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    Hi ,

    i want to set a timer for 6 seconds ,and once that timer expires i need to do a particular operation ..
    how can i achieve this?


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    Default Re: how to set timer

    Which timer are you going to use? There are two. The recommended one is javax.swing.Timer.
    Read the class's API doc. It has an example.
    Or go to: The Really Big Index
    and search for Timer

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    i dont need swing timer..
    I am looking to run a system clock type timer in a thread and once elapsed it sets a flag which is read in another thread.
    any easy solution /commands??

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    Default Re: how to set timer

    You can get the system time from a method in the System class.

    None of the timers I know of set a flag. They call a method when the time expires. It is up to the programmer to write code to do what he wants to do when the time expires.

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