com.sssw.fw.timer
Class EboTimerFactory

java.lang.Object
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 +--java.lang.Thread
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       +--com.sssw.fw.timer.EboTimerFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

Runnable

public class EboTimerFactory

extends Thread

Factory for allocating a timer. When you allocate a timer, you need an instance of your own handler class that implements EbiTimerHandler.

To get a factory instance and allocate a timer, use code like this:

   MyTimerHandler myhandler = new MyTimerHandler();
   fw.timer.EboTimerFactory timerFactory = new EboTimerFactory("My Timer Factory");
   EbiTimer timer = timerFactory.allocateTimer((EbiTimerHandler) myhandler);
 

The String argument for the EboTimerFactory constructor is an application-defined thread name. Each timer runs in a separate thread.

See Also:

EbiTimer, EbiTimerHandler

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY

Constructor Summary

EboTimerFactory()

Method Summary

EbiTimer	allocateTimer(EbiTimerHandler handler) Allocates a Timer object but does not register for a timeExpired() event.
EbiTimer	allocateTimer(EbiTimerHandler handler, long interval, Object userobject) Allocates a Timer object and registers for a timeExpired() event.

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, run, 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

Constructor Detail

EboTimerFactory

public EboTimerFactory()

Method Detail

allocateTimer

public EbiTimer allocateTimer(EbiTimerHandler handler)

Allocates a Timer object but does not register for a timeExpired() event. You can use the timer's register() method later to request the event.

Parameters:

handler - An EbiTimerHandler object whose timeExpired() method is called each time a registered interval elapses.

Returns:

An EbiTimer object.

allocateTimer

public EbiTimer allocateTimer(EbiTimerHandler handler,
                              long interval,
                              Object userobject)

Allocates a Timer object and registers for a timeExpired() event.

Parameters:

handler - An EbiTimerHandler object whose timeExpired() method is called each time a registered interval elapses.

interval - The time in milliseconds until the handler's timeExpired() method is called.

userobject - An object you want to associate with the timer notification. For example, you might store the current context when you register an interval and retrieve it (using the getUserObject() method of the EbiTimer) when the time expires. This can be useful when using a single handler to manage a set of timers.

Returns:

An EbiTimer object.