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Class jcsp.util.Timer 

java.lang.Object
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   +----jcsp.lang.ChannelDataStore
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           +----jcsp.util.Timer
public class Timer
extends ChannelDataStore

Description

The Timer is an ChannelDataStore which returns a Long representing the current time in milliseconds from the system clock.

The Timer is always FULL and discards any Objects passed via put.

Author:
P.D.Austin

Constructor Index

o Timer()

Method Index

o clone()
Returns a new Object with the same creation parameters as this Object.
o get()
Returns a Long representing the current time in milliseconds.
o getState()
Returns the current state of the Timer (always returns FULL)
o put(Object)
This method discards the Object as writing to a Timer does not make sense.

Constructors

o Timer 
 public Timer()

Methods

o get 
 protected Object get()
Returns a Long representing the current time in milliseconds.

Returns:
The current time in milliseconds
Overrides:
get in class ChannelDataStore
o put 
 protected void put(Object object)
This method discards the Object as writing to a Timer does not make sense.

Parameters:
The - object to put in the Timer
Overrides:
put in class ChannelDataStore
o getState 
 protected int getState()
Returns the current state of the Timer (always returns FULL)

Returns:
The current state of the Timer
Overrides:
getState in class ChannelDataStore
o clone 
 protected Object clone()
Returns a new Object with the same creation parameters as this Object. This method should be overridden by subclasses to return a new Object that is the same type as this Object. The new instance should be created by constructing a new instance with the same parameters as the original. NOTE: Only the sizes of the data should be cloned not the stored data.

Returns:
The cloned instance of this Object.
Overrides:
clone in class ChannelDataStore 
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