//ExecutorService
public interface ExecutorService extends Executor {
　　...
　　<T> Future<T> submit(Callable<T> task);
　　<T> Future<T> submit(Runnable task, T result);
　　<T> Future<T> submit(Runnable task);
　　...
}

//AbstractExecutorService
public abstract class AbstractExecutorService implements ExecutorService {
　　...
　　public <T> Future<T> submit(Callable<T> task) {
　　　　if (task == null) throw new NullPointerException();
　　　　RunnableFuture<T> ftask = newTaskFor(task);
　　　　execute(ftask);
　　　　return ftask;
　　}
　　public <T> Future<T> submit(Runnable task, T result) {
　　　　if (task == null) throw new NullPointerException();
　　　　RunnableFuture<T> ftask = newTaskFor(task);
　　　　execute(ftask);
　　　　return ftask;
　　}
　　public Future<?> submit(Runnable task) {
　　　　if (task == null) throw new NullPointerExeption();
　　　　RunnableFuture<Void> ftask = newTaskFor(task, null);
　　　　execute(ftask);
　　　　return ftask; 
　　}
　　...
}

package com.threadpoolexecutor;

import java.util.concurrent.*;

/**
 * ThreadPoolExecutor#sumit(Callable<T> task)
 * Created by yulinfeng on 6/17/17.
 */
public class Sumit1 {

 public static void main(String[] args) throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
 Callable<String> callable = new Callable<String>() {
 public String call() throws Exception {
 System.out.println("This is ThreadPoolExetor#submit(Callable<T> task) method.");
 return "result";
 }
 };

 ExecutorService executor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
 Future<String> future = executor.submit(callable);
 System.out.println(future.get());
 }
}

package com.threadpoolexecutor;

import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
import java.util.concurrent.Future;

/**
 * ThreadPoolExecutor#submit(Runnable task, T result)
 * Created by yulinfeng on 6/17/17.
 */
public class Submit2 {

 public static void main(String[] args) throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {

 ExecutorService executor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
 Data data = new Data();
 Future<Data> future = executor.submit(new Task(data), data);
 System.out.println(future.get().getName());
 }
}

class Data {
 String name;

 public String getName() {
 return name;
 }

 public void setName(String name) {
 this.name = name;
 }
}

class Task implements Runnable {
 Data data;

 public Task(Data data) {
 this.data = data;
 }
 public void run() {
 System.out.println("This is ThreadPoolExetor#submit(Runnable task, T result) method.");
 data.setName("kevin");
 }
}

package com.threadpoolexecutor;

import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
import java.util.concurrent.Future;

/**
 * ThreadPoolExecutor#sumit(Runnable runnables)
 * Created by yulinfeng on 6/17/17.
 */
public class Submit {

 public static void main(String[] args) throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
 Runnable runnable = new Runnable() {
 public void run() {
 System.out.println("This is ThreadPoolExetor#submit(Runnable runnable) method.");
 }
 };

 ExecutorService executor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
 Future future = executor.submit(runnable);
 System.out.println(future.get());
 }
}

RunnableFuture<T> ftask = newTaskFor(task);
execute(ftask);

//AbstractExecutorService#newTaskFor
protected <T> RunnableFuture<T> newTaskFor(Callable<T> callable) {
　　return new FutureTask<T>(callable);
}
　　protected <T> RunnableFuture<T> newTaskFor(Runnable runnable, T value) {
　　return new FutureTask<T>(runnable, value);
}