net.sourceforge.cvsgrab.util
Class MaskingThread

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Thread
      net.sourceforge.cvsgrab.util.MaskingThread

All Implemented Interfaces:

Runnable

public class MaskingThread
extends Thread

This class attempts to erase characters echoed to the console.

Author:

Qusay H. Mahmoud

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Thread

Thread.State, Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY

Constructor Summary

MaskingThread(String prompt)
Constructor for MaskingThread

Method Summary

void	run() Begin masking until asked to stop.
void	stopMasking() Instruct the thread to stop masking.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

activeCount, checkAccess, countStackFrames, currentThread, destroy, dumpStack, enumerate, getAllStackTraces, getContextClassLoader, getDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler, getId, getName, getPriority, getStackTrace, getState, getThreadGroup, getUncaughtExceptionHandler, holdsLock, interrupt, interrupted, isAlive, isDaemon, isInterrupted, join, join, join, resume, setContextClassLoader, setDaemon, setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler, setName, setPriority, setUncaughtExceptionHandler, sleep, sleep, start, stop, stop, suspend, toString, yield

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MaskingThread

public MaskingThread(String prompt)

Constructor for MaskingThread

Parameters:

prompt - The prompt displayed to the user

Method Detail

run

public void run()

Begin masking until asked to stop.

Specified by:

run in interface Runnable

Overrides:

run in class Thread

stopMasking

public void stopMasking()

Instruct the thread to stop masking.