How do I create a scheduled task using timer?
Category: java.util, viewed: 1903 time(s).
This example show you how to create a simple class for scheduling a task using Timer and TimerTask class.
package org.kodejava.example.util;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Timer;
import java.util.TimerTask;
public class TimerExample extends TimerTask {
private DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("hh:mm:ss a");
public static void main(String[] args) {
//
// Create an instance of TimerTask implementor.
//
TimerTask task = new TimerExample();
//
// Create a new timer to schedule the TimerExample instance at a
// periodic time every 1000 milliseconds and start it immediately
//
Timer timer = new Timer();
timer.scheduleAtFixedRate(task, new Date(), 1000);
}
/**
* This method is the implementation of a contract defined in the TimerTask
* class. This in the entry point of the task execution.
*/
public void run() {
//
// To make the example simple we just print the current time.
//
System.out.println(formatter.format(new Date()));
}
}
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