CompilerSvc.ITwoWayEditLock Interface

com.bea.ide.sourceeditor.compiler
CompilerSvc.ITwoWayEditLock Interface

public static interface CompilerSvc.ITwoWayEditLock

This interface defines the shape of a locking mechanism used to synchronize two-way edit communication between the CompilerSvc and Javelin. This interface is public for implementation reasons, and shouldn't ever be needed by extension writers.

Enclosing class

CompilerSvc

Method Summary

public CompilerSvc.ITwoWayEditLock
cloneAndClear()
This method will return a clone of this lock object, giving the owner exclusive access to the merger.
public boolean
hasMerger()
Indicates whether this lock has a merger available.
public boolean
runMerger()
call 'runMerger' to merge the new parse trees and update the IDE's error list.

Method Detail

cloneAndClear() Method

public CompilerSvc.ITwoWayEditLock cloneAndClear()
This method will return a clone of this lock object, giving the owner exclusive access to the merger. This should be done if you plan to run a merger outside of a synchronization block.


hasMerger() Method

public boolean hasMerger()
Indicates whether this lock has a merger available.


runMerger() Method

public boolean runMerger()
call 'runMerger' to merge the new parse trees and update the IDE's error list. This call should ONLY be made on the AWT thread.

Returns

boolean indicating success or failure. This method should only fail in the case of catastrophic application or compiler failure.