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ColorBoxes2.javaAPI DocExample4563Mon Apr 06 18:10:22 BST 1998None

ColorBoxes2.java

//: ColorBoxes2.java
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// Balancing thread use
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.*;

class CBox2 extends Canvas {
  private static final Color[] colors = { 
    Color.black, Color.blue, Color.cyan, 
    Color.darkGray, Color.gray, Color.green,
    Color.lightGray, Color.magenta, 
    Color.orange, Color.pink, Color.red, 
    Color.white, Color.yellow 
  };
  private Color cColor = newColor();
  private static final Color newColor() {
    return colors[
      (int)(Math.random() * colors.length)
    ];
  }
  void nextColor() {
    cColor = newColor();
    repaint();
  }
  public void paint(Graphics  g) {
    g.setColor(cColor);
    Dimension s = getSize();
    g.fillRect(0, 0, s.width, s.height);
  }
}

class CBoxVector 
  extends Vector implements Runnable {
  private Thread t;
  private int pause;
  public CBoxVector(int pause) {
    this.pause = pause;
    t = new Thread(this);
  }
  public void go() { t.start(); }
  public void run() {
    while(true) {
      int i = (int)(Math.random() * size());
      ((CBox2)elementAt(i)).nextColor();
      try {
        t.sleep(pause);
      } catch(InterruptedException e) {}
    } 
  }
}

public class ColorBoxes2 extends Frame {
  private CBoxVector[] v;
  public ColorBoxes2(int pause, int grid) {
    setTitle("ColorBoxes2");
    setLayout(new GridLayout(grid, grid));
    v = new CBoxVector[grid];
    for(int i = 0; i < grid; i++)
      v[i] = new CBoxVector(pause);
    for (int i = 0; i < grid * grid; i++) {
      v[i % grid].addElement(new CBox2());
      add((CBox2)v[i % grid].lastElement());
    }
    for(int i = 0; i < grid; i++)
      v[i].go();
    addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
      public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
        System.exit(0);
      }
    });
  }   
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    // Shorter default pause than ColorBoxes:
    int pause = 5;
    int grid = 8;
    if(args.length > 0) 
      pause = Integer.parseInt(args[0]);
    if(args.length > 1)
      grid = Integer.parseInt(args[1]);
    Frame f = new ColorBoxes2(pause, grid);
    f.setSize(500, 400);
    f.setVisible(true);  
  }
} ///:~