Although the ClockView shows a single animated clock, creating an independent widget will allow the clock to be reused in other places.
Create a new class in the
com.packtpub.e4.clock.uipackage, calledClockWidget, that extendsCanvas.Create a constructor that takes a
Compositeparent and anint stylebits parameter, and pass them to the superclass:public ClockWidget(Composite parent, int style) { super(parent, style); }Move the implementation of the
drawClockmethod from theClockViewto theClockWidget. Remove thePaintListenerreferences from theClockViewclass.In the
ClockWidgetconstructor, register aPaintListenerthat delegates the call to thedrawClockmethod:addPaintListener(this::drawClock);
Move the
TickTockthread from theClockViewto theClockWidgetconstructor; this will allow theClockWidgetto operate independently. Change any references forclockto this:Runnable redraw = () -> { while (!this.isDisposed()) { this.getDisplay...