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public static class

ThreadPoolExecutor.DiscardOldestPolicy

extends Object
implements RejectedExecutionHandler
java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.DiscardOldestPolicy

Class Overview

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.

Summary

Public Constructors
ThreadPoolExecutor.DiscardOldestPolicy()
Creates a DiscardOldestPolicy for the given executor.
Public Methods
void rejectedExecution(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.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object
From interface java.util.concurrent.RejectedExecutionHandler

Public Constructors

public ThreadPoolExecutor.DiscardOldestPolicy ()

Since: API Level 1

Creates a DiscardOldestPolicy for the given executor.

Public Methods

public void rejectedExecution (Runnable r, ThreadPoolExecutor e)

Since: API Level 1

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.

Parameters
r the runnable task requested to be executed
e the executor attempting to execute this task