What is the difference between Runnable and Callable Interface in Java ?

Difference between Runnable and Callable Interface in Java ?

Runnable	Callable
Runnable introduce from JDK 1.0.	Callable introduce from JDK 5.0.
Runnable has run() method.	Callable has call() method.
Runnable run() method does not return any value, because its return type is void.	Callable call() method return value.
Runnable run() method does not throw any Exception(Checked Exception).	Callable call() method throw Exception(Checked Exception).
To execute runnable instance we pass its instance in Thread class object.	To execute callable instance we have to use ExecutorService interface of Executor framework.
Declaration of Runnable :	Declaration of Callable :
public interface Runnable {             void run(); }	public interface Callable<V> {             v call() throws Exception; }

      

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