uk.ac.ic.doc.automed.util.thread
Class TimedThread

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Thread
      uk.ac.ic.doc.automed.util.thread.TimedThread

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable

public class TimedThread
extends java.lang.Thread

Nested Class Summary

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

java.lang.Thread.State, java.lang.Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler

Field Summary

private boolean	_daemon
private int	_id
private java.lang.String	_name
private long	_sleepTime
private boolean	_stop
private Threadable	_threadableObj
private static boolean	debugError
private static int	ID_COUNTER

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY

Constructor Summary

TimedThread(long sleepTime, Threadable threadableObj, boolean daemon)
An overloading constructor for instant running of a thread object

TimedThread(java.lang.String name, int id, long sleepTime, Threadable threadableObj, boolean daemon)
Creates a new instance of TimedThread

TimedThread(java.lang.String name, long sleepTime, Threadable threadableObj, boolean daemon)
An overloading constructor for instant running of a thread object

TimedThread(Threadable threadableObj, boolean daemon)
An overloading constructor for instant running of a thread object

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	getDefaultName() Return the default, unique name for a thread
static int	getNextID() Get the next id counter for a new thread
boolean	getReadyState() Get the state of the handler object (ready or note).
Threadable	getThreadObject() Return the threadable object
boolean	isStopped() Check if a thread is started or not
void	restartThread() To restart, stop and start it
void	run() Implements the thread-running method
void	startThread() Start (rather resume) a thread's operation
void	stopThread() Stop (rather pause) a thread

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

activeCount, checkAccess, countStackFrames, currentThread, destroy, dumpStack, enumerate, getAllStackTraces, getContextClassLoader, getDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler, getId, getName, getPriority, getStackTrace, getState, getThreadGroup, getUncaughtExceptionHandler, holdsLock, interrupt, interrupted, isAlive, isDaemon, isInterrupted, join, join, join, resume, setContextClassLoader, setDaemon, setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler, setName, setPriority, setUncaughtExceptionHandler, 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

Field Detail

_name

private java.lang.String _name

_id

private int _id

_sleepTime

private long _sleepTime

_threadableObj

private Threadable _threadableObj

_daemon

private boolean _daemon

_stop

private boolean _stop

ID_COUNTER

private static int ID_COUNTER

debugError

private static final boolean debugError

Constructor Detail

TimedThread

public TimedThread(java.lang.String name,
                   int id,
                   long sleepTime,
                   Threadable threadableObj,
                   boolean daemon)

Creates a new instance of TimedThread

Parameters:

name - a meaningful name for thread object

id - a unique thread's id

sleepTime - a sleep time in seconds

threadableObj - a thread-handling object

daemon - whether or not to create a daemon-like thread

TimedThread

public TimedThread(java.lang.String name,
                   long sleepTime,
                   Threadable threadableObj,
                   boolean daemon)

An overloading constructor for instant running of a thread object

TimedThread

public TimedThread(long sleepTime,
                   Threadable threadableObj,
                   boolean daemon)

An overloading constructor for instant running of a thread object

TimedThread

public TimedThread(Threadable threadableObj,
                   boolean daemon)

An overloading constructor for instant running of a thread object

Method Detail

stopThread

public void stopThread()

Stop (rather pause) a thread

startThread

public void startThread()

Start (rather resume) a thread's operation

isStopped

public boolean isStopped()

Check if a thread is started or not

restartThread

public void restartThread()

To restart, stop and start it

getReadyState

public boolean getReadyState()

Get the state of the handler object (ready or note). This is especially useful
for server thread.

run

public void run()

Implements the thread-running method

Specified by:

run in interface java.lang.Runnable

Overrides:

run in class java.lang.Thread

getDefaultName

public static java.lang.String getDefaultName()

Return the default, unique name for a thread

Returns:

String default thread's name

getThreadObject

public Threadable getThreadObject()

Return the threadable object

getNextID

public static int getNextID()

Get the next id counter for a new thread

Returns:

int next thread's id