stanford.androidlib

Class AnimationLoop

java.lang.Object

stanford.androidlib.AnimationLoop

public class AnimationLoop
extends Object

This class is a helper to wrap up some of the icky code needed to initiate an animation thread that repaints a view at regular intervals.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AnimationLoop(View view, int fps) Constructs a new drawing thread to update the given view the given number of times per second.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	isRunning() Returns true if the drawing thread is currently started and running.
void	start() Starts the thread running so that it will repaint the view repeatedly.
void	stop() Stops the thread so that it will not repaint the view any more.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AnimationLoop

public AnimationLoop(View view,
                     int fps)

Constructs a new drawing thread to update the given view the given number of times per second. Does NOT start the thread running; call start() to do so.

Method Detail

isRunning

public boolean isRunning()

Returns true if the drawing thread is currently started and running.

start

public void start()

Starts the thread running so that it will repaint the view repeatedly.

stop

public void stop()

Stops the thread so that it will not repaint the view any more.