//: c14:ColorBoxes2.java // From 'Thinking in Java, 2nd ed.' by Bruce Eckel // www.BruceEckel.com. See copyright notice in CopyRight.txt. // Balancing thread use. // <applet code=ColorBoxes2 width=600 height=500> // <param name=grid value="12"> // <param name=pause value="50"> // </applet> import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; import java.util.*; import com.bruceeckel.swing.*; class CBox2 extends JPanel { private static final Color[] colors = { Color.black, Color.blue, Color.cyan, Color.darkGray, Color.gray, Color.green, Color.lightGray, Color.magenta, Color.orange, Color.pink, Color.red, Color.white, Color.yellow }; private Color cColor = newColor(); private static final Color newColor() { return colors[ (int)(Math.random() * colors.length) ]; } void nextColor() { cColor = newColor(); repaint(); } public void paintComponent(Graphics g) { super.paintComponent(g); g.setColor(cColor); Dimension s = getSize(); g.fillRect(0, 0, s.width, s.height); } } class CBoxList extends ArrayList implements Runnable { private Thread t; private int pause; public CBoxList(int pause) { this.pause = pause; t = new Thread(this); } public void go() { t.start(); } public void run() { while(true) { int i = (int)(Math.random() * size()); ((CBox2)get(i)).nextColor(); try { t.sleep(pause); } catch(InterruptedException e) { System.err.println("Interrupted"); } } } public Object last() { return get(size() - 1);} } public class ColorBoxes2 extends JApplet { private boolean isApplet = true; private int grid = 12; // Shorter default pause than ColorBoxes: private int pause = 50; private CBoxList[] v; public void init() { // Get parameters from Web page: if (isApplet) { String gsize = getParameter("grid"); if(gsize != null) grid = Integer.parseInt(gsize); String pse = getParameter("pause"); if(pse != null) pause = Integer.parseInt(pse); } Container cp = getContentPane(); cp.setLayout(new GridLayout(grid, grid)); v = new CBoxList[grid]; for(int i = 0; i < grid; i++) v[i] = new CBoxList(pause); for (int i = 0; i < grid * grid; i++) { v[i % grid].add(new CBox2()); cp.add((CBox2)v[i % grid].last()); } for(int i = 0; i < grid; i++) v[i].go(); } public static void main(String[] args) { ColorBoxes2 applet = new ColorBoxes2(); applet.isApplet = false; if(args.length > 0) applet.grid = Integer.parseInt(args[0]); if(args.length > 1) applet.pause = Integer.parseInt(args[1]); Console.run(applet, 500, 400); } } ///:~