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## java.util.concurrent
Interface Callable<V>

Type Parameters:
  `V` - the result type of method `call`

All Known Subinterfaces:
  JavaCompiler.CompilationTask

    public interface Callable<V>

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 `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.

Since:
  1.5
See Also:
  `Executor`

Method Summary
`V` | `call()` Computes a result, or throws an exception if unable to do so.

Method Detail

### call

    V call()
           throws Exception

  Computes a result, or throws an exception if unable to do so.

  Returns:
    computed result
  Throws:
    `Exception` - if unable to compute a result

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