io.datafx.core.concurrent

Annotation Type Async

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value={METHOD,FIELD})
public @interface Async

This can be used to define methods that should be called on a background thread instead of the JavaFX Application Thread. In the DataFX Flow API actions can be defined by annotations. In this case the Async annotation can be used to call the actions on a background thread, for example. The DataFX message bus supports the annotation, too. In addtion to methods some specific fields can be annotated by using Async. You can use a Supplier field for example to define a message supplier or a Consumer field as a message consumer when working with the DataFX message bus. By doing so this instances will be called on a background thread, too.