display count down timer

[wizekraker]

Hello java users
plz could you show me how make countdown timer display I have done this action script.. but I dont know how to do it in java

actionscript:version:

var timer = 10
var totaltime;

.....addeventlister.timer(10(the amout of time it executes, 1000(1 sec)

totaltime = timer-1

I need to know how to display simple countdown timer similar to this in Java plz and thank you if kind enough plz supply the code. I understand it more when give the code

and plz dont say google becuz il already did that and non of it helped me

[Fubarable]

I understand it more when give the code

This really isn't a "give me the code" type site, but rather one where we help others learn to code in Java. So I won't tell you to Google this, but I will ask you to look at the Swing tutorial here:

Swing Tutorial Index
Using Swing Components

And the Swing Timer tutorial: How To Use Swing Timers

That should give you enough information to get you started. Then if you get stuck, please post your code and ask your questions about it.

Luck!

[wizekraker]

umm...could explain how to use this kind of timer and how to put the countdown timer function into it and could explain what following code does



/*
* To change this template, choose Tools | Templates
* and open the template in the editor.
*/


package timer;
import java.util.Timer;
import java.util.TimerTask;

/**
*
* @author Owner
*/
public class Reminder {
Timer timer;
int total = 5;
int Time;


public Reminder ( int seconds ) {
timer = new Timer ( ) ;
timer.schedule ( new RemindTask ( ) , seconds*1000 ) ;
}


class RemindTask extends TimerTask {
public void run ( ) {

Time = total - 5;
System.out.println ( Time ) ;
timer.cancel ( ) ; //Terminate the timer thread
}
}


public static void main ( String args [ ] ) {
System.out.println ( "About to schedule task." ) ;
new Reminder ( 5 ) ;
System.out.println ( "Task scheduled." ) ;
}

[Fubarable]

umm...could explain how to use this kind of timer and how to put the countdown timer function into it and could explain what following code does

No, because this code isn't even using a Swing Timer but rather a java.util.Timer and TimerTask, classes that won't help you for your goal. You really don't want to be blindly borrowing code from the net and ask others to explain it to you as you're far better off going to the tutorials that I linked you to above, putting in the effort and learning to code this yourself. Sorry to say but there are no short-cuts when it comes to learning how to code.

Again much luck!

[wizekraker]

okay... I got this so far:

public class Reminder extends TimerTask
{
int time = 10;
int totaltime;


public void run()
{
System.out.println(time-= 1);
}
public static void main(String []args)
{
TimerTask toDo1=new Reminder();
Timer clock1=new Timer();
clock1.schedule(toDo1,0,1000);
}
}

my only problem is how can make it so its woudlnt be doing

9
8
7
6
5
4
and so on
display count down timer
instead i want it replace the spot i think i know this but...
is the a method where you tell the direct coodinates where you want to print it

[DarrylBurke]

okay... I got this so far:

public class Reminder extends TimerTask

Stubborn little cuss, ain't you?

db

[wizekraker]

No, because this code isn't even using a Swing Timer but rather a java.util.Timer and TimerTask, classes that won't help you for your goal. You really don't want to be blindly borrowing code from the net and ask others to explain it to you as you're far better off going to the tutorials that I linked you to above, putting in the effort and learning to code this yourself. Sorry to say but there are no short-cuts when it comes to learning how to code.

Again much luck!

umm...could explain how to use this kind of timer and how to put the countdown timer function into it and could explain what following code does



/*
* To change this template, choose Tools | Templates
* and open the template in the editor.
*/


package timer;
import java.util.Timer;
import java.util.TimerTask;

/**
*
* @author Owner
*/
public class Reminder {
Timer timer;
int total = 5;
int Time;


public Reminder ( int seconds ) {
timer = new Timer ( ) ;
timer.schedule ( new RemindTask ( ) , seconds*1000 ) ;
}


class RemindTask extends TimerTask {
public void run ( ) {

Time = total - 5;
System.out.println ( Time ) ;
timer.cancel ( ) ; //Terminate the timer thread
}
}


public static void main ( String args [ ] ) {
System.out.println ( "About to schedule task." ) ;
new Reminder ( 5 ) ;
System.out.println ( "Task scheduled." ) ;
}

couls some one answer my quesetion plz

[Fubarable]

Your question as I see it is how to create a timer that displays ... and I assume that this means that you wish to display the count-down timer in a GUI. If so, you'll want to use Swing and you'll want to use a Swing Timer (javax.swing.Timer) as I've recommended in my post above with link to the tutorial, not a java.util.Timer as you persist in asking about.

If my assumptions are incorrect, please correct them. If they're correct, then have you checked out the links yet?

Luck!