Terminatable (core 1.0.17 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

TerminatableRunnable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DataReceiverImpl.MsgReceivingTask
```
public interface Terminatable
```
Simple interface for something that can be terminated, e.g., a running process. The difference to Closeable is that a termination does not have to happen while the terminate() method is closed.

Author:

Michael Röder (roeder@informatik.uni-leipzig.de)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`isTerminated()`	Returns a flag whether the object has been asked to terminate.
`void`	`terminate()`	Informs the object that it should terminate.

- Method Detail
  - isTerminated
```
boolean isTerminated()
```
    Returns a flag whether the object has been asked to terminate. Note that if the method returns true, it does not have to be terminated.
    
    Returns:
    
    returns true if it received a request to terminate
  - terminate
```
void terminate()
```
    Informs the object that it should terminate. Note that there is no guarantee that the termination will happen while this method is running, i.e., this method is not blocking and won't wait for the object to terminate.