[vtkusers] Java RemoveActors

[Richard Haney]

Jeff,

Thanks. I will give it a try and see what happens.

>From: Jeff Lee <jeff at cdnorthamerica.com>
>To: Richard Haney <cosmoh2o at hotmail.com>
>CC: vtkusers at vtk.org
>Subject: Re: [vtkusers] Java RemoveActors
>Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 07:37:56 -0400
>
>Hi Richard,
>Try something like
>
>    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
>        public void run() {
>          Lock();
>          currentRenderer.RemoveProp(act);
>          UnLock();
>        }
>      });
>
>If you are using vtkPanel, you could sublcass it, and add a method to do 
>this (Lock and UnLock are protected).  HTH,
>-Jeff
>
>Richard Haney wrote:
>
>>I am trying to build a Java Swing application that utilizes the VTK and 
>>have been successful except for when I try to remove a pre-existing actor. 
>>When I try, the application freezes. Has anyone ran into this problem and 
>>if so, how did you solve it?
>>
>>I am using VTK42 and JDK 1.4.0.
>>
>>A small sample of the code I am using follows:
>>(renWin is a reference to vtkPanel and actor is a reference to vtkActor 
>>object)
>>
>>if (actor != null) {
>>  renWin.GetRenderer().RemoveActor(actor);
>>  // Force garbage collection!!
>>  System.gc();
>>}
>>
>>Thanks to anyone with any ideas on how to solve this.
>>
>>
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