Computer Science Canada :: View topic - Java timer while playing the game

import java.util.Timer;
import java.util.TimerTask;

public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// ---- With Timers ----
Timer timer = new Timer();

// A
// Modify a referenced variable every second.
Integer count = 0; // A reference to an integer
timer.schedule(new SayMsgTickerTask("A", count), 0, 1000);

// B
// Load all scheduled tasks at the beginning.
int start = 0;
for (int i = 0; i <= 10; i++) {
int t = start + i * 1000;
timer.schedule(new SayMsgTask("B", i), t);
}
}
}

class SayMsgTask extends TimerTask {
private String msg;
private int count;

public SayMsgTask(String msg, int count) {
this.msg = msg;
this.count = count;
}

@Override
public void run() {
System.out.println(String.format("%s: %d", msg, count));
}
}

class SayMsgTickerTask extends TimerTask {
private String msg;
private Integer count;

public SayMsgTickerTask(String msg, Integer count) {
this.msg = msg;
this.count = count;
}

@Override
public void run() {
System.out.println(String.format("%s: %d", msg, count));

count += 1;

// When referenced variable provides exit condition, take it.
if (count > 10)
cancel();
}
}

Author:	hamid14 [ Mon Sep 26, 2011 6:44 pm ]
Post subject:	Java timer while playing the game
I have a game which was made using java, its an applet. I'm trying to create a 60-second timer that gives you 60 seconds to do certain tasks in the game before it hits 0. I created a timer like this with the actionPerformed method; private Timer timer; timer = new Timer(1000,this); public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { repaint(); } then i just have the actual time variable like this; time--; but the problem is, it still goes too fast, its not going down by 1 every second. How would I make it decrease every second by 1 using timer? thanks for any help.