temporily suspending the execution of loop to allow other method to run

linuxmandrake · 04-16-2006, 07:16 PM

while(still==true)
{
repairs();
}

public void move()
{
still=false;
}

basically when I have killed an enemy and remain still then repairs on the ship will take place. However the user can stop this by moving. He does this by clicking on a button which executes move() hence the loop should terminate. Is that possible?

axelfc · 04-16-2006, 07:56 PM

Check out this code i have written. The program runs a loop which prints on the screen OK and stops when you press a button from the keyboard. I think it will help you.

Code:

import java.io.*;

public class InfiniteLoopExit implements Runnable {

    public static void main( String[] args ) {
        InfiniteLoopExit ile = new InfiniteLoopExit();
        Thread t = new Thread( ile );
        t.start();
        InputStreamReader isr = new InputStreamReader ( System.in );
        BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader ( isr );
        String s = null;
        try {
            while ( (s = br.readLine ()) != null ) {
                System.out.println( "Done!!" );
                System.exit(0);
            }
        }
        catch ( IOException ioe ) {}
    }
    public void run() {
        while ( true ) {
            System.out.println( "OK" );
            try { 
                Thread.sleep( 1000 ); 
            } catch (InterruptedException ie ) {}
        }
    }
}