javax.jmdns.impl
Class DNSStatefulObject.DNSStatefulObjectSemaphore

java.lang.Object
  javax.jmdns.impl.DNSStatefulObject.DNSStatefulObjectSemaphore

Enclosing interface:

DNSStatefulObject

public static final class DNSStatefulObject.DNSStatefulObjectSemaphore
extends Object

This class define a semaphore. On this multiple threads can wait the arrival of one event. Thread wait for a maximum defined by the timeout.

Implementation note: this class is based on Semaphore so that they can be released by the timeout timer.

Author:

Pierre Frisch

Constructor Summary

DNSStatefulObject.DNSStatefulObjectSemaphore(String name)

Method Summary

void	signalEvent() Signals the semaphore when the event arrives.
String	toString()
void	waitForEvent(long timeout) Blocks the current thread until the event arrives or the timeout expires.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DNSStatefulObject.DNSStatefulObjectSemaphore

public DNSStatefulObject.DNSStatefulObjectSemaphore(String name)

Parameters:

name - Semaphore name for debugging purposes.

Method Detail

waitForEvent

public void waitForEvent(long timeout)

Blocks the current thread until the event arrives or the timeout expires.

Parameters:

timeout - wait period for the event

signalEvent

public void signalEvent()

Signals the semaphore when the event arrives.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object