org.basex.util
Class Action

java.lang.Object
  org.basex.util.Action

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable

public abstract class Action
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Runnable

This class defines an action which is executed as a thread. If it is called another time, the current thread is skipped.

Author:

Workgroup DBIS, University of Konstanz 2005-08, ISC License, Christian Gruen

Constructor Summary

Action()

Method Summary

boolean	cancel() Stops the current process.
void	delay(int ms) Sleeps for a while and executes the action afterwards.
void	execute() Creates a new action thread.
boolean	running() Checks if the process is running.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Runnable

run

Constructor Detail

Action

public Action()

Method Detail

execute

public final void execute()

Creates a new action thread.

delay

public final void delay(int ms)

Sleeps for a while and executes the action afterwards.

Parameters:

ms - number of milliseconds to wait before executions

cancel

public final boolean cancel()

Stops the current process.

Returns:

true if process was stopped.

running

public final boolean running()

Checks if the process is running.

Returns:

result of check