Class FutureResult


  • public class FutureResult
    extends Object
    A class maintaining a single reference variable serving as the result of an operation. The result cannot be accessed until it has been set.

    Sample Usage

     class ImageRenderer { Image render(byte[] raw); }
     class App {
       Executor executor = ...
       ImageRenderer renderer = ...
       void display(byte[] rawimage) {
         try {
           FutureResult futureImage = new FutureResult();
           Runnable command = futureImage.setter(new Callable() {
              public Object call() { return renderer.render(rawImage); }
           });
           executor.execute(command);
           drawBorders();             // do other things while executing
           drawCaption();
           drawImage((Image)(futureImage.get())); // use future
         }
         catch (InterruptedException ex) { return; }
         catch (InvocationTargetException ex) { cleanup(); return; }
       }
     }
     

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    See Also:
    Executor
    • Field Detail

      • value_

        protected Object value_
        The result of the operation
      • ready_

        protected boolean ready_
        Status -- true after first set
    • Constructor Detail

      • FutureResult

        public FutureResult()
        Create an initially unset FutureResult
    • Method Detail

      • setter

        public Runnable setter​(Callable function)
        Return a Runnable object that, when run, will set the result value.
        Parameters:
        function - - a Callable object whose result will be held by this FutureResult.
        Returns:
        A Runnable object that, when run, will call the function and (eventually) set the result.
      • set

        public void set​(Object newValue)
        Set the reference, and signal that it is ready. It is not considered an error to set the value more than once, but it is not something you would normally want to do.
        Parameters:
        newValue - The value that will be returned by a subsequent get();
      • setException

        public void setException​(Throwable ex)
        Set the exception field, also setting ready status.
        Parameters:
        ex - The exception. It will be reported out wrapped within an InvocationTargetException
      • getException

        public InvocationTargetException getException()
        Get the exception, or null if there isn't one (yet). This does not wait until the future is ready, so should ordinarily only be called if you know it is.
        Returns:
        the exception encountered by the operation setting the future, wrapped in an InvocationTargetException
      • isReady

        public boolean isReady()
        Return whether the reference or exception have been set.
        Returns:
        true if has been set. else false
      • peek

        public Object peek()
        Access the reference, even if not ready
        Returns:
        current value
      • clear

        public void clear()
        Clear the value and exception and set to not-ready, allowing this FutureResult to be reused. This is not particularly recommended and must be done only when you know that no other object is depending on the properties of this FutureResult.