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Diffstat (limited to 'src/jogl/classes')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/jogl/classes/com/jogamp/opengl/util/Animator.java | 7 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/jogl/classes/com/jogamp/opengl/util/Animator.java b/src/jogl/classes/com/jogamp/opengl/util/Animator.java index 311b4141f..fed55aeef 100644 --- a/src/jogl/classes/com/jogamp/opengl/util/Animator.java +++ b/src/jogl/classes/com/jogamp/opengl/util/Animator.java @@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ import javax.media.opengl.GLException; calls to <code>display()</code> are performed. After each drawable has been redrawn, a brief pause is performed to avoid swamping the CPU, unless {@link #setRunAsFastAsPossible} has been called. </P> + + * <p> + * The Animator execution thread does not run as a daemon thread, + * so it is able to keep an application from terminating.<br> + * Call {@link #stop() } to terminate the animation and it's execution thread. + * </p> */ public class Animator extends AnimatorBase { @@ -268,7 +274,6 @@ public class Animator extends AnimatorBase { } else { thread = new Thread(threadGroup, runnable, threadName); } - thread.setDaemon(true); // don't stop JVM from shutdown .. thread.start(); finishLifecycleAction(waitForStartedCondition); return true; |