rice
Class Continuation.ExternalRunnable

java.lang.Object
  rice.Continuation.ExternalContinuationRunnable
      rice.Continuation.ExternalRunnable

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable

Enclosing class:

Continuation

public abstract static class Continuation.ExternalRunnable

extends Continuation.ExternalContinuationRunnable

This class is used when you want to run some task on the selector thread and wait for it to return its result. Override execute() to perform the operation and then use invoke to schedule its operation. The current thread will block until the operation returns a result or an exception.

Version:

$Id: pretty.settings 2305 2005-03-11 20:22:33Z jeffh $

Author:

jstewart

Constructor Summary

Continuation.ExternalRunnable()

Method Summary

protected abstract java.lang.Object	execute() DESCRIBE THE METHOD
protected void	execute(Continuation c) DESCRIBE THE METHOD

Methods inherited from class rice.Continuation.ExternalContinuationRunnable

invoke, invoke, run

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Continuation.ExternalRunnable

public Continuation.ExternalRunnable()

Method Detail

execute

protected abstract java.lang.Object execute()
                                     throws java.lang.Exception

DESCRIBE THE METHOD

Returns:

DESCRIBE THE RETURN VALUE

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - DESCRIBE THE EXCEPTION

execute

protected void execute(Continuation c)
                throws java.lang.Exception

DESCRIBE THE METHOD

Specified by:

execute in class Continuation.ExternalContinuationRunnable

Parameters:

c - DESCRIBE THE PARAMETER

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - DESCRIBE THE EXCEPTION