How to stop the task scheduled in java.util.Timer class

Question

I am using java.util.Timer class and I am using its schedule method to perform some task, but after executing it for 6 times I have to stop its task.

How should I do that?

Answer 1

Keep a reference to the timer somewhere, and use:

timer.cancel(); timer.purge(); 

to stop whatever it's doing. You could put this code inside the task you're performing with a static int to count the number of times you've gone around, e.g.

private static int count = 0; public static void run() {      count++;      if (count >= 6) {          timer.cancel();          timer.purge();          return;      }       ... perform task here ....  }