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Interface CeasableHandle<H>

Type Parameters:

H - The type of the handle.

All Known Subinterfaces:

CeasableHandle.CeaseAutomatonHandle<H>

public interface CeasableHandle<H>

The CeasableHandle interface defines those methods related to the handle based cease life-cycle.

The handle reference requires the Ceasable interface to be implemented.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static interface	CeasableHandle.CeaseAutomatonHandle<H> The CeasableHandle.CeaseAutomatonHandle interface defines those methods related to the handle based cease life-cycle.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	cease(H aHandle) Ceases the component identified by the given handle.
boolean	hasCeasable(H aHandle) Determines whether the handle reference is ceasable by implementing the Ceasable interface.

Method Detail

hasCeasable

boolean hasCeasable(H aHandle)
             throws UnknownHandleRuntimeException

Determines whether the handle reference is ceasable by implementing the Ceasable interface.

Parameters:

aHandle - The handle to test whether the reference provides the according functionality.

Returns:

True in case the reference provides the according functionality.

Throws:

UnknownHandleRuntimeException - in case the handle is unknown.

cease

void cease(H aHandle)
    throws CeaseException,
           UnknownHandleRuntimeException,
           UnsupportedHandleOperationRuntimeException,
           IllegaleHandleStateChangeRuntimeException

Ceases the component identified by the given handle.

Parameters:

aHandle - The handle identifying the component.

Throws:

CeaseException - in case ceasing fails.

UnknownHandleRuntimeException - in case the given handle is unknown.

UnsupportedHandleOperationRuntimeException - in case the reference of the handle does not support the requested operation.

IllegaleHandleStateChangeRuntimeException - Thrown in case a state change is not possible due to the current state the referenced component is in.