javatools.swing
Class StatusLabelSync

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.lang.Thread
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        +--javatools.swing.StatusLabelSync

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable, RunningRunnable

public class StatusLabelSync

extends java.lang.Thread

implements RunningRunnable

It is a thread to control messages displayed into a status label. Use this sequence of commands: StatusLabelSync sync = new StatusLabelSync(); sync.setStatusLabel(myOwnJLabel); sync.start(); -- repeat sync.setMessage(theMessageGroup, theMessageToBeDisplayed); // make what you need sync.removeMessage(theMessageGroup); -- return to repeat while you need it. sync.stopAll();

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY

Constructor Summary

StatusLabelSync()
Creates a new instance of StatusLabelSync

Method Summary

void	removeMessage(java.lang.String threadName) Removes the message previously set.
void	run() Thread's run method.
void	setMessage(java.lang.String threadName, java.lang.String message) Sets the message to be displayed.
void	setStatusLabel(javax.swing.JLabel pStatusLabel) Sets the status label in which messages will be displayed.
void	stopAll() Stops the thread.
void	wakeUp() Effectively shows the string of the status label.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

activeCount, checkAccess, countStackFrames, currentThread, destroy, dumpStack, enumerate, getContextClassLoader, getName, getPriority, getThreadGroup, holdsLock, interrupt, interrupted, isAlive, isDaemon, isInterrupted, join, join, join, resume, 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

StatusLabelSync

public StatusLabelSync()

Creates a new instance of StatusLabelSync

Method Detail

run

public void run()

Thread's run method.

Specified by:

run in interface java.lang.Runnable

Overrides:

run in class java.lang.Thread

stopAll

public void stopAll()

Stops the thread.

setStatusLabel

public void setStatusLabel(javax.swing.JLabel pStatusLabel)

Sets the status label in which messages will be displayed.

Parameters:

pStatusLabel - The label to use.

setMessage

public void setMessage(java.lang.String threadName,
                       java.lang.String message)

Sets the message to be displayed. It will be displayed only if the message is lonely, otherwise a message of the type "X concurrent operations under execution" will be displayed.

Parameters:

threadName - The message group.

message - The message to be displayed.

removeMessage

public void removeMessage(java.lang.String threadName)

Removes the message previously set.

Parameters:

threadName - The message group.

wakeUp

public void wakeUp()

Effectively shows the string of the status label.

Specified by:

wakeUp in interface RunningRunnable