org.jcsp.plugNplay

Class Printer

java.lang.Object

org.jcsp.plugNplay.Printer

All Implemented Interfaces:

CSProcess

public class Printer
extends java.lang.Object
implements CSProcess

Prints each Object from its input channel to a PrintStream.

Process Diagram

Description

Printer is a process for printing each object from its in channel to a PrintStream object (by default, System.out).

For convenience, Printer may be configured with prefix and postfix strings with which to decorate its output.

Channel Protocols

Input Channels
in	java.lang.Object	The in Channel can accept data of any Class.

Example

See the example in Merge.

Author:

P.H. Welch and P.D. Austin

See Also:

Parallel

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Printer(ChannelInput in) Construct a new Printer with System.out as its PrintStream and empty prefix and postfix strings.
Printer(ChannelInput in, java.io.PrintStream printStream) Construct a new Printer with empty prefix and postfix strings.
Printer(ChannelInput in, java.io.PrintStream printStream, java.lang.String prefix, java.lang.String postfix) Construct a new Printer.
Printer(ChannelInput in, java.lang.String prefix, java.lang.String postfix) Construct a new Printer with System.out as its PrintStream.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	run() The main body of this process.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Printer

public Printer(ChannelInput in)

Construct a new Printer with System.out as its PrintStream and empty prefix and postfix strings.

Parameters:

in - the channel from which to read

Printer

public Printer(ChannelInput in,
               java.lang.String prefix,
               java.lang.String postfix)

Construct a new Printer with System.out as its PrintStream.

Parameters:

in - the channel from which to read

prefix - the string to write in front of each object

postfix - the string to write after each object

Printer

public Printer(ChannelInput in,
               java.io.PrintStream printStream)

Construct a new Printer with empty prefix and postfix strings.

Parameters:

in - the channel from which to read

printStream - the stream to which to write

Printer

public Printer(ChannelInput in,
               java.io.PrintStream printStream,
               java.lang.String prefix,
               java.lang.String postfix)

Construct a new Printer.

Parameters:

in - he channel from which to read

printStream - the stream to which to write

prefix - the string to write in front of each object

postfix - the string to write after each object

Method Detail

run

public void run()

The main body of this process.

Specified by:

run in interface CSProcess