org.zaval.util
Class Timer

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.lang.Thread
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        +--org.zaval.util.Timer

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable

public class Timer

extends java.lang.Thread

This is timer component. The class is used to organize periodic execution for the registered Runnable interfaces. The class contains getTimer static method to get the Timer instance. Using the method you can get shared timer instance or own (new) timer instance. Shared instance can be used by several consumers.

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY

Method Summary

void	add(java.lang.Runnable l, int startIn, int repeatIn) Adds the specified runnable interface to be executed in the given time with the specified period.
void	clear(java.lang.Runnable l) Clears tick counter for the specified runnable interface.
static Timer	getTimer(boolean b) Gets a timer instance.
void	remove(java.lang.Runnable l) Removes the specified runnable interface so it no longer to be executed.
void	run()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

activeCount, checkAccess, countStackFrames, currentThread, destroy, dumpStack, enumerate, getContextClassLoader, getName, getPriority, getThreadGroup, interrupt, interrupted, isAlive, isDaemon, isInterrupted, join, join, join, resume, setContextClassLoader, setDaemon, setName, setPriority, sleep, sleep, start, stop, stop, suspend, toString, yield

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

add

public void add(java.lang.Runnable l,
                int startIn,
                int repeatIn)

Adds the specified runnable interface to be executed in the given time with the specified period.

Parameters:

l - the specified runnable interface.

startIn - the specified time (milliseconds) after that the interface will be executed first.

repeatIn - the specified period (milliseconds) of the runnable interface execution.

remove

public void remove(java.lang.Runnable l)

Removes the specified runnable interface so it no longer to be executed.

Parameters:

l - the specified runnable interface.

clear

public void clear(java.lang.Runnable l)

Clears tick counter for the specified runnable interface. The method allows to put off the runnable interface executing.

Parameters:

l - the specified runnable interface.

run

public void run()

Overrides:

run in class java.lang.Thread

getTimer

public static Timer getTimer(boolean b)

Gets a timer instance. The specified flag indicates if the timer instance should be created or not.

Parameters:

b - the specified flag. If the parameter is true than a new timer instance will be created otherwise shared timer instance will be returned.

Returns:

the timer instance.