edu.vub.at.actors.eventloops
Class Event

java.lang.Object
  edu.vub.at.actors.eventloops.Event

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ELFarReference.TransmissionEvent, FutureEvent

public abstract class Event

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

An Event object is the main communication channel between different event loops. Events are the only kind of objects scheduled in event queues of the event loops.

Author:

tvcutsem

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

private java.lang.String

description_ For debugging purposes only.

Constructor Summary

Event()

Event(java.lang.String description)

Method Summary

abstract void	process(java.lang.Object owner) This method may be invoked by the receiving event loop such that the event can process itself.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

description_

private final java.lang.String description_

For debugging purposes only.

Constructor Detail

Event

public Event()

Event

public Event(java.lang.String description)

Method Detail

process

public abstract void process(java.lang.Object owner)

This method may be invoked by the receiving event loop such that the event can process itself.

Parameters:

owner - the object designated by the receiving event loop to be the owner of this event.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()