Package ffx.ui

Class SwingWorker

java.lang.Object
ffx.ui.SwingWorker
public abstract class SwingWorker extends Object
This is the 3rd version of SwingWorker (also known as SwingWorker 3), an abstract class that you subclass to perform GUI-related work in a dedicated thread. For instructions on using this class, see: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/misc/threads.html Note that the API changed slightly in the 3rd version: You must now invoke start() on the SwingWorker after creating it.
Author:
Michael J. Schnieders

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    SwingWorker()
    Start a thread that will call the construct method and then exit.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    abstract Object
    construct()
    Compute the value to be returned by the get method.
    void
    finished()
    Called on the event dispatching thread (not on the worker thread) after the construct method has returned.
    Object
    get()
    Return the value created by the construct method.
    protected Object
    getValue()
    Get the value produced by the worker thread, or null if it hasn't been constructed yet.
    void
    interrupt()
    A new method that interrupts the worker thread.
    void
    start()
    Start the worker thread.

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

  • Constructor Details

    • SwingWorker

      public SwingWorker()
      Start a thread that will call the construct method and then exit.

  • Method Details

    • construct

      public abstract Object construct()
      Compute the value to be returned by the get method.
      Returns:
      a Object object.

    • finished

      public void finished()
      Called on the event dispatching thread (not on the worker thread) after the construct method has returned.

    • get

      public Object get()
      Return the value created by the construct method. Returns null if either the constructing thread or the current thread was interrupted before a value was produced.
      Returns:
      the value created by the construct method

    • interrupt

      public void interrupt()
      A new method that interrupts the worker thread. Call this method to force the worker to stop what it's doing.

    • start

      public void start()
      Start the worker thread.

    • getValue

      protected Object getValue()
      Get the value produced by the worker thread, or null if it hasn't been constructed yet.
      Returns:
      a Object object.