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oracle.javatools.util
Class NamedTimer

java.lang.Object
java.util.Timer
oracle.javatools.util.NamedTimer

public class NamedTimer

extends java.util.Timer

A subclass of Timer that also allows configuring the name and priority of the underlying timer thread.

Note: Since Java 2 Platform SE 5.0, the Timer API provides constructors which set the name of the thread. This class may still be useful if you want to set the timer thread priority.

Constructor Summary

NamedTimer(java.lang.String name)
Constructs a new non-daemon NamedTimer with the specified name.

NamedTimer(java.lang.String name, int priority)
Constructs a new non-daemon NamedTimer with the specified name and priority.

NamedTimer(java.lang.String name, int priority, boolean isDaemon)
Constructs a new NamedTimer with the specified name, priority, and daemon status.

Method Summary

static NamedTimer

getSharedLowPriorityTimer()

Methods inherited from class java.util.Timer

cancel, purge, schedule, schedule, schedule, schedule, scheduleAtFixedRate, scheduleAtFixedRate

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

NamedTimer

public NamedTimer(java.lang.String name)

Constructs a new non-daemon NamedTimer with the specified name.

Parameters:

name - The name for the underlying timer thread.

See Also:

Thread

NamedTimer

public NamedTimer(java.lang.String name,
                  int priority)

Constructs a new non-daemon NamedTimer with the specified name and priority.

Parameters:

name - The name for the underlying timer thread.

priority - The priority for the underlying timer thread.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - If the priority is not one of Thread.MIN_PRIORITY, Thread.NORM_PRIORITY, or Thread.MAX_PRIORITY.

See Also:

Thread

NamedTimer

public NamedTimer(java.lang.String name,
                  int priority,
                  boolean isDaemon)

Constructs a new NamedTimer with the specified name, priority, and daemon status.

Parameters:

name - The name for the underlying timer thread.

priority - The priority for the underlying timer thread.

isDaemon - true if the underlying thread should be run as a daemon.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - If the priority is not one of Thread.MIN_PRIORITY, Thread.NORM_PRIORITY, or Thread.MAX_PRIORITY.

See Also:

Thread

Method Detail

getSharedLowPriorityTimer

public static NamedTimer getSharedLowPriorityTimer()

Returns:

A daemon, min priority, shared Timer to be used for "short" duration background processing.

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