Question

while(true){
    try 
    {
        if(Calendar.DATE == X){
            startTask();
        } 
        long delay = timeUntilNextCheck();
        Thread.sleep(delay);
    } 
    catch (Throwable t) 
    {

    }
}

I have a program that requires a specific task to run on a specific day of the month.
After the task is run (Or if its not that day) the thread sleeps until tomorrow where it will check again.

However, I am getting a Dead code warning because part of the code is only ran on a specific day of the month.

I had a read up on what this warning is and I found that in some cases the compiler doesn’t compile dead code. So my question is, will this always be compiled?

Answer 1

However, I am getting a Dead code warning because part of the code is
only ran on a specific day of the month.

No, you’re getting a dead code warning becase startTask(); will never run. Calendar.DATE is an internal index constant of the Calendar class with the value 5. To get the current day of the month, use this code: Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH)