Timer class provides a method call that is used by a thread to schedule a task, such as running a block of code after some regular instant of time. Each task may be scheduled to run once or for a repeated number of executions. Each timer object is associated with a background thread that is responsible for the execution of all the tasks of a timer object.
Note:
- Timer class is thread-safe.
- Timer class uses binary heap data structure in order to store its task.
Constructors:
- Timer(): Creates a new timer
- Timer(boolean isDaemon): Creates a new timer whose associated thread may be specified to run as a daemon
- Timer(String name): Creates a new timer whose associated thread has the specified name
- Timer(String name, boolean isDaemon): Creates a new timer whose associated thread has the specified name, and may be specified to run as a daemon
Declaration:
public class Timer extends Object
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
- clone
- equals
- finalize
- getClass
- hashCode
- notify
- notifyAll
- toString
- wait
Methods:
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cancel(): java.util.Timer.cancel() Terminates this timer, discarding any currently scheduled tasks. Does not interfere with a currently executing task (if it exists). Once a timer has been terminated, its execution thread terminates gracefully, and no more tasks may be scheduled on it
Syntax:
public void cancel()
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purge(): java.util.Timer.purge() Removes all cancelled tasks from this timer’s task queue
Syntax:
public int purge() Returns: the number of tasks removed from the queue
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schedule(TimerTask task, Date time): java.util.Timer.schedule(TimerTask task, Date time) Schedules the specified task for execution at the specified time
Syntax:
public void schedule(TimerTask task, Date time) Parameters: task - task to be scheduled. time - time at which task is to be executed. Throws: IllegalArgumentException - if time.getTime() is negative. IllegalStateException - if the task was already scheduled or cancelled, the timer was cancelled, or timer thread terminated. NullPointerException - if task or time is null
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schedule(TimerTask task, Date firstTime, long period): java.util.Timer.schedule(TimerTask task, Date firstTime, long period) Schedules the specified task for repeated fixed-delay execution, beginning at the specified time
Syntax:
public void schedule(TimerTask task, Date firstTime, long period) Parameters: task - task to be scheduled. firstTime - First time at which task is to be executed. period - time in milliseconds between successive task executions. Throws: IllegalArgumentException - if firstTime.getTime() < 0, or period <= 0 IllegalStateException - if task was already scheduled or cancelled, timer was cancelled, or timer thread terminated. NullPointerException - if task or firstTime is null
Java
// Java program to demonstrate //schedule method calls of Timer class import java.util.Timer;
import java.util.TimerTask;
class Helper extends TimerTask
{ public static int i = 0 ;
public void run()
{
System.out.println( "Timer ran " + ++i);
}
} public class Test
{ public static void main(String[] args)
{
Timer timer = new Timer();
TimerTask task = new Helper();
timer.schedule(task, 2000 , 5000 );
}
} |
Output:
Timer ran 1 Timer ran 2 Timer ran 3 Timer ran 4 Timer ran 5 . . .
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schedule(TimerTask task, long delay): java.util.Timer.schedule(TimerTask task, long delay) Schedules the specified task for execution after the specified delay
Syntax:
public void schedule(TimerTask task, long delay) Parameters: task - task to be scheduled. delay - delay in milliseconds before task is to be executed. Throws: IllegalArgumentException - if delay is negative, or delay + System.currentTimeMillis() is negative. IllegalStateException - if a task was already scheduled or cancelled, the timer was cancelled, or timer thread terminated. NullPointerException - if task is null
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schedule(TimerTask task, long delay, long period): java.util.Timer.schedule(TimerTask task, long delay, long period) Schedules the specified task for repeated fixed-delay execution, beginning after the specified delaySyntax:
public void schedule(TimerTask task, long delay, long period) Parameters: task - task to be scheduled. delay - delay in milliseconds before task is to be executed. period - time in milliseconds between successive task executions. Throws: IllegalArgumentException - if delay < 0, or delay + System.currentTimeMillis() < 0, or period <= 0 IllegalStateException - if task was already scheduled or cancelled, timer was cancelled, or timer thread terminated. NullPointerException - if task is null
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scheduleAtFixedRate(TimerTask task, Date firstTime, long period): java.util.Timer.scheduleAtFixedRate(TimerTask task, Date firstTime, long period) Schedules the specified task for repeated fixed-rate execution, beginning at the specified timeSyntax:
public void scheduleAtFixedRate(TimerTask task, Date firstTime, long period) Parameters: task - task to be scheduled. firstTime - First time at which task is to be executed. period - time in milliseconds between successive task executions. Throws: IllegalArgumentException - if firstTime.getTime() < 0 or period <= 0 IllegalStateException - if task was already scheduled or cancelled, timer was cancelled, or timer thread terminated. NullPointerException - if task or firstTime is null
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scheduleAtFixedRate(TimerTask task, long delay, long period): java.util.Timer.scheduleAtFixedRate(TimerTask task, long delay, long period) Schedules the specified task for repeated fixed-rate execution, beginning after the specified delaySyntax:
public void scheduleAtFixedRate(TimerTask task, long delay, long period) Parameters: task - task to be scheduled. delay - delay in milliseconds before task is to be executed. period - time in milliseconds between successive task executions. Throws: IllegalArgumentException - if delay < 0, or delay + System.currentTimeMillis() < 0, or period <= 0 IllegalStateException - if task was already scheduled or cancelled, timer was cancelled, or timer thread terminated. NullPointerException - if task is null
Java
// Java program to demonstrate // scheduleAtFixedRate method of Timer class import java.util.Timer;
import java.util.TimerTask;
import java.util.*;
class Helper extends TimerTask
{ public static int i = 0 ;
public void run()
{
System.out.println( "Timer ran " + ++i);
if (i == 4 )
{
synchronized (Test.obj)
{
Test.obj.notify();
}
}
}
} public class Test
{ protected static Test obj;
public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException
{
obj = new Test();
//creating a new instance of timer class
Timer timer = new Timer();
TimerTask task = new Helper();
//instance of date object for fixed-rate execution
Date date = new Date();
timer.scheduleAtFixedRate(task, date, 5000 );
System.out.println( "Timer running" );
synchronized (obj)
{
//make the main thread wait
obj.wait();
//once timer has scheduled the task 4 times,
//main thread resumes
//and terminates the timer
timer.cancel();
//purge is used to remove all cancelled
//tasks from the timer'stack queue
System.out.println(timer.purge());
}
}
} |
Output:
Timer running Timer ran 1 Timer ran 2 Timer ran 3 Timer ran 4 0
Reference:
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