// (c) 1998 Ekkehard Kraemer (ekraemer@pluto.camelot.de)

/**
 * Sorry, not documented yet.
 * <p>
 * <a href="Timer.txt">Source</a>
 */
class Timer implements Runnable
{
    Timer(int ms)
    {
	this.ms=ms;
	thread=new Thread(this);
	thread.start();
    }

    public void run()
    {
	try
	{
	    while (!stopNow)
	    {
		synchronized(this) { notifyAll(); }
		Thread.sleep(ms); 
	    }
	} catch (Exception e) {}
	synchronized(this) { notifyAll(); }
	System.err.println("Timer finished");
    }

    int ms;
    Thread thread;
    boolean stopNow=false;
}