frameworks/projects/RPC/src/main/royale/mx/rpc/AsyncDispatcher.as

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package mx.rpc
{

import org.apache.royale.events.Event;
import org.apache.royale.utils.Timer;

[ExcludeClass]
/**
 *  This class provides a mechanism for dispatching a method asynchronously.
 *  @private
 */
public class AsyncDispatcher
{
    /**
     *  @private
     */
    public function AsyncDispatcher(method:Function, args:Array, delay:Number)
    {
        super();
        _method = method;
        _args = args;
        _timer = new Timer(delay);
        _timer.addEventListener(Timer.TIMER, timerEventHandler);
        _timer.start();
    }

    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //
    // Private Methods
    //
    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------

    private function timerEventHandler(event:Event):void
    {
        _timer.stop();
        _timer.removeEventListener(Timer.TIMER, timerEventHandler);
        // This call may throw so do not put code after it
        _method.apply(null, _args);
    }

    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //
    // Variables
    //
    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------

    private var _method:Function;
    private var _args:Array;
    private var _timer:Timer;
}

}