sale
Class AutoTimer

java.lang.Object
  sale.StepTimer
      sale.AutoTimer

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Timer

public class AutoTimer

extends StepTimer

A timer that has the functionality of the StepTimer and additionally can increase the time automatically.

Since:

v2.0

Author:

Stephan Gambke

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class sale.StepTimer

m_lhListeners, m_tTime

Constructor Summary

AutoTimer()
Create a new AutoTimer with a Step as time object and a delay of 10 seconds.

AutoTimer(Time tTime)
Create a new AutoTimer with the given time object and a delay of 10 seconds.

AutoTimer(Time tTime, long lDelay)
Create a new AutoTimer with the given time object and delay.

Method Summary

long	getDelay() Get the current delay between timer ticks in milliseconds.
void	goAhead() Increase the time by the current interval.
void	setDelay(long lMilliSecs) Set the delay between timer ticks.
void	start() Set the timer running.
void	stop() Stop the timer.

Methods inherited from class sale.StepTimer

addTimerListener, fireGoneAhead, fireIntervalSet, fireTimeSet, getInterval, getTime, getTimeObject, getTimeStamp, removeTimerListener, setInterval, setTime

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AutoTimer

public AutoTimer()

Create a new AutoTimer with a Step as time object and a delay of 10 seconds. The timer is initially not running.

AutoTimer

public AutoTimer(Time tTime)

Create a new AutoTimer with the given time object and a delay of 10 seconds. The timer is initially not running.

Parameters:

tTime - the time object to be used

AutoTimer

public AutoTimer(Time tTime,
                 long lDelay)

Create a new AutoTimer with the given time object and delay. The timer is initially not running.

Parameters:

tTime - the time object to use

lDelay - the delay in milliseconds between the increasing steps

Method Detail

goAhead

public void goAhead()
             throws IllegalArgumentException

Increase the time by the current interval.

If no interval has yet been set, the interval given by the Time.getDefaultInterval() method of the time object is used.

If the AutoTimer is running, the time is increased and the delay restartet.

Specified by:

goAhead in interface Timer

Overrides:

goAhead in class StepTimer

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the interval does not meet the time object's class or format requirements.

Override:

Never

start

public void start()
           throws IllegalArgumentException

Set the timer running. If the timer is already running, nothing happens.

The first timer tick occurs at once.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException

Override:

Never

stop

public void stop()

Stop the timer.

Override:

Never

setDelay

public void setDelay(long lMilliSecs)

Set the delay between timer ticks.

If the AutoTimer is currently running, the new delay takes effect after the next tick.

Parameters:

lMilliSecs - the delay in milliseconds. Must be > 0.

Override:

Never

getDelay

public long getDelay()

Get the current delay between timer ticks in milliseconds.

Returns:

a long value representing the delay