How to schedule loop in Java

Question

I want to execute method to run every five minutes and want to release the resources. Can anybody explain how to schedule a loop so that I can execute loop every five minutes or so.

Thanks,

This could be answered in several ways. Could you provide more context? For example is this running in a container environment? Are you using any frameworks already (such as Spring)? Are there any other constraints? — Phil Haigh, Sep 08 '14 at 09:18
I think this may be usedfull for you http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18612656/call-method-after-some-delay-in-java (Using Timer and TimerTask) — Sandun Harshana, Sep 08 '14 at 09:25
@Phil I'm not using any frameworks as such, since the project I'm working with is real-time one, so I want to release the resources used every five minutes or so. Actually it is OpenCV project where I want to remove the frames captured by camera periodically so that the application runs smoother. #OpenCV4Android — Punith K, Sep 08 '14 at 09:39

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 08 '14 at 09:19

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You can try like this:

Timer timer = new Timer ();
TimerTask sometask = new TimerTask () {
    @Override
    public void run () {
        // code
    }
};

timer.schedule (sometask, 0l, 1000*60*5);

answered Sep 08 '14 at 09:19

Rahul Tripathi

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It looks good answer for my question. Let me put this this way, can I able release the resources after scheduling it. – Punith K Sep 08 '14 at 09:40

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 08 '14 at 09:23

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You can use TimerTask, and Timer to make schedule task, read about these helper-link-1, helper-link-2

answered Sep 08 '14 at 09:23

Mohamed Yakout

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Thanks man, your support appreciated. I'll check out those helper links. – Punith K Sep 08 '14 at 09:41

How to schedule loop in Java

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