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// $Id$


package scala.actors


import java.lang.Thread

/**
 * The class <code>ActorProxy</code>provides a dynamic actor proxy for normal
 * Java threads.
 *
 * @version 0.9.0
 * @author Philipp Haller
 */
private[actors] class ActorProxy(t: Thread) extends Actor {

  /**
   */
  def act(): Unit = {}

  /**
   * <p>
   *   Terminates execution of <code>self</code> with the following
   *   effect on linked actors:
   * </p>
   * <p>
   *   For each linked actor <code>a</code> with
   *   <code>trapExit</code> set to <code>true</code>, send message
   *   <code>Exit(self, reason)</code> to <code>a</code>.
   * </p>
   * <p>
   *   For each linked actor <code>a</code> with
   *   <code>trapExit</code> set to <code>false</code> (default),
   *   call <code>a.exit(reason)</code> if
   *   <code>!reason.equals("normal")</code>.
   * </p>
   *
   * @param reason the exit reason of the interrupted thread.
   */
  override def exit(reason: String): Unit = {
    exitReason = reason
    t.interrupt()
  }
}