ej.mwt.animation

Class Animator

java.lang.Object

ej.mwt.animation.Animator

public class Animator
extends Object

An animator executes animations as fast as possible.

The animator loops on:

• retrieve the current time with Util.platformTimeMillis(),
• call the Animation.tick(long) of all the registered animations,
• wait for the end of the flush,
• start again while at least one animation is running.

Only one animator can be running at any time.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Animator() Creates an animator.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	startAnimation(Animation animation) Starts an animation.
void	stopAllAnimations() Stops all the animations.
void	stopAnimation(Animation animation) Stops an animation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Animator

public Animator()

Creates an animator.

Multiple animators may be created but only one can be running at any time.

Method Detail

startAnimation

public void startAnimation(Animation animation)

Starts an animation.

The animation tick method is then called every period.

Parameters:

animation - the animation to start.

See Also:

Animation.tick(long)

stopAnimation

public void stopAnimation(Animation animation)

Stops an animation.

The tick method of the given animation will not be called anymore by this animator.

This method must be called in the MicroUI thread.

Parameters:

animation - the animation to stop.

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if this method is called in an other thread than the MicroUI thread or during an animation tick.

stopAllAnimations

public void stopAllAnimations()

Stops all the animations.

The tick method of every animation will not be called anymore by this animator.

This method must be called in the MicroUI thread.

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if this method is called in an other thread than the MicroUI thread or during an animation tick.