Best way to implement something like TimerTask in Android

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I know this question is somewhat beaten but i haven't been able to get an answer to my specific problem.

I have several components that use TimerTask that i need to pause and resume afterwards.

What is the best way to do it? (Even if not with the Timer/TimerTask system)

Thanks in advance JQCorreia

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 09:58

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What are you trying to do? TimerTask is actually pretty old and has been part of java since 1.3. The newer preferred method is using executor service. Look at using ScheduledExecutorService. Here is another question with a similar answer Pausing/stopping and starting/resuming Java TimerTask continuously?

edited May 23 '17 at 09:58

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answered Apr 13 '11 at 15:48

Amir Raminfar

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 13 '11 at 15:54

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I have several components that use TimerTask that i need to pause and resume afterwards. What is the best way to do it?

Use Handler. With this you can post a Runnable to run using Handler.post(yourRunnable) and remove it by using Handler.removeCallbacks(yourRunnable). There are also methods in the API to make the Runnable execute after a specified delay.

Combine these two methods to implement a pause / resume function in your application.

answered Apr 13 '11 at 15:54

Wroclai

Thanks m8! I've implemented a simple Timer using handler messages that executes a runnable. Simple clean and quite easy. – JQCorreia Apr 13 '11 at 16:41

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