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        return true;

    }

    /**

     * Called by the main thread to interrupt the child thread.

     * We do not set mConnectionFailed here as we still need the

     * ability to receive a null packet for sendPostData().

     */

    public synchronized void abort() {

        if (Config.LOGV) {

            Log.i(LOG_TAG, "ABORT CALLED");

        }

        if (mMethod != null) {

            mMethod.abort();

        }

    }

   /**

     * Interrupt a blocking IO operation. This will cause the child

     * thread to expediently return from an operation if it was stuck at

     * the time. Note that this inherently races, and unfortunately

     * requires the caller to loop.

     * Interrupt a blocking IO operation and wait for the

     * thread to complete.

     */

    public synchronized void interrupt() {

        if (Config.LOGV) {