Concurrency basics · interview question
Which ExecutorService method stops accepting new tasks but lets already-submitted tasks finish? (method name)
Fill in the blankMedium
Answer and explanation
Correct answer
shutdown or shutdown() or executor.shutdown()
Why
shutdown() is graceful; follow it with awaitTermination(...). shutdownNow() attempts to stop running tasks by interrupting them and returns the tasks that never started.
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