Class Ticker.Ticker 
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Class Ticker.Ticker 

java.lang.Object
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   +----java.lang.Thread
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           +----Ticker.Ticker
public class Ticker
extends Thread
A class that runs a string through a window from left to right as if it were a stock ticker.

Constructor Index

o Ticker(Applet, Vector, int, int, int, int)
Constructor.
o Ticker(Applet, String, int, int, int, int)
Constructor.

Method Index

o paint1(Graphics, int)
Paint an updated version of the ticker, moving the displayed string 1 pixel to the left.
o paintFirst(Graphics)
Setup the ticker display initial state by painting the string across the window, truncated to whatever width the ticker allows.
o repaint(Graphics)
A version of paintFirst.
o run()
Call paintFirst to setup the ticker window, then sit in a loop, conditioned on bTrue, calling paint1 to move the ticker relentlessly to the left.
o stopIt()
Stop the ticker thread by setting bRun to false.

Constructors

o Ticker 
  public Ticker(Applet a,
                Vector v,
                int x,
                int y,
                int w,
                int waittime)
Constructor.
Parameters:
a - The Applet that created this ticker.
v - A Vector of Strings that will be used as the ticker items, each item separated by a space.
x - The x location of the ticker within the applet.
y - The y location of the ticker within the applet.
w - The width of the ticker.
o Ticker 
  public Ticker(Applet a,
                String inputString,
                int x,
                int y,
                int w,
                int waittime)
Constructor.
Parameters:
a - The Applet that created this ticker.
inputString - A Strings that will be used as the ticker item.
x - The x location of the ticker within the applet.
y - The y location of the ticker within the applet.
w - The width of the ticker.

Methods

o run 
  public void run()
Call paintFirst to setup the ticker window, then sit in a loop, conditioned on bTrue, calling paint1 to move the ticker relentlessly to the left. Delay before each paint1 call for Delay milliseconds.
Overrides:
run in class Thread
o stopIt 
  public void stopIt()
Stop the ticker thread by setting bRun to false.
o paintFirst 
  public void paintFirst(Graphics g)
Setup the ticker display initial state by painting the string across the window, truncated to whatever width the ticker allows. Called once.
o repaint 
  public void repaint(Graphics g)
A version of paintFirst. Not used.
o paint1 
  public void paint1(Graphics g,
                     int inc)
Paint an updated version of the ticker, moving the displayed string 1 pixel to the left. 
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