Create a timer task in Java

Description

The following code shows how to create a timer task.

The java.util.Timer class provides an alternative way to perform scheduled or recurrent tasks.

Example


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

public class Main {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Timer timer = new Timer();

    timer.schedule(new DisplayQuestionTask(), 0, 10 * 1000);

    try {
      Thread.sleep(10000);
    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
    }
    
    timer.cancel();
    
    
  }

}

class DisplayQuestionTask extends TimerTask {
  int counter = 0;

  public void run() {
    System.out.println(counter++);
  }
}