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as part of the JSR166 spec. On the other hand, the javadocs here do |
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<p> JSR-166 introduces package <tt>java.util.concurrent</tt> |
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<p>JSR-166 introduces package <tt>java.util.concurrent</tt> |
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containing utility classes commonly useful in concurrent |
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programming. Like package <tt>java.util</tt>, it includes a few small |
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standardized extensible frameworks, as well as other classes that |
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provide useful functionality and are otherwise tedious or difficult to |
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<p>JSR-166 focuses on breadth, providing critical functionality |
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useful across a wide range of concurrent programming styles and |
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applications, ranging from low-level atomic operations, to |
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customizable locks and synchronization aids, to various concurrent |
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exceptions. This optionally disassociates handlers from ThreadGroups, |
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which has proven to be too inflexible. (Note that the combination of |
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