swpchat.util
Class Waiter

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.lang.Thread
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        +--swpchat.util.Waiter

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable

public class Waiter

extends java.lang.Thread

This class is used for inter-thread-communication. (e.g. between MessageReceiver and ReceiverServerConnection)

Field Summary

private boolean	exitNow
private java.lang.String	result
private boolean	waiting

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

contextClassLoader, daemon, eetop, group, inheritableThreadLocals, inheritedAccessControlContext, MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, name, NORM_PRIORITY, priority, single_step, stillborn, stopThreadPermission, target, threadInitNumber, threadLocals, threadQ

Constructor Summary

Waiter()
The constructor automagically starts the thread.

Method Summary

void	cont(java.lang.String message) Tell the Waiter to stop waiting and end the thread.
void	run() Waits until exitNow is set to true by waitForCont(), then the thread ends.
java.lang.String	waitForCont() Waits until someone calls cont(String) and returns the String passed to cont(String).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

, activeCount, checkAccess, countStackFrames, currentThread, destroy, dumpStack, enumerate, exit, getContextClassLoader, getName, getPriority, getThreadGroup, init, interrupt, interrupt0, interrupted, isAlive, isDaemon, isInterrupted, isInterrupted, join, join, join, nextThreadNum, registerNatives, resume, resume0, setContextClassLoader, setDaemon, setName, setPriority, setPriority0, sleep, sleep, start, stop, stop, stop0, suspend, suspend0, toString, yield

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

waiting

private boolean waiting

exitNow

private boolean exitNow

result

private java.lang.String result

Constructor Detail

Waiter

public Waiter()

The constructor automagically starts the thread.

Method Detail

waitForCont

public java.lang.String waitForCont()

Waits until someone calls cont(String) and returns the String passed to cont(String).

cont

public void cont(java.lang.String message)

Tell the Waiter to stop waiting and end the thread.

Parameters:

message - will be returned by waitForCont().

run

public void run()

Waits until exitNow is set to true by waitForCont(), then the thread ends.

Overrides:

run in class java.lang.Thread