Java API Tutorial - Java Timer() Constructor

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Syntax

Timer() constructor from Timer has the following syntax.

public Timer()

Example

In the following code shows how to use Timer.Timer() constructor.

The following code sets up a timer with an initial delay of 1 second, then repeat every half second.

import java.util.Timer;
import java.util.TimerTask;
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class MyTimerTask extends TimerTask {
  public void run() {
    System.out.println("Timer task executed.");
  }
}

public class Main {
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    MyTimerTask myTask = new MyTimerTask();
    Timer myTimer = new Timer();

    /*
     * Set an initial delay of 1 second, then repeat every half second.
     */
    myTimer.schedule(myTask, 1000, 500);

    try {
      Thread.sleep(5000);
    } catch (InterruptedException exc) {
    }

    myTimer.cancel();
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.

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