Question

I am trying to create a code that calls the system time and updates it every minute. Can anybody give me an example that will steer me in the right direction? thanks

Answer 1

I think that you’re looking for a Timer. It can schedule a task such as updating anything every minute.

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public class MyScheduledTask extends TimerTask{
    public void run(){
        System.out.println("Message printed every minute");
    }
}

public class Main{
    public static void main(String... args){
        Timer timer = new Timer();
        timer.schedule(new MyScheduledTask(), 0, 60*1000);
        //Do something that takes time 
    }
}

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For the current system time you can use System.currentTimeMillis().

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Resources :

• javadoc – Timer
• javadoc – System.currentTimeMillis()