# Uses of Interface
java.util.concurrent.RunnableFuture

Packages that use RunnableFuture
Package
Description
java.util.concurrent
Utility classes commonly useful in concurrent programming.
javax.swing
Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.

- ## Uses of RunnableFuture in java.util.concurrent

  Subinterfaces of RunnableFuture in java.util.concurrent
  Modifier and Type
  Interface
  Description
  `interface`
  `RunnableScheduledFuture<V>`
  A `ScheduledFuture` that is `Runnable`.
  Classes in java.util.concurrent that implement RunnableFuture
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `class`
  `FutureTask<V>`
  A cancellable asynchronous computation.
  Methods in java.util.concurrent that return RunnableFuture
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `protected <T> RunnableFuture<T>`
  AbstractExecutorService.`newTaskFor(Runnable runnable, T value)`
  Returns a `RunnableFuture` for the given runnable and default value.
  `protected <T> RunnableFuture<T>`
  AbstractExecutorService.`newTaskFor(Callable<T> callable)`
  Returns a `RunnableFuture` for the given callable task.

- ## Uses of RunnableFuture in javax.swing

  Classes in javax.swing that implement RunnableFuture
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `class`
  `SwingWorker<T,V>`
  An abstract class to perform lengthy GUI-interaction tasks in a background thread.