Java Timer class

The Java Timer class provides a facility for the thread to schedule tasks for future execution in a background thread. This class is thread-safe that means multiple class can share a single Timer object without using the external synchronization.

Java Timer Methods

SN	Method	Description
1	cancel()	It is used to stop the timer and remove the currently scheduled task.
2	Purge()	It is used to cancel the tasks present in TimerTask Chain.
3	scheduleAtFixedRate(TimerTask task, Date firstTime, long period)	It is used to schedules the specified task for repeated fixed-rate execution, beginning at the specified time.
4	scheduleAtFixedRate(TimerTask task, long delay, long period)	It is used to schedules the specified task for repeated fixed-rate execution, beginning after the specified delay.
5	schedule(TimerTask task, Date firstTime, long period)	It is used to schedules the specified task for repeated fixed-delay execution, beginning at the specified time.
6	schedule(TimerTask task, Date time)	It is used to schedules the specified task for execution at the specified time.