org.autoplot.util

Class TickleTimer

java.lang.Object

org.autoplot.util.TickleTimer

public class TickleTimer
extends java.lang.Object

TickleTimer is a timer that fires once it's been left alone for a while. The idea is the keyboard can be pecked away and the change event will not be fired until the keyboard is idle. java.util.Timer performs very similar functionality.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TickleTimer(long delay, java.beans.PropertyChangeListener listener)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addPropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener l)
java.util.List<java.lang.String>	getMessages()
boolean	isRunning()
void	removePropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener l)
void	tickle()
void	tickle(java.lang.String message)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TickleTimer

public TickleTimer(long delay,
                   java.beans.PropertyChangeListener listener)

Parameters:

delay - time in milliseconds to wait until firing off the change. If delay is =<0, then events will be fired off immediately.

listener - provides the callback when the timer runs out. The listener is added as one of the bean's property change listeners.

Method Detail

tickle

public void tickle()

tickle

public void tickle(java.lang.String message)

addPropertyChangeListener

public final void addPropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener l)

removePropertyChangeListener

public final void removePropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener l)

isRunning

public boolean isRunning()

getMessages

public java.util.List<java.lang.String> getMessages()