Uses of Interface java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-17

## Uses of Interface
java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService

- Packages that use ScheduledExecutorService
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.util.concurrent | Utility classes commonly useful in concurrent programming.

- - ### Uses of ScheduledExecutorService in java.util.concurrent

    Classes in java.util.concurrent that implement ScheduledExecutorService
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor` A `ThreadPoolExecutor` that can additionally schedule commands to run after a given delay, or to execute periodically.

    Methods in java.util.concurrent that return ScheduledExecutorService
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static ScheduledExecutorService` | Executors.`newScheduledThreadPool(int corePoolSize)` Creates a thread pool that can schedule commands to run after a given delay, or to execute periodically.
    `static ScheduledExecutorService` | Executors.`newScheduledThreadPool(int corePoolSize, ThreadFactory threadFactory)` Creates a thread pool that can schedule commands to run after a given delay, or to execute periodically.
    `static ScheduledExecutorService` | Executors.`newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor()` Creates a single-threaded executor that can schedule commands to run after a given delay, or to execute periodically.
    `static ScheduledExecutorService` | Executors.`newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor(ThreadFactory threadFactory)` Creates a single-threaded executor that can schedule commands to run after a given delay, or to execute periodically.
    `static ScheduledExecutorService` | Executors.`unconfigurableScheduledExecutorService(ScheduledExecutorService executor)` Returns an object that delegates all defined `ScheduledExecutorService` methods to the given executor, but not any other methods that might otherwise be accessible using casts.

    Methods in java.util.concurrent with parameters of type ScheduledExecutorService
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static ScheduledExecutorService` | Executors.`unconfigurableScheduledExecutorService(ScheduledExecutorService executor)` Returns an object that delegates all defined `ScheduledExecutorService` methods to the given executor, but not any other methods that might otherwise be accessible using casts.

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