After loading class, how to run it?

[crikey]

Here is my situation:
I created an abstract class that implements Runnable. Other people who make "scripts" for this will extend this abstract class, and compile it. Here is the the abstract class:

package yoctoscript;

import com.yoctobot.api.methods.Methods;

public abstract class Script extends Methods implements Runnable, Paint {

	public boolean paused = false;

	public abstract void start();

	public abstract int mainCycle();

	public abstract void onPause();

	public abstract void onStop();

	public void run() {

		while (true) {
			if (paused)
				continue;
			try {
				Thread.sleep(mainCycle());
			} catch (InterruptedException p) {

			}
		}
	}
}

I have created a class loader, so All that I would have to do is:

Class script1 = ClassLoader.loadScript();

After I have loaded it, How would I run the loaded class through my program? Thanks! (And sorry for asking lots of question lately :( )

[Norm]

How would I run the loaded class

You 'run' code by call a method.

[JosAH]

As Norm already wrote: you don't run a class, you call methods from that class. When you know nothing about the class you have to use dirty tricks like Reflection and such to find a method you can call but you know that an object of that class implements the Runnable interface so it has a run() method. Cast an instance of that class to the Runnable interface and call the run() method.

kind regards,

Jos

[crikey]

Okay, Now suppose I have loaded the class (it is stored in Class c), now what should I do?

[JosAH]

Okay, Now suppose I have loaded the class (it is stored in Class c), now what should I do?

Create a new instance? Read all about it in the API documentation for the Class class.

kind regards,

Jos

[crikey]

Thanks for your reply,
I can you give me an example? I am still confused. I couldn't find anything online about it. And how do you create an instance? Thanks!

[JosAH]

Thanks for your reply,
I can you give me an example? I am still confused. I couldn't find anything online about it. And how do you create an instance? Thanks!

That class has a newInstance() method (as you could've read in the API documentation). Cast that instance to a Runnable and you're in business.

kind regards,

Jos

[JosAH]

Here is a link with examples of programs that use threads.
http:/http://www.isr.umd.edu/~austin...d/threads.html

For one thing: that link doesn't work; for another thing: what have threads got to do with this? Did you actually read this thread?

kind regards,

Jos

[crikey]

Class clazz = SSClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader().loadClass("MouseMover");
        Runnable t  = (Runnable) clazz.newInstance();
        t.run();

Sweet! It works now :-)
But lets say I want to pause it. How should I do this? Many,many thanks!

[JosAH]

Class clazz = SSClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader().loadClass("MouseMover");
        Runnable t  = (Runnable) clazz.newInstance();
        t.run();

Sweet! It works now :-)
But lets say I want to pause it. How should I do this? Many,many thanks!

That run() method runs in the same thread as all your other code; please reformulate your question more exact.

kind regards,

Jos

[crikey]

Yes. How can i stop this? Lets say I make "t" a new Thread. I invoke t.run() to run it, but so stop it, t.stop() is deprecated. what now?

[crikey]

Other question. Lets Say I want to invoke the Graphics method. How should I do it?

[JosAH]

Other question. Lets Say I want to invoke the Graphics method. How should I do it?

You have to be more clear; what is a 'Graphics method'? A visual component can draw itself starting at the paintComponent( ... ) method ...

b.t.w. (related to your previous reply), you start a thread with its start() method, not its run() method.

kind regards,

Jos

[crikey]

Oh okay. So Instead of having it Thread.sleep(mainCycle()) you have it Thread.sleep(start())?

[JosAH]

Oh okay. So Instead of having it Thread.sleep(mainCycle()) you have it Thread.sleep(start())?

Do the methods start() and mainCycle() return a long? Because that's the type of the parameter for the sleep( ... ) method. I don't understand your question.

kind regards,

Jos

[Norm]

but to stop it,

One way would be to have an interface that the Scripts implement that you call to tell the Script to end and return.

BTW you'll also want a Security manager to prevent the Script from calling System.exit();

[crikey]

One way would be to have an interface that the Scripts implement that you call to tell the Script to end and return.

BTW you'll also want a Security manager to prevent the Script from calling System.exit();

Ah thanks Norm; that did the job. As for the security manager, I am reading on it now. For the most part, we can mark this thread solved.

[crikey]

new problem. I run the the script, and the my applet is un - clickable,

[Norm]

my applet is un - clickable

What does that mean?
Where does "applet" come into this?

[Fubarable]

new problem. I run the the script, and the my applet is un - clickable,

A new problem is best asked in a new thread and you'll want to post enough information so that it is answerable. Luck.