Class GameTimer

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Thread
      GameTimer

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable

public class GameTimer
extends java.lang.Thread

Class used for the implementation of a timer. The Timer uses threading so it will not be interrupted. Very simlple functionality to start/stop time and get elapsed time variables.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Thread

java.lang.Thread.State, java.lang.Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY

Constructor Summary

GameTimer(GameClient newClient)
Constructor: initialize calendar variable

Method Summary

void	endTimer() Method for stopping the timer.
void	run() Runs the timer in its own thread
void	startTimer() Method for starting the timer
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string of the current running game time.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

activeCount, checkAccess, countStackFrames, currentThread, destroy, dumpStack, enumerate, getAllStackTraces, getContextClassLoader, getDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler, getId, getName, getPriority, getStackTrace, getState, getThreadGroup, getUncaughtExceptionHandler, holdsLock, interrupt, interrupted, isAlive, isDaemon, isInterrupted, join, join, join, resume, setContextClassLoader, setDaemon, setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler, setName, setPriority, setUncaughtExceptionHandler, sleep, sleep, start, stop, stop, suspend, yield

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

GameTimer

public GameTimer(GameClient newClient)

Constructor: initialize calendar variable

Method Detail

run

public void run()

Runs the timer in its own thread

Specified by:

run in interface java.lang.Runnable

Overrides:

run in class java.lang.Thread

startTimer

public void startTimer()

Method for starting the timer

endTimer

public void endTimer()

Method for stopping the timer. Sets variable keepTime to false which will exit the currently running thread.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string of the current running game time.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Thread