com.almasb.fxgl.core.concurrent

Class Async<T>

java.lang.Object

com.almasb.fxgl.core.concurrent.Async<T>

public abstract class Async<T>
extends Object

Easy way of invoking async tasks.

Author:

Almas Baimagambetov (almaslvl@gmail.com)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Async()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract T	await() Blocks current thread to wait for the result of this async task.
static <T> Async<T>	start(Callable<T> func) Starts an async task in a background thread.
static Async<Void>	start(Runnable func) Starts an async task in a background thread.
static <T> Async<T>	startFX(Callable<T> func) Runs the task on the JavaFX UI Thread.
static Async<Void>	startFX(Runnable func) Runs the task on the JavaFX UI Thread.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Async

public Async()

Method Detail

start

public static <T> Async<T> start(Callable<T> func)

Starts an async task in a background thread.

Type Parameters:

T - result type

Parameters:

func - function to run for result

Returns:

an async object

start

public static Async<Void> start(Runnable func)

Starts an async task in a background thread.

Parameters:

func - function to run

Returns:

an async object

startFX

public static <T> Async<T> startFX(Callable<T> func)

Runs the task on the JavaFX UI Thread.

Type Parameters:

T - result type

Parameters:

func - function to run for result

Returns:

async object

startFX

public static Async<Void> startFX(Runnable func)

Runs the task on the JavaFX UI Thread.

Parameters:

func - function to run

Returns:

async object

await

public abstract T await()

Blocks current thread to wait for the result of this async task.

Returns:

task result