Java Swing UI Thread Event invokeOnEDT(final Runnable aRunnable)

Description

Similar as to SwingUtilities#invokeLater(Runnable) , but does a check first if the current running thread is already the EDT.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
aRunnable	the runnable to call on the EDT, cannot be <code>null</code>.

Declaration

public static void invokeOnEDT(final Runnable aRunnable) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*w  w  w  .  j a  v a 2  s.c  om*/
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 */

import javax.swing.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Similar as to {@link SwingUtilities#invokeLater(Runnable)}, but does a
     * check first if the current running thread is already the EDT. If so, it
     * will directly call the {@link Runnable#run()} method, otherwise leave it up
     * to {@link SwingUtilities#invokeLater(Runnable)} to invoke it on a later
     * moment.
     * 
     * @param aRunnable
     *          the runnable to call on the EDT, cannot be <code>null</code>.
     */
    public static void invokeOnEDT(final Runnable aRunnable) {
        // System.out.println( "invokeOnEDT called with " + aRunnable );
        if (SwingUtilities.isEventDispatchThread()) {
            aRunnable.run();
        } else {
            SwingUtilities.invokeLater(aRunnable);
        }
    }
}

Related

1. invokeLaterIfNeeded(Runnable runnable)
2. invokeLaterOnEDT(Runnable runnable)
3. invokeNow(Runnable runnable)
4. invokeNowOrLater(Runnable run)
5. invokeOnEDT(final Object target, final String methodName, final Object... args)
6. invokeOnEventDispatchThread(Runnable r)
7. invokeOnEventDispatchThreadIfRequired(final Runnable runnable)
8. invokeOnEventThread(Runnable r)
9. invokeOnEventThread(Runnable r)