//: concurrency/ThreadLocalVariableHolder.java // Automatically giving each thread its own storage. import java.util.concurrent.*; import java.util.*; class Accessor implements Runnable { private final int id; public Accessor(int idn) { id = idn; } @Override public void run() { while(!Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted()) { ThreadLocalVariableHolder.increment(); System.out.println(this); Thread.yield(); } } @Override public String toString() { return "#" + id + ": " + ThreadLocalVariableHolder.get(); } } public class ThreadLocalVariableHolder { private static ThreadLocal value = new ThreadLocal() { private Random rand = new Random(47); @Override protected synchronized Integer initialValue() { return rand.nextInt(10000); } }; public static void increment() { value.set(value.get() + 1); } public static int get() { return value.get(); } public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { ExecutorService exec = Executors.newCachedThreadPool(); for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++) exec.execute(new Accessor(i)); TimeUnit.SECONDS.sleep(3); // Run for a while exec.shutdownNow(); // All Accessors will quit } } /* Output: (Sample) #0: 9259 #1: 556 #2: 6694 #3: 1862 #4: 962 #0: 9260 #1: 557 #2: 6695 #3: 1863 #4: 963 ... *///:~