javascheduledexecutorservice

Executor System.out.println not showing in console


package com.company;

import java.io.Console;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

public class Main {

    static boolean isToastShewnLeft = false;

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        showToastLeft("first", "", "");
        showToastLeft("second", "", "");
        showToastLeft("third", "", "");
        showToastLeft("fourth", "", "");
        showToastLeft("fifth", "", "");
    }

    public static void showToastLeft(final String paramToastString1, final String paramToastString2, final String paramToastString3) {

        final long start = System.currentTimeMillis();

        ScheduledExecutorService worker1 = Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor();

        ScheduledExecutorService worker2 = Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor();

        if (isToastShewnLeft) {

            final Runnable r = new Runnable() {
                @SuppressWarnings("StatementWithEmptyBody")
                public void run() {
                    while (isToastShewnLeft) {

                    }

                    isToastShewnLeft = true;

                    //This line does not appear in console output
                    //I can set a breakpoint on this println and see that it does execute
                    System.out.println(paramToastString1);

                    ScheduledExecutorService worker3 = Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor();

                    final Runnable r2 = new Runnable() {
                        public void run() {
                            isToastShewnLeft = false;

                            System.out.println(System.currentTimeMillis() - start + " Set toast not shewn");
                        }
                    };

                    worker3.schedule(r2, 5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);

                }
            };

            worker1.schedule(r, 0, TimeUnit.SECONDS);

        } else {
            isToastShewnLeft = true;

            System.out.println(paramToastString1);

            final Runnable r2 = new Runnable() {
                public void run() {
                    isToastShewnLeft = false;
                    System.out.println(System.currentTimeMillis() - start + " Set toast not shewn");
                }
            };

            worker2.schedule(r2, 5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);

        }
    }
}
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            first
            5008 Set toast not shewn

My intent is to show the texts 5 seconds apart at each call to showToastLeft. Is it possible that there is a problem using println from the executors thread? I am using IntelliJ idea as my IDE.

I will be posting a screenshot showing the value of the boolean to be true in my debugger. enter image description here

Thank you for any responses....


Solution

  • You are not letting the Java threading system a chance to share the CPU between your threads.

                    while (isToastShewnLeft) {
                      // Add this.
                      Thread.sleep(10);
                    }