com.sapportals.wcm.util.factories
Class ThreadUtils

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java.lang.Object
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public class ThreadUtils

extends java.lang.Object

Some tools for starting threads.

Copyright (c) SAP AG 2001-2002

Constructor Summary

ThreadUtils()

Method Summary

static java.lang.Thread	daemonize(java.lang.Runnable task) Create a new daemon thread for a Runnable .
static java.lang.Thread	daemonize(java.lang.Runnable task, java.lang.String name) Create a new daemon thread for a Runnable .
static java.lang.Thread	daemonizeFixedTimer(java.lang.Runnable task, java.util.Date start, long interval) Create a new daemon thread with a fixed timer for a Runnable .
static java.lang.Thread	daemonizeFixedTimer(java.lang.Runnable task, java.util.Date start, long interval, java.lang.String name) Create a new daemon thread with a fixed timer for a Runnable .
static java.lang.Thread	daemonizeFixedTimer(java.lang.Runnable task, long delay, long interval) Create a new daemon thread with a fixed timer for a Runnable .
static java.lang.Thread	daemonizeFixedTimer(java.lang.Runnable task, long delay, long interval, java.lang.String name) Create a new daemon thread with a fixed timer for a Runnable .
static java.lang.ThreadGroup	getRootThreadGroup() Get the root thread group (the system thread group).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ThreadUtils

public ThreadUtils()

Method Detail

getRootThreadGroup

public static java.lang.ThreadGroup getRootThreadGroup()

Get the root thread group (the system thread group).

Returns:

the ThreadGroup at top level.

daemonize

public static java.lang.Thread daemonize(java.lang.Runnable task)

Create a new daemon thread for a Runnable .

Parameters:

task - the Runnable to execute by the task.

Returns:

the Thread , marked as daemon and already started.

daemonize

public static java.lang.Thread daemonize(java.lang.Runnable task,
                                         java.lang.String name)

Create a new daemon thread for a Runnable .

Parameters:

task - the Runnable to execute by the task.

name - a String with the name of the thread.

Returns:

the Thread , marked as daemon and already started.

daemonizeFixedTimer

public static java.lang.Thread daemonizeFixedTimer(java.lang.Runnable task,
                                                   java.util.Date start,
                                                   long interval)

Create a new daemon thread with a fixed timer for a Runnable .

Parameters:

task - the Runnable to execute by the task.

start - a Date with the start date for the timer.

interval - a long with the delay between each call to the task in milliseconds.

Returns:

the Thread , marked as daemon and already started.

daemonizeFixedTimer

public static java.lang.Thread daemonizeFixedTimer(java.lang.Runnable task,
                                                   java.util.Date start,
                                                   long interval,
                                                   java.lang.String name)

Create a new daemon thread with a fixed timer for a Runnable .

Parameters:

task - the Runnable to execute by the task.

start - a Date with the start date for the timer.

interval - a long with the delay between each call to the task in milliseconds.

name - a String with the name of the thread.

Returns:

the Thread , marked as daemon and already started.

daemonizeFixedTimer

public static java.lang.Thread daemonizeFixedTimer(java.lang.Runnable task,
                                                   long delay,
                                                   long interval)

Create a new daemon thread with a fixed timer for a Runnable .

Parameters:

task - the Runnable to execute by the task.

delay - a long with the delay for the first call to the task in milliseconds.

interval - a long with the delay between each call to the task in milliseconds.

Returns:

the Thread , marked as daemon and already started.

daemonizeFixedTimer

public static java.lang.Thread daemonizeFixedTimer(java.lang.Runnable task,
                                                   long delay,
                                                   long interval,
                                                   java.lang.String name)

Create a new daemon thread with a fixed timer for a Runnable .

Parameters:

task - the Runnable to execute by the task.

delay - a long with the delay for the first call to the task in milliseconds.

interval - a long with the delay between each call to the task in milliseconds.

name - a String with the name of the thread.

Returns:

the Thread , marked as daemon and already started.