VIEW::SimulationThread Class Reference

Baseclass for threads, which perform a simulation. More...

#include <threads.h>

Inheritance diagram for VIEW::SimulationThread:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
void	setNumberOfStepsBetweenUpdates (Size steps) throw ()
void	setDCDFile (DCDFile *file) throw ()
DCDFile *	getDCDFile () throw ()
Protected Member Functions
void	exportSceneToPNG_ ()
	Notify the MainControl to export an PNG.
void	finish_ ()
	Notifies the main thread to delete the simulating thread.
Protected Attributes
Size	steps_between_updates_
DCDFile *	dcd_file_

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Detailed Description

Baseclass for threads, which perform a simulation.

At the end of the run() method, always call finish_() to notify the main thread to delete the simulation thread, otherwise there will be a memory leak.