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Threading: SWT events/ FX events [message #1760467]

Thu, 27 April 2017 14:30

Alexander Kerner

Messages: 25
Registered: January 2015

Junior Member

HI,

I am wondering on which thread are UI events processed?

In our Eclipse RCP application, events coming from SWT widgets are handled on the main thread. Nevertheless, if I open an FX view just before, those events are handled on the JavaFX Application Thread.

Are these threads maybe the same?

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Re: Threading: SWT events/ FX events [message #1760473 is a reply to message #1760467]

Thu, 27 April 2017 15:23

Thomas Schindl

Messages: 6609
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

JavaFX and SWT run on the same native event Thread unlike swing/awt who has it's own

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Re: Threading: SWT events/ FX events [message #1760475 is a reply to message #1760473]

Thu, 27 April 2017 15:28

Alexander Kerner

Messages: 25
Registered: January 2015

Junior Member

Hi Thomas,
thanks for replying. Does that mean

Display.getDefault().asyncExec();

is effectively the same as

Platform.runLater();

?
Is the 'main' thread renamed after the FX Platform was started? Since the thread name is 'main' and 'Java FX Application Thread' according to the logger.

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