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## Interface Callable<V>

- Type Parameters:
    `V` - the result type of method `call`
  All Known Subinterfaces:
    DocumentationTool.DocumentationTask, JavaCompiler.CompilationTask
  Functional Interface:
    This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.

      @FunctionalInterface
      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

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `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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