Class ThreadPoolExecutor.DiscardOldestPolicy

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    ThreadPoolExecutor.RejectedExecutionHandler
    Enclosing class:
    ThreadPoolExecutor

    public static class ThreadPoolExecutor.DiscardOldestPolicy
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements ThreadPoolExecutor.RejectedExecutionHandler
    A handler for rejected tasks that discards the oldest unhandled request and then retries execute, unless the executor is shut down, in which case the task is discarded. This policy is rarely useful in cases where other threads may be waiting for tasks to terminate, or failures must be recorded. Instead consider using a handler of the form:
     
     new RejectedExecutionHandler() {
       public void rejectedExecution(Runnable r, ThreadPoolExecutor e) {
         Runnable dropped = e.getQueue().poll();
         if (dropped instanceof Future<?>) {
           ((Future<?>)dropped).cancel(false);
           // also consider logging the failure
         }
         e.execute(r);  // retry
     }}
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      DiscardOldestPolicy()
      Creates a DiscardOldestPolicy for the given executor.
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      void rejectedExecution​(java.lang.Runnable r, ThreadPoolExecutor e)
      Obtains and ignores the next task that the executor would otherwise execute, if one is immediately available, and then retries execution of task r, unless the executor is shut down, in which case task r is instead discarded.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Constructor Detail

      • DiscardOldestPolicy

        public DiscardOldestPolicy()
        Creates a DiscardOldestPolicy for the given executor.
    • Method Detail

      • rejectedExecution

        public void rejectedExecution​(java.lang.Runnable r,
                                      ThreadPoolExecutor e)
        Obtains and ignores the next task that the executor would otherwise execute, if one is immediately available, and then retries execution of task r, unless the executor is shut down, in which case task r is instead discarded.
        Specified by:
        rejectedExecution in interface ThreadPoolExecutor.RejectedExecutionHandler
        Parameters:
        r - the runnable task requested to be executed
        e - the executor attempting to execute this task