ui/src/main/java/ucar/nc2/ui/widget/ProgressMonitor.java
public void start(java.awt.Component top, String taskName, int progressMaxCount) {
    // create ProgressMonitor
    pm = new javax.swing.ProgressMonitor(top, taskName, "", 0, progressMaxCount);
    pm.setMillisToDecideToPopup(millisToDecideToPopup);
    pm.setMillisToPopup(millisToPopup);

    // do task in a seperate, non-event, thread
    taskThread = new Thread(task);
    taskThread.start();

    // create timer, whose events happen on the awt event Thread
    ActionListener watcher = new ActionListener() {
      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
        secs++;
        if (pm.isCanceled()) {
          task.cancel();
        } else {
          // indicate progress
          String note = task.getNote();
          pm.setNote(note == null ? secs + " secs" : note);
          int progress = task.getProgress();
          pm.setProgress(progress <= 0 ? secs : progress);
        }

        // need to make sure task acknowledges the cancel; so dont shut down
        // until the task is done
        if (task.isDone()) {
          timer.stop();
          pm.close();
          // Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().beep();

          if (task.isError()) {
            javax.swing.JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, task.getErrorMessage());
          }

          if (task.isSuccess())
            fireEvent(new ActionEvent(this, 0, "success"));
          else if (task.isError())
            fireEvent(new ActionEvent(this, 0, "error"));
          else if (task.isCancel())
            fireEvent(new ActionEvent(this, 0, "cancel"));
          else
            fireEvent(new ActionEvent(this, 0, "done"));
        }
      }
    };

    timer = new javax.swing.Timer(1000, watcher); // every second
    timer.start();
  }
public void start(java.awt.Component top, String taskName, int progressMaxCount) {
    // create ProgressMonitor
    pm = new javax.swing.ProgressMonitor(top, taskName, "", 0, progressMaxCount);
    pm.setMillisToDecideToPopup(millisToDecideToPopup);
    pm.setMillisToPopup(millisToPopup);

    // do task in a seperate, non-event, thread
    taskThread = new Thread(task);
    taskThread.start();

    // create timer, whose events happen on the awt event Thread
    ActionListener watcher = new ActionListener() {
      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
        secs++;
        if (pm.isCanceled()) {
          task.cancel();
        } else {
          // indicate progress
          String note = task.getNote();
          pm.setNote(note == null ? secs + " secs" : note);
          int progress = task.getProgress();
          pm.setProgress(progress <= 0 ? secs : progress);
        }

        // need to make sure task acknowledges the cancel; so dont shut down
        // until the task is done
        if (task.isDone()) {
          timer.stop();
          pm.close();
          // Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().beep();

          if (task.isError()) {
            javax.swing.JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, task.getErrorMessage());
          }

          if (task.isSuccess())
            fireEvent(new ActionEvent(this, 0, "success"));
          else if (task.isError())
            fireEvent(new ActionEvent(this, 0, "error"));
          else if (task.isCancel())
            fireEvent(new ActionEvent(this, 0, "cancel"));
          else
            fireEvent(new ActionEvent(this, 0, "done"));
        }
      }
    };

    timer = new javax.swing.Timer(1000, watcher); // every second
    timer.start();
  }
public void start ( java . awt . Component top , String taskName , int progressMaxCount ) { // create ProgressMonitor pm = new javax . swing . ProgressMonitor ( top , taskName , "" , 0 , progressMaxCount ) ; pm . setMillisToDecideToPopup ( millisToDecideToPopup ) ; pm . setMillisToPopup ( millisToPopup ) ; // do task in a seperate, non-event, thread taskThread = new Thread ( task ) ; taskThread . start ( ) ; // create timer, whose events happen on the awt event Thread ActionListener watcher = new ActionListener ( ) { public void actionPerformed ( ActionEvent evt ) { secs ++ ; if ( pm . isCanceled ( ) ) { task . cancel ( ) ; } else { // indicate progress String note = task . getNote ( ) ; pm . setNote ( note == null ? secs + " secs" : note ) ; int progress = task . getProgress ( ) ; pm . setProgress ( progress <= 0 ? secs : progress ) ; } // need to make sure task acknowledges the cancel; so dont shut down // until the task is done if ( task . isDone ( ) ) { timer . stop ( ) ; pm . close ( ) ; // Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().beep(); if ( task . isError ( ) ) { javax . swing . JOptionPane . showMessageDialog ( null , task . getErrorMessage ( ) ) ; } if ( task . isSuccess ( ) ) fireEvent ( new ActionEvent ( this , 0 , "success" ) ) ; else if ( task . isError ( ) ) fireEvent ( new ActionEvent ( this , 0 , "error" ) ) ; else if ( task . isCancel ( ) ) fireEvent ( new ActionEvent ( this , 0 , "cancel" ) ) ; else fireEvent ( new ActionEvent ( this , 0 , "done" ) ) ; } } } ; timer = new javax . swing . Timer ( 1000 , watcher ) ; // every second timer . start ( ) ; }
Call this from awt event thread.
The task is run in a background thread.

@param top              put ProgressMonitor on top of this component (may be null)
@param taskName         display name of task
@param progressMaxCount maximum number of Progress indicator
Call this from awt event thread . The task is run in a background thread .