Class UpdateHandler 

java.lang.Object
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   +----java.lang.Thread
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           +----UpdateHandler
public class UpdateHandler
extends Thread
Class definition for a thread that reads from a socket and queues the objects it reads to a processing thread.

Version:
$Revision: 1.9 $, $Date: 2000/10/12 14:08:02 $
Author:
John Cavanaugh

Variable Index

o done
A flag to signal that the thread should terminate.
o mainThread
The main processing thread.
o objStream
The input object stream.
o stream
The original input stream.

Constructor Index

o UpdateHandler(VisiMain, InputStream)
Constructs a ModelUpdate handler.

Method Index

o halt()
Stops the thread.
o run()
Reads objects from the input stream and pass them to the main processing thread.
o toString()
Gets a string describing the update handler.

Variables

o mainThread 
 private VisiMain mainThread
The main processing thread.

o stream 
 private InputStream stream
The original input stream.

o objStream 
 private ObjectInputStream objStream
The input object stream.

o done 
 private boolean done
A flag to signal that the thread should terminate.

Constructors

o UpdateHandler 
 public UpdateHandler(VisiMain mainThread,
                      InputStream stream)
Constructs a ModelUpdate handler.

Parameters:
mainThread - the main line processing thread.
stream - an input stream.

Methods

o run 
 public void run()
Reads objects from the input stream and pass them to the main processing thread.

Overrides:
run in class Thread
o halt 
 public void halt()
Stops the thread.

o toString 
 public String toString()
Gets a string describing the update handler.

Returns:
a string describing the socket handler object.
Overrides:
toString in class Thread