java.lang
Class InheritableThreadLocal<T>

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.ThreadLocal<T>
      java.lang.InheritableThreadLocal<T>

public class InheritableThreadLocal<T>
extends ThreadLocal<T>

A variable for which each thread has its own value; child threads will inherit the value at thread creation time.

See Also:

Thread, ThreadLocal

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.ThreadLocal

ThreadLocal.Values

Constructor Summary

InheritableThreadLocal()
Creates a new inheritable thread local variable.

Method Summary

protected T	childValue(T parentValue) Creates a value for the child thread given the parent thread's value.
(package private) ThreadLocal.Values	initializeValues(Thread current) Creates Values instance for this thread and variable type.
(package private) ThreadLocal.Values	values(Thread current) Gets Values instance for this thread and variable type.

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

Constructor Detail

InheritableThreadLocal

public InheritableThreadLocal()

Creates a new inheritable thread local variable.

Method Detail

childValue

protected T childValue(T parentValue)

Creates a value for the child thread given the parent thread's value. Called from the parent thread when creating a child thread. The default implementation returns the parent thread's value.

values

ThreadLocal.Values values(Thread current)

Description copied from class: ThreadLocal

Gets Values instance for this thread and variable type.

Overrides:

values in class ThreadLocal<T>

initializeValues

ThreadLocal.Values initializeValues(Thread current)

Description copied from class: ThreadLocal

Creates Values instance for this thread and variable type.

Overrides:

initializeValues in class ThreadLocal<T>