Access method and variable from one thread to another thread

[prosper]

public class scroll extends Applet implements Runnable
{
Thread countDownCalTd;
calObj countDownCal;
public void init()
{
countDownCal = new calObj();
Thread countDownCalTd = new Thread(countDownCal);
countDownCalTd.start();
}
public void run()
{
access method or variable from the thread of countDownCalTd
...
}
}

class calObj extends Object implements Runnable
{
public Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
public boolean shouldLoop = true;
public int currentSec;
public int alarm()
{
return currentSec;
}
public void run()
{
while(shouldLoop)
{
cal = Calendar.getInstance();
currentSec = cal.get(Calendar.SECOND);
}
...
}
}
Can I call the method alarm() from the applet directly or access the variable currentSec from applet.
I need the applet running two threads concurrently. Thanks for any help!
cheungchin

 

[wushutwist]

Sure why couldn't you access alarm()? It is public so there should be no problems. Also direct access is available to currentSec but that breaks data encapsulation so you should make this a private variable. Wushutwist