net.ponder2
Class Semaphore

java.lang.Object
  net.ponder2.Semaphore

All Implemented Interfaces:

ManagedObject

public class Semaphore
extends java.lang.Object
implements ManagedObject

A semaphore object to enable synchronisation between managed objects. Typically used when interacting with GUIs

Version:

$Id:$

Author:

Kevin Twidle

Method Summary

protected void	acquire() Tries to acquire a permit.
protected void	release() Releases the semaphore ay incrementing the number of permits available.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

acquire

protected void acquire()

Tries to acquire a permit. If none are available then the task will hang until one becomes available

release

protected void release()

Releases the semaphore ay incrementing the number of permits available. If a task is blocked on this semaphore then that task is released instead of increasing the number of permits.