Class BlackHole

java.lang.Object
org.jcsp.plugNplay.BlackHole
All Implemented Interfaces:
CSProcess

public final class BlackHole extends Object implements CSProcess
Black holes anything sent to it.

Process Diagram

Description

BlackHole is a process that accepts everything sent to it. This class can be used to ignore the output from a process while ensuring that the data is always read from the channel.

Note: this functionality is (more efficiently) provided by a BlackHoleChannel.

Channel Protocols

Input Channels
in java.lang.Object The in Channel can accept data of any Class.
Author:
P.H. Welch and P.D. Austin
  • Constructor Details

    • BlackHole

      public BlackHole(ChannelInput in)
      Construct a new BlackHole process with the input Channel in.
      Parameters:
      in - the input channel
  • Method Details

    • run

      public void run()
      The main body of this process.
      Specified by:
      run in interface CSProcess