java.util
Class Timer

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.util.Timer

public class Timer

extends Object

Implement a timer that is used to schedule timer tasks

Constructor Summary

Timer()
Create a new timer

Method Summary

void	cancel() Cancel this timer task, causing any threads to stop
void	schedule(TimerTask task, Date date) Schedule a task to be run at a certain time
void	schedule(TimerTask task, Date date, long repeat) Schedule a task to be run at a certain time with a repeat rate
void	schedule(TimerTask task, long delay) Schedule a task to be run after a delay
void	schedule(TimerTask task, long delay, long repeat) Schedule a task to be run after a delay with a repeat rate
void	scheduleAtFixedRate(TimerTask task, Date date, long repeat) Schedule a task to be run at a certain time with a fixed repeat rate
void	scheduleAtFixedRate(TimerTask task, long delay, long repeat) Schedule a task to be run after a delay with a fixed repeat rate

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Timer

public Timer()

Create a new timer

Method Detail

cancel

public void cancel()

Cancel this timer task, causing any threads to stop

schedule

public void schedule(TimerTask task,
                     Date date)

Schedule a task to be run at a certain time

Parameters:

task - The task

date - The date to run it at

schedule

public void schedule(TimerTask task,
                     Date date,
                     long repeat)

Schedule a task to be run at a certain time with a repeat rate

Parameters:

task - The task

date - The date to run it at

repeat - The repeat period

schedule

public void schedule(TimerTask task,
                     long delay)

Schedule a task to be run after a delay

Parameters:

task - The task

delay - The delay before running it

schedule

public void schedule(TimerTask task,
                     long delay,
                     long repeat)

Schedule a task to be run after a delay with a repeat rate

Parameters:

task - The task

delay - The delay before running it

repeat - The repeat period

scheduleAtFixedRate

public void scheduleAtFixedRate(TimerTask task,
                                Date date,
                                long repeat)

Schedule a task to be run at a certain time with a fixed repeat rate

Parameters:

task - The task

date - The date to run it at

repeat - The repeat period

scheduleAtFixedRate

public void scheduleAtFixedRate(TimerTask task,
                                long delay,
                                long repeat)

Schedule a task to be run after a delay with a fixed repeat rate

Parameters:

task - The task

delay - The delay before running it

repeat - The repeat period