Class MyTimerTask

java.lang.Object
  java.util.TimerTask
      MyTimerTask

All Implemented Interfaces:

Constants, java.lang.Runnable

 class MyTimerTask
extends java.util.TimerTask
implements Constants

MyTimerTask is a sub class of the TimerTask class. This class defines tasks that are performed when a Timer object starts operations according to a specified schedule.

Version:

1.0.0

Author:

Michiru Nishikawa

Field Summary

private PlusNumber	owner PlusNumber object that creates and has this TimerTask object.
private java.lang.String	sessionState String representing the current session state.

Fields inherited from interface Constants

BIG_FONT, CREAM1, CREAM2, CYAN, IMG_FILE_NAMES_MAIN, IMG_FILE_NAMES_NUMBER, IMG_FILE_NAMES_SPLASH, INST_HEADINGS, INST_IMG_FILE_NAMES, MAX_TIME, MEDIUM_FONT, MENU_ITEM_NAMES, MENU_NAMES, NOT_SELECTED, ORANGE, PLAYED, RED, SELECTED, SMALL_FONT, SMALLER_FONT, SMALLEST_FONT, SOUND_FILE_NAMES, YELLOW

Constructor Summary

MyTimerTask()
Default constructor that initialise attributes by caling a non-default constructor.

MyTimerTask(PlusNumber owner)
Constructor initialising all attributes with receiving one argument.

MyTimerTask(PlusNumber owner, java.lang.String sessionState)
Constructor initialising all attributes with receiving two arguments.

Method Summary

private void	processCorrectAfterOneSecond() This method is called by a GamePanelActionLister object when a game panel is clicked and the total sum becomes equals to a question number.
private void	processExceedAfterOneSecond() This method is called by a GamePanelActionLister object when a game panel is clicked and the total sum exceeds a question number.
private void	processTimer() This method defines tasks of the countdown timer on the main game window.
void	run() This method will be automatically called when the "scheduleAtFixedRate" or "schedule" method of the Timer class is called.

Methods inherited from class java.util.TimerTask

cancel, scheduledExecutionTime

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

owner

private PlusNumber owner

PlusNumber object that creates and has this TimerTask object.

sessionState

private java.lang.String sessionState

String representing the current session state.

Constructor Detail

MyTimerTask

public MyTimerTask(PlusNumber owner,
                   java.lang.String sessionState)

Constructor initialising all attributes with receiving two arguments.

Parameters:

owner - a parent PlusNumber object.

sessionState - string representing a state of a game session (either "correct" or "exceed")

MyTimerTask

public MyTimerTask(PlusNumber owner)

Constructor initialising all attributes with receiving one argument.

Parameters:

owner - a parent PlusNumber object.

MyTimerTask

public MyTimerTask()

Default constructor that initialise attributes by caling a non-default constructor.

Method Detail

run

public void run()

This method will be automatically called when the "scheduleAtFixedRate" or "schedule" method of the Timer class is called. Tasks written here will be executed after a specified duration of delay. This method switches tasks according to the value of "sessionState".

Specified by:

run in interface java.lang.Runnable

Specified by:

run in class java.util.TimerTask

processCorrectAfterOneSecond

private void processCorrectAfterOneSecond()

This method is called by a GamePanelActionLister object when a game panel is clicked and the total sum becomes equals to a question number. A Timer object is used in order to reflesh the window after a second so that the user can read the message on the screen.

processExceedAfterOneSecond

private void processExceedAfterOneSecond()

This method is called by a GamePanelActionLister object when a game panel is clicked and the total sum exceeds a question number. A Timer object is used in order to reflesh the window after a second so that the user can read the message on the screen.

processTimer

private void processTimer()

This method defines tasks of the countdown timer on the main game window. The timer starts from "3:00" and reduces the time by second. When it reaches to "0:00", the timer will stop.