future
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- noun
- /ˈfjuːtʃər/
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Future (objeto de programación)
- The asynchronous job created a future that could be checked to see if it was complete.
Examples
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When you call this function, it returns a future that gives you the result once it's done processing.
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Never block a thread waiting on a Future 3.
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Consider the following example, which has three methods that call different datastores and each return a Future:
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It's sort of a promise for a future object that loads the NIB.
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The Future API in Akka is very rich, but the key for us is its monadic nature.
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In programming, a future allows you to handle operations that will finish at a later time.
Compounds
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A verb form showing an action will be finished before a future time
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A verb form that shows an action will finish before a future time
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A verb tense that shows an action will be happening at a future time
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A verb form showing an action that will be happening at a certain time in the future
Surface Forms
Etymology
Future comes from the Latin futurus 'going to be' (from esse 'to be'). In computing, a future is a value that is not here yet but will 'be' available later, which fits the original idea of 'going to be'.