CSP for Java
(JCSP) 1.1-rc4

org.jcsp.plugNplay
Class Printer

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.jcsp.plugNplay.Printer
All Implemented Interfaces:
CSProcess

public class Printer
extends Object
implements CSProcess

Prints each Object from its input channel to a PrintStream.

Process Diagram

Description

Printer is a process for printing each object from its in channel to a PrintStream object (by default, System.out).

For convenience, Printer may be configured with prefix and postfix strings with which to decorate its output.

Channel Protocols

Input Channels
in java.lang.Object The in Channel can accept data of any Class.

Example

See the example in Merge.

Author:
P.H. Welch and P.D. Austin
See Also:
Parallel

Constructor Summary
Printer(ChannelInput in)
          Construct a new Printer with System.out as its PrintStream and empty prefix and postfix strings.
Printer(ChannelInput in, PrintStream printStream)
          Construct a new Printer with empty prefix and postfix strings.
Printer(ChannelInput in, PrintStream printStream, String prefix, String postfix)
          Construct a new Printer.
Printer(ChannelInput in, String prefix, String postfix)
          Construct a new Printer with System.out as its PrintStream.
 
Method Summary
 void run()
          The main body of this process.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

Printer

public Printer(ChannelInput in)
Construct a new Printer with System.out as its PrintStream and empty prefix and postfix strings.

Parameters:
in - the channel from which to read

Printer

public Printer(ChannelInput in,
               String prefix,
               String postfix)
Construct a new Printer with System.out as its PrintStream.

Parameters:
in - the channel from which to read
prefix - the string to write in front of each object
postfix - the string to write after each object

Printer

public Printer(ChannelInput in,
               PrintStream printStream)
Construct a new Printer with empty prefix and postfix strings.

Parameters:
in - the channel from which to read
printStream - the stream to which to write

Printer

public Printer(ChannelInput in,
               PrintStream printStream,
               String prefix,
               String postfix)
Construct a new Printer.

Parameters:
in - he channel from which to read
printStream - the stream to which to write
prefix - the string to write in front of each object
postfix - the string to write after each object
Method Detail

run

public void run()
The main body of this process.

Specified by:
run in interface CSProcess

CSP for Java
(JCSP) 1.1-rc4

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