biz.onixs.util.concurrent

Class LightweightCondition

java.lang.Object

biz.onixs.util.concurrent.LightweightCondition

public class LightweightCondition
extends Object

Light weight conditions provide a means for one thread to suspend execution (to "wait") until notified by another thread that some state condition may now be true.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
LightweightCondition()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	await(long timeout) Causes the current thread to wait until it is signaled or interrupted, or the specified waiting time elapses.
void	signal() Wakes up one waiting thread.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

LightweightCondition

public LightweightCondition()

Method Detail

await

public boolean await(long timeout)

Causes the current thread to wait until it is signaled or interrupted, or the specified waiting time elapses.

Parameters:

timeout - timeout in nanoseconds

Returns:

true if signaled, false otherwise

signal

public void signal()

Wakes up one waiting thread. If the thread was blocked on await() then it will unblock. Otherwise, its next call to await is guaranteed not to block.