Java Blocking Queue
//Listing 8-1. The Blocking Queue Equivalent of Chapter 3’s PC Application import java.util.concurrent.ArrayBlockingQueue; import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue; import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService; import java.util.concurrent.Executors; public class A { public static void main(String[] args) { final BlockingQueue<Character> bq; bq = new ArrayBlockingQueue<Character>(26); final ExecutorService executor = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(2); Runnable producer = () -> { for (char ch = 'A'; ch <= 'Z'; ch++) { try { bq.put(ch); System.out.printf("%c produced by " + "producer.%n", ch); } catch (InterruptedException ie) { } } }; executor.execute(producer); Runnable consumer = () -> { char ch = '\0'; do { try { ch = bq.take(); System.out.printf("%c consumed by " + "consumer.%n", ch); } catch (InterruptedException ie) { } } while (ch != 'Z'); executor.shutdownNow(); }; executor.execute(consumer); } }