Change a variable outside TimerTask after it is done?

[a_programmer]

boolean done = false;
Timer t = new Timer();
t.schedule(new TimerTask() {
       @Override public void run() {
            //task
        }
    },0, 1000);
done = true;

The boolean done will be changed to true instantly, while the timer task is still executing. I can't change it from within the timer task because it would have to be declared final. How can I change the done to true from inside, or after the timer reaches a certain point?

[JosAH]

Make that boolean variable a member variable instead of a local variable. Or, (this is a bit of a hack) do this:

final boolean done= new boolean[1];
Timer t= new Timer();
t.schedule(new TimerTask() {
   public void run() {
      // stuff here ...
      done[0]= true;
   }
   }, 0, 1000);

kind regards,

Jos

[Jhovarie]

try this one

import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;

/**
 *
 * @author Jhovarie A. Guiang
 */
public class NewJFrame extends javax.swing.JFrame {
    
static int count = 0;
static int variable = 3;
javax.swing.Timer timer;
    /** Creates new form NewJFrame */
    public NewJFrame() {
        initComponents();
         ActionListener act = new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                count++;
                if(count == 10){
                    timer.stop();
                 variable = 12345;
                 System.out.println();
                 System.out.print("Timer is Done variable is updated");
                }
                 System.out.println("Steep:"+count+") The value of variable is "+variable);
            }
        };
          timer = new javax.swing.Timer(1000,act);
    }

    /** This method is called from within the constructor to
     * initialize the form.
     * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
     * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">
    private void initComponents() {

        jButton1 = new javax.swing.JButton();

        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

        jButton1.setText("Start");
        jButton1.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jButton1ActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });

        javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
        getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
        layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addGap(107, 107, 107)
                .addComponent(jButton1)
                .addContainerGap(137, Short.MAX_VALUE))
        );
        layout.setVerticalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addGap(57, 57, 57)
                .addComponent(jButton1)
                .addContainerGap(71, Short.MAX_VALUE))
        );

        pack();
    }// </editor-fold>

    private void jButton1ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
timer.start();
    }

    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {

            public void run() {
                new NewJFrame().setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }
    // Variables declaration - do not modify
    private javax.swing.JButton jButton1;
    // End of variables declaration
}

[a_programmer]

JosAH's code worked.