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This file is part of deegree.
Copyright (C) 2001-2006 by:
EXSE, Department of Geography, University of Bonn
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lat/lon GmbH
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package org.deegree.framework.util;
import java.util.Timer;
import java.util.TimerTask;
/**
* Simple class which performs an action in continuing intervals. per default
* the garbage collector will be called. But extending classes can change this
* behavior by overwriting the run() method.
*
*
* @version $Revision: 1.5 $
* @author <a href="mailto:poth@lat-lon.de">Andreas Poth</a>
*/
public class Cleaner extends TimerTask {
/**
* Creates a new instance of Cleaner
*
* @param interval milliseconds the run-method will be continuing called
*/
public Cleaner( int interval ) {
Timer timer = new Timer();
timer.scheduleAtFixedRate( this, 60000, interval );
}
/**
* the run mehtod will called after the interval (milli seconds) passed
* to the constructor. An extending class can overwrite this method to
* perform something else then the default action. Per default the garbage
* collector will be called --> System.gc();
*/
public void run() {
System.gc();
}
}/* ********************************************************************
Changes to this class. What the people have been up to:
$Log: Cleaner.java,v $
Revision 1.5 2006/07/12 14:46:17 poth
comment footer added
********************************************************************** */