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The difference between the Runnable and Callable interfaces in Java


What is the difference between using the Runnable and Callable interfaces when designing a concurrent thread in Java, why would you choose one over the other?


Solution

  • See explanation here.

    The Callable interface is similar to Runnable, in that both are designed for classes whose instances are potentially executed by another thread. A Runnable, however, does not return a result and cannot throw a checked exception.