Any difference between ExecutorService.submit and ExecutorService.execute?

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I think both of them will execute the thread task in some time in the future, why two methods?

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 08 '12 at 02:31

Execute() doesn't return a value, whereas submit() returns a Future that can be use to get the return value from the executed code.

execute() is there because it's part of the Executor interface which ExecutorService extends, most likely only so there can be a very simple interface.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 08 '12 at 02:32

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submit returns a Future, which allows you to get information about the task after it is complete.

answered Jan 08 '12 at 02:32

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Any difference between ExecutorService.submit and ExecutorService.execute?

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