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### class:RecursiveTask [NONE]
Type Parameters: `V` - the type of the result of the task All Implemented Interfaces: `Serializable`, `Future<V>` public abstract class RecursiveTask<V>extends ForkJoinTask<V> A recursive result-bearing `ForkJoinTask`. For example, here is a task-based program for computing Factorials:
     import java.util.concurrent.RecursiveTask;
     import java.math.BigInteger;
     public class Factorial {
       static class FactorialTask extends RecursiveTask<BigInteger> {
         private final int from, to;
         FactorialTask(int from, int to) { this.from = from; this.to = to; }
         protected BigInteger compute() {
           int range = to - from;
           if (range == 0) {                       // base case
             return BigInteger.valueOf(from);
           } else if (range == 1) {                // too small to parallelize
             return BigInteger.valueOf(from).multiply(BigInteger.valueOf(to));
           } else {                                // split in half
             int mid = from + range / 2;
             FactorialTask leftTask = new FactorialTask(from, mid);
             leftTask.fork();         // perform about half the work locally
             return new FactorialTask(mid + 1, to).compute()
                    .multiply(leftTask.join());
           }
         }
       }
       static BigInteger factorial(int n) { // uses ForkJoinPool.commonPool()
         return (n <= 1) ? BigInteger.ONE : new FactorialTask(1, n).invoke();
       }
       public static void main(String[] args) {
         System.out.println(factorial(Integer.parseInt(args[0])));
       }
     }
Since: 1.7 See Also: Serialized Form

### constructor:RecursiveTask() [NONE]
### RecursiveTask public RecursiveTask() Constructor for subclasses to call.

### method:compute() [NONE]
### compute protected abstract V compute() The main computation performed by this task. Returns: the result of the computation

### method:getRawResult() [NONE]
### getRawResult public final V getRawResult() Description copied from class: `ForkJoinTask` Returns the result that would be returned by `ForkJoinTask.join()`, even if this task completed abnormally, or `null` if this task is not known to have been completed. This method is designed to aid debugging, as well as to support extensions. Its use in any other context is discouraged. Specified by: `getRawResult` in class `ForkJoinTask<V>` Returns: the result, or `null` if not completed ### setRawResult protected final void setRawResult (V value) Description copied from class: `ForkJoinTask` Forces the given value to be returned as a result. This method is designed to support extensions, and should not in general be called otherwise. Specified by: `setRawResult` in class `ForkJoinTask<V>` Parameters: `value` - the value

### method:exec() [NONE]
### exec protected final boolean exec() Implements execution conventions for RecursiveTask. Specified by: `exec` in class `ForkJoinTask<V>` Returns: `true` if this task is known to have completed normally