Exactly

**PhQ** · 09-17-2010, 08:25 PM

How can I restart a thread EXACTLY every 0.5 seconds or quicker?

**Norm** · 09-17-2010, 10:09 PM

Not sure how/if its possible to restart a Thread that is currently running. And if it has stopped running by exiting, I don't know if you can use it again. If the Thread calls wait() before the .5 second limit, then you could use notify() to restart the thread. The notify could be called using a Timer.

**PhQ** · 09-17-2010, 10:15 PM

Originally Posted by Norm

Not sure how/if its possible to restart a Thread that is currently running. And if it has stopped running by exiting, I don't know if you can use it again. If the Thread calls wait() before the .5 second limit, then you could use notify() to restart the thread. The notify could be called using a Timer.

But it will take like 0.1 seconds to execute the method, is it going to effect the timer?

**Norm** · 09-17-2010, 10:29 PM

is it going to

Write a test program and see what happens.

**DarrylBurke** · 09-17-2010, 11:50 PM

Originally Posted by PhQ

How can I restart a thread EXACTLY every 0.5 seconds or quicker?

You can't. The best you can do is run a Timer with a firing interval somethng less than 0.5 seconds -- maybe 0.4 seconds -- and hope it will never exceed 0.5 seconds.

Why do you have such an odd requirement in the first place? The context may suggest a better solution.

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