Java Timer(String name) Constructor
Syntax
Timer(String name) constructor from Timer has the following syntax.
public Timer(String name)
Example
In the following code shows how to use Timer.Timer(String name) constructor.
import java.util.Timer;
import java.util.TimerTask;
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public class Main {
Timer timer;
public Main(int seconds) {
timer = new Timer("MyTimer");
timer.schedule(new RemindTask(), seconds * 1000);
}
class RemindTask extends TimerTask {
public void run() {
System.out.println("Time's up!");
timer.cancel(); //Terminate the timer thread
}
}
public static void main(String args[]) {
System.out.println("About to schedule task.");
new Main(5);
System.out.println("Task scheduled.");
}
}
The code above generates the following result.
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