Timers

Question

ok, call me dumb or whatever but i just don't understand timers.
how would i make a timer to fire every second and add 1 to an integer?
I've tryed to understand it but there are swing timers and regular timers? and i keep getting confused and all the tuts i keep finding are just so confusing. I'm brand new to java so try not to use too many fancy things if you feel like helping.
oh, and sorry if i'm in the wrong Forum

Answer 1

Perhaps a working example would help.
import java.util.*;
public class TimerExample {
     public static void main(String[] args) {
          Timer timer = new Timer("Test Timer");
          timer.schedule(new TimerTask() {
               private int counter = 0;
               public void run() {
                    counter++;
                    System.out.println(new Date() + ": Counter=" + counter);
                    if (counter >= 10) {
                         System.out.println("Finished.");
                         System.exit(0);
          }, 0, 1000);
}Prints
Thu Oct 13 22:18:28 BST 2005: Counter=1
Thu Oct 13 22:18:29 BST 2005: Counter=2
Thu Oct 13 22:18:30 BST 2005: Counter=3
Thu Oct 13 22:18:31 BST 2005: Counter=4
Thu Oct 13 22:18:32 BST 2005: Counter=5
Thu Oct 13 22:18:33 BST 2005: Counter=6
Thu Oct 13 22:18:34 BST 2005: Counter=7
Thu Oct 13 22:18:35 BST 2005: Counter=8
Thu Oct 13 22:18:36 BST 2005: Counter=9
Thu Oct 13 22:18:37 BST 2005: Counter=10
Finished.BTW: If you are New to Java, in future, I suggest you post to the "New To Java" forum.
This doesn't mean post this question again as this will only annoy people.