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java.lang
public class

java.lang.InheritableThreadLocal

java.lang.Object
	java.lang.ThreadLocal
		java.lang.InheritableThreadLocal

An InheritableThreadLocal is very similar to a ThreadLocal, with the added functionality that a child Thread inherits all InheritableThreadLocal from its parent Thread upon Thread creation time.

Summary

Public Constructors

					InheritableThreadLocal()
					Constructs a new InheritableThreadLocal object

Protected Methods

				T	childValue(T parentValue)
					Computes the created Thread's initial value for this InheritableThreadLocal based on the current value of the same local on the creator Thread.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.ThreadLocal

get, initialValue, remove, set

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

	Object	clone()
		Answers a new instance of the same class as the receiver, whose slots have been filled in with the values in the slots of the receiver.
	boolean	equals(Object o)
		Compares the argument to the receiver, and answers true if they represent the same object using a class specific comparison.
	void	finalize()
		Called by the virtual machine when there are no longer any (non-weak) references to the receiver.
final	Class	getClass()
		Answers the unique instance of java.lang.Class which represents the class of the receiver.
	int	hashCode()
		Answers an integer hash code for the receiver.
final	void	notify()
		Causes one thread which is `wait` ing on the receiver to be made ready to run.
final	void	notifyAll()
		Causes all threads which are `wait` ing on the receiver to be made ready to run.
	String	toString()
		Answers a string containing a concise, human-readable description of the receiver.
final	void	wait(long time, int frac)
		Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run either pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by `notify` or `notifyAll`) or the expiration of the timeout.
final	void	wait(long time)
		Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run either pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by `notify` or `notifyAll`) or the expiration of the timeout.
final	void	wait()
		Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by `notify` or `notifyAll`).

Details

Public Constructors

public InheritableThreadLocal()

Constructs a new InheritableThreadLocal object

Protected Methods

protected T childValue(T parentValue)

Computes the created Thread's initial value for this InheritableThreadLocal based on the current value of the same local on the creator Thread.

				T	get()
					Return the value of this variable under `Thread.currentThread()`
				T	initialValue()
					Return the initial value of this variable under `Thread.currentThread()`
				void	remove()
					Removes the current value, such that the next call to get() will return the default value, as defined by initialValue().
				void	set(T value)
					Set the value of this variable under `Thread.currentThread()`

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java.lang.InheritableThreadLocal

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Summary

Public Constructors

Protected Methods

Methods inherited from class java.lang.ThreadLocal

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Details

Public Constructors

public InheritableThreadLocal()

Protected Methods

protected T childValue(T parentValue)


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