newFixedThreadPool Method

A fixed thread pool can be obtainted by calling the static newFixedThreadPool() method of Executors class.

Syntax

ExecutorService fixedPool = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(2);

where

• Maximum 2 threads will be active to process tasks.
• If more than 2 threads are submitted then they are held in a queue until threads become available.
• A new thread is created to take its place if a thread terminates due to failure during execution shutdown on executor is not yet called.
• Any thread exists till the pool is shutdown.

Example

The following TestThread program shows usage of newFixedThreadPool method in thread based environment.

 Live Demo

import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
import java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

public class TestThread {
 
   public static void main(final String[] arguments) throws InterruptedException {
      ExecutorService executor = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(2);

      // Cast the object to its class type
      ThreadPoolExecutor pool = (ThreadPoolExecutor) executor;

      //Stats before tasks execution
      System.out.println("Largest executions: "
         + pool.getLargestPoolSize());
      System.out.println("Maximum allowed threads: "
         + pool.getMaximumPoolSize());
      System.out.println("Current threads in pool: "
         + pool.getPoolSize());
      System.out.println("Currently executing threads: "
         + pool.getActiveCount());
      System.out.println("Total number of threads(ever scheduled): "
         + pool.getTaskCount());

      executor.submit(new Task());
      executor.submit(new Task());

      //Stats after tasks execution
      System.out.println("Core threads: " + pool.getCorePoolSize());
      System.out.println("Largest executions: "
         + pool.getLargestPoolSize());
      System.out.println("Maximum allowed threads: "
         + pool.getMaximumPoolSize());
      System.out.println("Current threads in pool: "
         + pool.getPoolSize());
      System.out.println("Currently executing threads: "
         + pool.getActiveCount());
      System.out.println("Total number of threads(ever scheduled): "
         + pool.getTaskCount());

      executor.shutdown();
   }  

   static class Task implements Runnable {

      public void run() {
         
         try {
            Long duration = (long) (Math.random() * 5);
            System.out.println("Running Task! Thread Name: " +
               Thread.currentThread().getName());
               TimeUnit.SECONDS.sleep(duration);
            
            System.out.println("Task Completed! Thread Name: " +
               Thread.currentThread().getName());
         } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
         }
      }
   }
}

This will produce the following result.

Output

Largest executions: 0
Maximum allowed threads: 2
Current threads in pool: 0
Currently executing threads: 0
Total number of threads(ever scheduled): 0
Core threads: 2
Largest executions: 2
Maximum allowed threads: 2
Current threads in pool: 2
Currently executing threads: 1
Total number of threads(ever scheduled): 2
Running Task! Thread Name: pool-1-thread-1
Running Task! Thread Name: pool-1-thread-2
Task Completed! Thread Name: pool-1-thread-2
Task Completed! Thread Name: pool-1-thread-1