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BatonMessageBox<V> - Class in threadExamples

Implements a message box which can hold only a single message at a time.

BatonMessageBox() - Constructor for class threadExamples.BatonMessageBox

Creates an empty BatonMessageBox.

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Channel<V,W> - Class in threadExamples

A pair of Queues, representing a two-way channel between Threads.

Channel() - Constructor for class threadExamples.Channel

Creates a new Channel (a pair of Queues).

Counter - Class in threadExamples

This class illustrates the use of a Channel (a pair of Queues) to provide two-way communication between Threads.

Counter(Channel<?, Integer>, int) - Constructor for class threadExamples.Counter

Creates a Counter.

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get() - Method in class threadExamples.BatonMessageBox

Waits until there is something in this BatonMessageBox, then removes and returns it.

get() - Method in class threadExamples.Queue

Returns an Object from this Queue, waiting indefinitely if necessary for something to be put in this Queue.

get(int) - Method in class threadExamples.Queue

Returns an Object from this Queue, waiting up to limit milliseconds, if necessary, for something to be put into this Queue.

get() - Method in class threadExamples.SingleMessageBox

Waits until there is a "message" of type V in this SingleMessageBox, then removes and returns it.

getRequest() - Method in class threadExamples.Channel

Gets an Object of type V from the request queue.

getResponse() - Method in class threadExamples.Channel

Gets an Object of type W from the response queue.

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Main - Class in threadExamples

This program demonstrates three ways to keep Threads in sync.

Main() - Constructor for class threadExamples.Main

main(String[]) - Static method in class threadExamples.Main

Demonstration program to synchronize two Threads--one counting from 1 to 10, the other counting by tens from 10 to 100--in three different ways.

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Producer - Class in threadExamples

Once started, a Producer will unilaterally start producing numbers (using the increment with which it is started).

Producer(SingleMessageBox<Integer>, int) - Constructor for class threadExamples.Producer

Constructs a Producer that communicates by means of a SingleMessageBox, and produces values that count up by the given increment.

Producer(BatonMessageBox<Integer>, int) - Constructor for class threadExamples.Producer

Constructs a Producer that communicates by means of a BatonMessageBox, and produces values that count up by the given increment.

put(V) - Method in class threadExamples.BatonMessageBox

Waits until this BatonMessageBox is empty, then puts the given object into it.

put(V) - Method in class threadExamples.Queue

Adds an object to this Queue.

put(V) - Method in class threadExamples.SingleMessageBox

Waits until this SingleMessageBox is empty, then puts the given "message" of type V into it.

putRequest(V) - Method in class threadExamples.Channel

Puts an Object of type V into the request queue.

putResponse(W) - Method in class threadExamples.Channel

Puts an object of type W into the response queue.

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Queue<V> - Class in threadExamples

A synchronized queue.

Queue() - Constructor for class threadExamples.Queue

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randomDelay() - Static method in class threadExamples.Counter

Pauses a random amount of time.

run() - Method in class threadExamples.Counter

When a request is received (via the request queue of a Channel), then after a random delay, a response (an incremented number) is produced and returned (via the response queue of the same Channel).

run() - Method in class threadExamples.Producer

Continuously counts up (with a random delay) and puts the next number into a message box, if the message box is available (empty).

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SingleMessageBox<V> - Class in threadExamples

Implements a message box which can hold only a single message at a time.

SingleMessageBox() - Constructor for class threadExamples.SingleMessageBox

Creates an empty SingleMessageBox.

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threadExamples - package threadExamples

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