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Raistlin
Raistlin

Reputation: 427

Java: How to return out of the outer method from a method in an inner class

Here is the code

void openFile_ActionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
    // some code here

    worker.setFile(file);
    worker.start();

    ActionListener taskPerformer = new ActionListener() {
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
        if (actDone) {
            if (timer != null)
                timer.stop();
                // How to return from the openFile_ActionPerformed() method after this line?
                progressWindow.threadCompleted(worker); 

            }
        }
    };
    timer = new Timer( 100 , taskPerformer);
    timer.setRepeats(true);
    timer.start();
    progressWindow.display();
}

I want the method to return out of the openFile_ActionPerformed method after the line 

progressWindow.threadCompleted(worker);

But this is inside an inner class. I tried to put "return;" there and it seemed to return from the method "actionPerformed()" in the inner class.

How to return out of the outer method from a method in an inner class? Thanks

Upvotes: 3

Views: 2215

Answers (1)

Paul Draper
Paul Draper

Reputation: 83245

You can't do it.

The whole point of ActionListener.actionPerformed is that it fires asynchronously, i.e. not stopping the flow of your program.

Your openFile_ActionPerformed completes before actionPerformed finishes.

Upvotes: 7

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