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Class tos.Inbox 

java.lang.Object
   |
   +----tos.Inbox
public final class Inbox
extends Object 
  ...
  Inbox inbox = new Inbox("MyBox");
  while (true) {
    while (inbox.size()>0)
      handle(inbox.next());
    try {
      synchronized(inbox){ inbox.wait(5000); }
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
  ...
Note: An inbox is notified every time some data is posted to it.

Version:
$Id: Inbox.java,v 1.4 2000/11/16 15:35:10 lauvset Exp $
Author:
Kåre Jørgen Lauvset [kaare@cs.uit.no]

Constructor Index

o Inbox(String)
Create inbox.

Method Index

o close()
Close inbox.
o next()
Get next object reference.
o post(String, Object)
Post data to inbox.
o size()
Get current inbox size.

Constructors

o Inbox 
 public Inbox(String nm)
Create inbox.

Parameters:
nm - inbox name.

Methods

o close 
 public void close()
Close inbox. No more data can be posted to the inbox when it is closed.

o size 
 public int size()
Get current inbox size.

Returns:
current number of object references in inbox.
o next 
 public Object next()
Get next object reference.

Returns:
the next object reference from the inbox.
o post 
 public static void post(String nm,
                         Object rf)
Post data to inbox.

Parameters:
nm - inbox name.
rf - object reference. 
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