
drainTasksTo
protected int drainTasksTo (Collection<? super ForkJoinTask<?>> c)
Removes all available unexecuted submitted and forked tasks
 from scheduling queues and adds them to the given collection,
 without altering their execution status. These may include
 artificially generated or wrapped tasks. This method is
 designed to be invoked only when the pool is known to be
 quiescent. Invocations at other times may not remove all
 tasks. A failure encountered while attempting to add elements
 to collection c may result in elements being in
 neither, either or both collections when the associated
 exception is thrown.  The behavior of this operation is
 undefined if the specified collection is modified while the
 operation is in progress.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
c | 
        
          Collection: the collection to transfer elements into | 
      
| Returns | |
|---|---|
int | 
        the number of elements transferred | 
newTaskFor
protected RunnableFuture<T> newTaskFor (Runnable runnable, T value)
Returns a RunnableFuture for the given runnable and default
 value.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
runnable | 
        
          Runnable: the runnable task being wrapped | 
      
value | 
        
          T: the default value for the returned future | 
      
| Returns | |
|---|---|
RunnableFuture<T> | 
        a RunnableFuture which, when run, will run the
 underlying runnable and which, as a Future, will yield
 the given value as its result and provide for cancellation of
 the underlying task | 
      
newTaskFor
protected RunnableFuture<T> newTaskFor (Callable<T> callable)
Returns a RunnableFuture for the given callable task.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
callable | 
        
          Callable: the callable task being wrapped | 
      
| Returns | |
|---|---|
RunnableFuture<T> | 
        a RunnableFuture which, when run, will call the
 underlying callable and which, as a Future, will yield
 the callable's result as its result and provide for
 cancellation of the underlying task | 
      
pollSubmission
protected ForkJoinTask<?> pollSubmission ()
Removes and returns the next unexecuted submission if one is available. This method may be useful in extensions to this class that re-assign work in systems with multiple pools.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
ForkJoinTask<?> | 
        the next submission, or null if none | 
      
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