Interrupt.java

//: c14:Interrupt.java
// From 'Thinking in Java, 2nd ed.' by Bruce Eckel
// www.BruceEckel.com. See copyright notice in CopyRight.txt.
// The alternative approach to using 
// stop() when a thread is blocked.
// <applet code=Interrupt width=200 height=100>
// </applet>
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import com.bruceeckel.swing.*;

class Blocked extends Thread {
  public synchronized void run() {
    try {
      wait(); // Blocks
    } catch(InterruptedException e) {
      System.err.println("Interrupted");
    }
    System.out.println("Exiting run()");
  }
}

public class Interrupt extends JApplet {
  private JButton 
    interrupt = new JButton("Interrupt");
  private Blocked blocked = new Blocked();
  public void init() {
    Container cp = getContentPane();
    cp.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
    cp.add(interrupt);
    interrupt.addActionListener(
      new ActionListener() {
        public 
        void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
          System.out.println("Button pressed");
          if(blocked == null) return;
          Thread remove = blocked;
          blocked = null; // to release it
          remove.interrupt();
        }
      });
    blocked.start();
  }
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Console.run(new Interrupt(), 200, 100);
  }
} ///:~