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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2007, Romain Guy
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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 */

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;

import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;

/**
 * @author Romain Guy
 */
public class SwingThreading extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
    private JLabel counter;

    private int tickCounter = 0;

    private static SwingThreading edt;

    public SwingThreading() {
        super("Swing Threading");

        JButton freezer = new JButton("Increment");
        freezer.addActionListener(this);

        counter = new JLabel("0");

        add(freezer, BorderLayout.CENTER);
        add(counter, BorderLayout.SOUTH);

        pack();
        setLocationRelativeTo(null);

        setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    }

    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        incrementLabel();
    }

    private void incrementLabel() {
        tickCounter++;
        Runnable code = new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                counter.setText(String.valueOf(tickCounter));
            }
        };

        if (SwingUtilities.isEventDispatchThread()) {
            code.run();
        } else {
            SwingUtilities.invokeLater(code);
        }
    }

    public static void main(String... args) {
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                edt = new SwingThreading();
                edt.setVisible(true);

                new Thread(new Runnable() {
                    public void run() {
                        while (true) {
                            try {
                                Thread.sleep(300);
                            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                            }
                            edt.incrementLabel();
                        }
                    }
                }).start();
            }
        });
    }
}