com.cycling74.max
Class MaxClock

java.lang.Object
  com.cycling74.max.MaxClock

public class MaxClock
extends Object

Used to delay the execution of a block of code. Java implementation of a pdclock.

 
 import com.cycling74.max.*;
 
 class clocktest extends MaxObject implements Executable {
     MaxClock clock;
     float value; 
 
     public clocktest() {
         clock = new MaxClock(this); 
     }
     
     public void inlet(float f) {
         value = f;
         // ask to call execute after 250ms
         clock.delay(250);
     }
 
     // this is called after 250ms
     public void execute() {
         outlet(0, value)
     }
 }
 

Constructor Summary

MaxClock()
Creates a pdclock without an executable.

MaxClock(Executable e)
Creates a pdclock with an executable e.

MaxClock(Object o, String methodName)
Creates a pdclock with a specific method on a object.

Method Summary

void	delay(double time) Time to wait until next tick.
protected void	finalize()
Executable	getExecutable() Returns the Executable for this clock.
static double	getTime() Returns pure-data time in milliseconds.
void	release() Release the clock from pure-data.
void	setExecutable(Executable e) Set the Executable for this clock.
void	tick() The method to override if no Executable is provided.
void	unset() Cancels the last delay call.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MaxClock

public MaxClock()

Creates a pdclock without an executable.

MaxClock

public MaxClock(Executable e)

Creates a pdclock with an executable e.

Parameters:

e - the executable to execute when the clock will be triggerd.

MaxClock

public MaxClock(Object o,
                String methodName)

Creates a pdclock with a specific method on a object.

Parameters:

o - the object that holds the method

methodName - the name of the method to execute when the clock will be triggerd.

Method Detail

getExecutable

public Executable getExecutable()

Returns the Executable for this clock.

Returns:

the Executable for this clock

setExecutable

public void setExecutable(Executable e)

Set the Executable for this clock.

Parameters:

e - the Executable to call for this clock

tick

public void tick()

The method to override if no Executable is provided.

finalize

protected void finalize()
                 throws Throwable

Overrides:

finalize in class Object

Throws:

Throwable

getTime

public static double getTime()

Returns pure-data time in milliseconds.

Returns:

pure-data time in milliseconds

delay

public void delay(double time)

Time to wait until next tick.

Parameters:

time - in miliseconds

release

public void release()

Release the clock from pure-data. The clock becomes unless afterwards.

unset

public void unset()

Cancels the last delay call.