org.virion.jam.util
Class LongTask

java.lang.Object
  org.virion.jam.util.LongTask

Direct Known Subclasses:

SimpleLongTask

public abstract class LongTask
extends Object

Constructor Summary

LongTask()

Method Summary

boolean	done() Called to find out if the task has completed.
abstract Object	doWork() Does the actual work and returns some kind of result.
Object	getAnswer()
abstract int	getCurrent() Called to find out how much has been done.
String	getDescription() Called to get the description of this task.
abstract int	getLengthOfTask() Called to find out how much work needs to be done.
abstract String	getMessage() Called to get the current message of the task.
void	go() Called to start the task.
void	stop() Called to stop task.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

LongTask

public LongTask()

Method Detail

doWork

public abstract Object doWork()
                       throws Exception

Does the actual work and returns some kind of result.

Throws:

Exception

go

public final void go()

Called to start the task.

getAnswer

public final Object getAnswer()

getLengthOfTask

public abstract int getLengthOfTask()

Called to find out how much work needs to be done.

getCurrent

public abstract int getCurrent()

Called to find out how much has been done.

stop

public void stop()

Called to stop task.

done

public boolean done()

Called to find out if the task has completed.

getMessage

public abstract String getMessage()

Called to get the current message of the task.

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Called to get the description of this task.