@FunctionalInterface
public abstract interface Callable<V>
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A task that returns a result and may throw an exception. Implementors define a single method with no arguments called call.

The Callable interface is similar to java.lang.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.

The Executors class contains utility methods to convert from other common forms to Callable classes.

Parameters:
<V>    the result type of method call

See also:
Executor

Since:  1.5