Package org.snmp4j.util

Interface ThreadFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultThreadFactory

public interface ThreadFactory

The ThreadFactory describes a factory for threads of execution modeled as WorkerTasks.

Since:

1.9

Version:

1.9

Author:

Frank Fock

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
WorkerTask	createWorkerThread(String name, WorkerTask task, boolean daemon)	Creates a new thread of execution for the supplied task.

Method Details

createWorkerThread

WorkerTask createWorkerThread(String name,
 WorkerTask task,
 boolean daemon)

Creates a new thread of execution for the supplied task. The returned WorkerTask is a symmetric wrapper for the supplied one. When the returned task is being run, the supplied one will be executed in a new thread of execution until it either terminates or the WorkerTask.terminate() method has been called.

Parameters:

name - the name of the execution thread.

task - the task to be executed in the new thread.

daemon - indicates whether the new thread is a daemon (true or an user thread (false).

Returns:

the WorkerTask wrapper to control start and termination of the thread.