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# FutureNew

Create a new BoxFuture object.

## Method Signature

```
FutureNew(value=[any], executor=[any])
```

### Arguments

| Argument   | Type  | Required | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Default |
| ---------- | ----- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| `value`    | `any` | `false`  | <p>If passed, the value to set on the BoxFuture object as completed or it can be a lambda/closure<br>that will provide the value and it will be executed asynchronously, or it can be a native Java CompletableFuture</p>    |         |
| `executor` | `any` | `false`  | <p>The executor to use for the BoxFuture object. By default, the BoxFuture object will use the<br>default executor (ForkJoinPool.commonPool()). This can be the name of a named executor or a<br>custom executor object.</p> |         |

## Examples

## Related

* [AsyncAll](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/asyncall.md)
* [AsyncAllApply](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/asyncallapply.md)
* [AsyncAny](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/asyncany.md)
* [AsyncRun](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/asyncrun.md)
* [ExecutorDelete](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/executordelete.md)
* [ExecutorGet](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/executorget.md)
* [ExecutorHas](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/executorhas.md)
* [ExecutorList](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/executorlist.md)
* [ExecutorNew](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/executornew.md)
* [ExecutorShutdown](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/executorshutdown.md)
* [ExecutorStatus](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/executorstatus.md)
* [IsInThread](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/isinthread.md)
* [isThreadAlive](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/isthreadalive.md)
* [IsThreadInterrupted](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/isthreadinterrupted.md)
* [RunAsync](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/runasync.md)
* [ThreadInterrupt](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/threadinterrupt.md)
* [ThreadJoin](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/threadjoin.md)
* [ThreadNew](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/threadnew.md)
* [ThreadTerminate](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/threadterminate.md)


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