planetj.util
Class CMTimerTask

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.util.TimerTask
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        +--planetj.util.CMTimerTask

All Implemented Interfaces:

Runnable

Direct Known Subclasses:

DataEngineTimerTask

public abstract class CMTimerTask

extends TimerTask

Method Summary

void	addListener(ITaskListener pTaskListener) Adds a listener of this timer task.
TaskEvent	getNewTaskEvent() Returns a TaskEvent object to used when notifying listerns when the task starts and completes.
TaskEvent	getTaskEvent() Returns the TaskEvent object used when notifying listerns when the task starts and completes.
abstract void	performTask() The action to be performed by this task.
void	postTask() Any logic to be carried out after this task starts.
void	preTask() Any logic to be carried out before this task starts.
void	removeListener(ITaskListener pTaskListener) Removes a listener of this timer task.
void	run() Sets up, performs, and resets the task.

Methods inherited from class java.util.TimerTask

cancel, scheduledExecutionTime

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

addListener

public void addListener(ITaskListener pTaskListener)

Adds a listener of this timer task.

getNewTaskEvent

public TaskEvent getNewTaskEvent()

Returns a TaskEvent object to used when notifying listerns when the task starts and completes. Subclass which use there own unique TaskEvent object need to override this method inorder to create there unique TaskEvents. This method is called everytime a task starts.

Returns:

TaskEvent

getTaskEvent

public TaskEvent getTaskEvent()

Returns the TaskEvent object used when notifying listerns when the task starts and completes.

Returns:

TaskEvent

performTask

public abstract void performTask()
                          throws Exception

The action to be performed by this task.

Exception

postTask

public void postTask()
              throws Exception

Any logic to be carried out after this task starts.

Exception

preTask

public void preTask()
             throws Exception

Any logic to be carried out before this task starts.

Exception

removeListener

public void removeListener(ITaskListener pTaskListener)

Removes a listener of this timer task.

run

public final void run()

Sets up, performs, and resets the task.

Specified by:

run in interface Runnable

Specified by:

run in class TimerTask