proper.gui.core.frame
Class FrameThread

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Thread
      proper.gui.core.frame.FrameThread

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable

public class FrameThread
extends java.lang.Thread

Represents the Thread-Class with a few enhancements for frames.

Version:

$Revision: 1.3 $

Author:

FracPete

Nested Class Summary

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

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

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY

Constructor Summary

FrameThread(ProperFrame parent)
initializes the thread

Method Summary

void	afterRun() code that should be execute in the run()-method at the end
void	beforeRun() code that should be execute in the run()-method at the beginning
ProperFrame	getParentFrame() returns the parent frame which owns this thread
boolean	isRunning() whether the thread is still running
void	stopRunning() stops the thread, i.e.

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, run, setContextClassLoader, setDaemon, setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler, setName, setPriority, setUncaughtExceptionHandler, sleep, sleep, start, stop, stop, suspend, toString, yield

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FrameThread

public FrameThread(ProperFrame parent)

initializes the thread

Method Detail

getParentFrame

public ProperFrame getParentFrame()

returns the parent frame which owns this thread

isRunning

public boolean isRunning()

whether the thread is still running

stopRunning

public void stopRunning()

stops the thread, i.e. the current execution is carried out, but not the next one (e.g. in a for-loop). it represents a "clean" stop of the thread even though it might not stop immediately

beforeRun

public void beforeRun()

code that should be execute in the run()-method at the beginning

afterRun

public void afterRun()

code that should be execute in the run()-method at the end