Thread Java Timer
import java.util.Timer;
import java.util.TimerTask;
public class Test {
static int counter = 0;
static Timer timer;
public static void main(String[] args) {
//create timer task to increment counter
TimerTask timerTask = new TimerTask() {
@Override
public void run() {
// System.out.println("TimerTask executing counter is: " + counter);
counter++;
}
};
//create thread to print counter value
Thread t = new Thread(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
while (true) {
try {
System.out.println("Thread reading counter is: " + counter);
if (counter == 3) {
System.out.println("Counter has reached 3 now will terminate");
timer.cancel();//end the timer
break;//end this loop
}
Thread.sleep(1000);
} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
});
timer = new Timer("MyTimer");//create a new timer
timer.scheduleAtFixedRate(timerTask, 30, 3000);//start timer in 30ms to increment counter
t.start();//start thread to display counter
}
}
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