List<Runnable> returned from shutdownNow() can not be converted to submitted Runnable

Question

Below is the source code of the class.

I wanted to verify how does shutdownNow() works for not submitted task. Problem I am getting in below code is shutdownNow() return List<FutureTask> and not List<Runnable> which I have submitted List<Runnable> containing submitted instance of PrimeProducer .

In Below program I wanted to get the tasks which where not executed and their state so that I can reschedule them later. name() represents just state that I want to store.

So I am not able to convert to submitted Task.

class PrimeProducer implements Runnable {
private final SynchronousQueue<BigInteger> queue;

PrimeProducer(SynchronousQueue<BigInteger> queue) {
    this.queue = queue;
}

public void run() {
    try {
        BigInteger p = BigInteger.ONE;
        queue.put(p = p.nextProbablePrime());
    } catch (InterruptedException consumed) {
        System.out.println("Safe Exit");
        Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
    }

}

public String name() {
    return "PrimeProducer";
}

public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException,
        ExecutionException {
    PrimeProducer primeProducer = new PrimeProducer(
            new SynchronousQueue<BigInteger>());//SynchronousQueue just to ensure it put is blocking
    ExecutorService executorService = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(1);
    executorService.submit(primeProducer);
    executorService.submit(primeProducer);
    List<Runnable> list = executorService.shutdownNow();
    //PrimeProducer producer = (PrimeProducer) list.get(0);// Class Cast
                                                            // Exception
    FutureTask<PrimeProducer> futureTask = (FutureTask<PrimeProducer>) list
            .get(0);
            System.out.println(futureTask.isDone());//Prints false
    futureTask.get().name();//futureTask-->PrimeProducer get() hangs.


}
}

Problematic Lines

//PrimeProducer producer = (PrimeProducer) list.get(0);// Class Cast
                                                            // Exception
 FutureTask<PrimeProducer> futureTask = (FutureTask<PrimeProducer>) list
            .get(0);
 futureTask.get().name();//futureTask-->PrimeProducer get() hangs.

Answer 1

Try "execute" instead of "submit".