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25
26 package java.lang;
27 import java.lang.ref.*;
28
29 /**
30 * This class extends {@code ThreadLocal} to provide inheritance of values
31 * from parent thread to child thread: when a child thread is created, the
32 * child receives initial values for all inheritable thread-local variables
33 * for which the parent has values. Normally the child's values will be
34 * identical to the parent's; however, the child's value can be made an
35 * arbitrary function of the parent's by overriding the {@code childValue}
36 * method in this class.
37 *
38 * <p>Inheritable thread-local variables are used in preference to
39 * ordinary thread-local variables when the per-thread-attribute being
40 * maintained in the variable (e.g., User ID, Transaction ID) must be
41 * automatically transmitted to any child threads that are created.
42 *
43 * <p>Note: During the creation of a new {@link
44 * Thread#Thread(ThreadGroup,Runnable,String,long,boolean) thread}, it is
45 * possible to <i>opt out</i> of receiving initial values for inheritable
46 * thread-local variables.
47 *
48 * @author Josh Bloch and Doug Lea
49 * @see ThreadLocal
50 * @since 1.2
51 */
52
53 public class InheritableThreadLocal<T> extends ThreadLocal<T> {
54 /**
55 * Computes the child's initial value for this inheritable thread-local
56 * variable as a function of the parent's value at the time the child
57 * thread is created. This method is called from within the parent
58 * thread before the child is started.
59 * <p>
60 * This method merely returns its input argument, and should be overridden
61 * if a different behavior is desired.
62 *
63 * @param parentValue the parent thread's value
64 * @return the child thread's initial value
65 */
66 protected T childValue(T parentValue) {
67 return parentValue;
68 }
69
70 /**
71 * Get the map associated with a ThreadLocal.
72 *
73 * @param t the current thread
74 */
75 ThreadLocalMap getMap(Thread t) {
76 return t.inheritableThreadLocals;
77 }
78
79 /**
80 * Create the map associated with a ThreadLocal.
81 *
82 * @param t the current thread
83 * @param firstValue value for the initial entry of the table.
84 */
85 void createMap(Thread t, T firstValue) {
86 t.inheritableThreadLocals = new ThreadLocalMap(this, firstValue);
87 }
88 }
89