Dynamic Clock

I read the Clock in the Demo folder. No use!

I still do not understand the concept!

My question is very simple: to update something like a clock constantly what kind of loop should I use if any, also if a loop is to be used would that not use the system memory too much?

I do not want code nor I want to just copy and paste! I'm just trying to learn.

Thanx

philosophologya at 2007-7-15 22:36:31 >

ok, here is my code:

package countDownClock;

import java.applet.Applet;

import java.awt.Graphics;

import java.util.Date;

import java.util.TimerTask;

import java.util.Timer;

public class CountDownClock extends Applet{

private static final long serialVersionUID = 1;

public void paint(Graphics g) {

long delay = 1000;

long period = 1000;

Date dateD = new Date();

String dateS = dateD.toString();

Timer timer = new Timer();

timer.schedule( ? ,delay,period);

g.drawString("" + dateS, 50, 25);

}

}

I do not know how to make a "TimerTask task" that is needed in the place of ?

I want the task to be the g.drawStr....

The Java API is a little confusing on the TimerTask class.

What should I do?

Thanx

philosophologya at 2007-7-15 22:36:31 >

actually I tried

TimerTask dateTask = g.drawString("" + dateS, 50, 25);

in

package countDownClock;

import java.applet.Applet;

import java.awt.Graphics;

import java.util.Date;

import java.util.TimerTask;

import java.util.Timer;

public class CountDownClock extends Applet{

private static final long serialVersionUID = 1;

public void paint(Graphics g) {

long delay = 1000;

long period = 1000;

Date dateD = new Date();

String dateS = dateD.toString();

Timer timer = new Timer();

timer.schedule(dateTask,delay,period);

TimerTask dateTask = g.drawString("" + dateS, 50, 25);

}

}

but it gives me the type conversion error from Void to TimerTask. It doesn't let me cast it either. Any ideas?

Thanx

philosophologya at 2007-7-15 22:36:31 >