util
Interface Ceaseable

All Known Implementing Classes:

RTWorkerThread, WorkerThread

public interface Ceaseable

Ceasable.java An interface for Thread objects that can be stopped using the cease method.

The cease method allows objects to stop currently running Threads without having determing which type of method to call.

Version:

$Revision: 1.4 $

Author:

James Brodman

, David Jurgens

See Also:

WorkerThread, RTWorkerThread

Method Summary

void	cease() Stops the execution of the Ceaseable.
void	join() Waits for this Ceasible to finish its execution and then returns.

Method Detail

cease

public void cease()

Stops the execution of the Ceaseable. Objects implementing this method shouldensure the invariant that no additional execution will take place upon this method returning.

join

public void join()
          throws InterruptedException

Waits for this Ceasible to finish its execution and then returns.

InterruptedException