Create a Timer object : Timer « Development « Java Tutorial

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2. Development
3. Timer

import java.util.Timer;
import java.util.TimerTask;

public class Main {
  Timer timer;

  public Main(int seconds) {
    timer = new Timer();
    timer.schedule(new ToDoTask(), seconds * 1000);
  }

  class ToDoTask extends TimerTask {
    public void run() {
      System.out.println("working");
      timer.cancel(); 
    }
  }

  public static void main(String args[]) {
    new Main(5);
  }
}