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org.eclipse.swt.custom
Class BusyIndicator


java.lang.Object
  
org.eclipse.swt.custom.BusyIndicator

public class BusyIndicator
extends Object
extends Object

Support for showing a Busy Cursor during a long running process.

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Constructor Summary

BusyIndicator ()

Method Summary

static void showWhile ( Display display, Runnable runnable)
Runs the given Runnable while providing busy feedback using this busy indicator.

Methods inherited from class java.lang. Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BusyIndicator

public BusyIndicator()

Method Detail

showWhile

public static void showWhile(
Display display,
                             
Runnable runnable)

Runs the given Runnable while providing busy feedback using this busy indicator.

Parameters:

display - the display on which the busy feedback should be displayed. If the display is null, the Display for the current thread will be used. If there is no Display for the current thread, the runnable code will be executed and no busy feedback will be displayed.

runnable - the runnable for which busy feedback is to be shown. Must not be null.

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