ej.fp.util

Class ThirdEventThread

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Thread

ej.fp.util.ThirdEventThread

All Implemented Interfaces:

Runnable

public class ThirdEventThread
extends Thread

This thread is used to send an event on demand.

The thread has be waked up using wakeup() method. After a time defined by the ThirdEventThread.ThirdEventWidget, the thread asks to the ThirdEventThread.ThirdEventWidget to send the event.

At any moment the thread can stop event timeout calling the method goToSleep().

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static interface	ThirdEventThread.ThirdEventWidget The ThirdEventThread requires an implementation of ThirdEventThread.ThirdEventWidget to send to event after a sleep period.

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Thread

Thread.State, Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ThirdEventThread(ThirdEventThread.ThirdEventWidget widget, boolean infinite) Creates a ThirdEventThread for the ThirdEventWidget.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	dispose() Disposes this thread stopping it.
void	goToSleep() Sleeps the thread.
boolean	isSendingThirdEvent() Returns true when a call to wakeup() has been performed whereas a call to goToSleep() not.
void	run() If this thread was constructed using a separate Runnable run object, then that Runnable object's run method is called; otherwise, this method does nothing and returns.
void	wakeup() Wakes up the thread: it will waits during waiting period before send the third event.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

activeCount, checkAccess, currentThread, dumpStack, enumerate, getAllStackTraces, getDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler, getId, getName, getPriority, getStackTrace, getState, getUncaughtExceptionHandler, holdsLock, interrupt, interrupted, isAlive, isDaemon, isInterrupted, join, join, join, setDaemon, setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler, setName, setPriority, setUncaughtExceptionHandler, sleep, sleep, start, toString, yield

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ThirdEventThread

public ThirdEventThread(ThirdEventThread.ThirdEventWidget widget,
                        boolean infinite)

Creates a ThirdEventThread for the ThirdEventWidget.

Parameters:

widget - the widget which sends the third event.

infinite - true to send the third event indifinitively until goToSleep() is called.

Method Detail

dispose

public void dispose()

Disposes this thread stopping it.

goToSleep

public void goToSleep()

Sleeps the thread.

isSendingThirdEvent

public boolean isSendingThirdEvent()

Returns true when a call to wakeup() has been performed whereas a call to goToSleep() not.

Returns:

true when thread is ready to send a third event.

run

public void run()

Description copied from class: Thread

If this thread was constructed using a separate Runnable run object, then that Runnable object's run method is called; otherwise, this method does nothing and returns. Subclasses of Thread should override this method.

Specified by:

run in interface Runnable

Overrides:

run in class Thread

See Also:

Thread.run()

wakeup

public void wakeup()

Wakes up the thread: it will waits during waiting period before send the third event.