Hi Guys,
Is there a different way of letting my class wait for 10 seconds instead of using Thread.sleep(). I can't use Thread.speep() as it keeps getting Interrupted and comming out off sleep. It is a multithreaded application, with threads listining on other threads, so I can't use sleep() method
Thankyou
Sunath Kodali
You need to revist what you are doing here. Like review the following
- what is interrupting your thread and why?
- why are you not waiting?
Hmm....
<obnoxious>
void reallyInefficientSleep(long millis) {
long now = new Date().getTime();
long eventually = now + millis;
while(new Date().getTime() < eventually) {}
}
</obnoxious>
If somebody is interrupting your thread that's a sign you shouldn't be sleeping any more. The real question is why do you think you need to sleep in the first place?
Use a socket read or accept or connect timeout. Use Object.wait(timeout). Use java.util.concurrent.Semaphore.tryAcquire(permits, timeout, ...).
IOW Thread.sleep() is probably not the right tool for the job, whatever that may be.
