set timeout on a method

[mackey333]

Is there an easy way to code the following: "If this method does not finish executing within 5 seconds, then throw an exception and move on"?

-Greg :-Q

 

[stefanwagner]

What does it mean 'an easy way'?

I know a java-version for a 8-bit chip (JControl), where there is a DeadLine.class in the api, but it is not OpenSource (what a pity).

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[Diancecht]

Clearly depends on the method you're executing, but I wouldn't say there's one.

Cheers,
Dian

 

[timw]

You'd probably need to use Threads to achieve this, but have a read of this first :-

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/guide/misc/threadPrimitiveDeprecation.html

I wouldn't class this task as 'easy' though, although that term is somewhat subjective and clearly depends upon your level of skill.



Tim

 

[mackey333]

Well I just need to use something one time for testing purposes. I am turning a C program which is currently being called by creating a new process and grabbing its output into a Java class which is built into the program. The problem is sometimes the C program craps out. I am trying to test the results of the Java and C program side by side and don't want to have to watch it run on 500,000 different pieces of data and alt+ctrl+del the C process when it hangs.

-Greg :-Q

 

[mackey333]

Hey all thanks for the suggestions. I ended up just copying and pasting the method code into a run() method and starting a new thread. Then I used:

Thread myThread...
myThread.start();
Thread.sleep(5);
myThread.stop();

Its a little messy but it is working for my purposes, hopefully it makes it through the weekend haha..






-Greg :-Q