How to stop the Timer in android? [closed]

Question

I'm developing an application which sends a message to a specific number in a specific period of time. The problem is that it continues sending that message after that period of time. How would I stop the timer after that specific time in order to stop sending that message?

Answer 1

     CountDownTimer waitTimer;      waitTimer = new CountDownTimer(60000, 300) {         public void onTick(long millisUntilFinished) {           //called every 300 milliseconds, which could be used to           //send messages or some other action        }         public void onFinish() {           //After 60000 milliseconds (60 sec) finish current            //if you would like to execute something when time finishes                  }      }.start(); 

to stop the timer early:

     if(waitTimer != null) {          waitTimer.cancel();          waitTimer = null;      } 

Answer 2

and.. we must call "waitTimer.purge()" for the GC. If you don't use Timer anymore, "purge()" !! "purge()" removes all canceled tasks from the task queue.

if(waitTimer != null) {    waitTimer.cancel();    waitTimer.purge();    waitTimer = null; }