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How to "wait" a Thread in Android

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android

multithreading

private void startGameTimeElapseThread(){     new Thread(new Runnable() {         Date d = new Date();         public void run() {             while (gameOn){                 Log.d(TAG,""+d.getTime()+" "+gameStatus.getLastTimeUpdated());                  postInvalidate(795, 150, 1024, 300);                 try {                     synchronized (this) {                         wait(1000);                      }                 } catch (InterruptedException e) {                     // TODO Auto-generated catch block                     Log.d(TAG, "Waiting didnt work!!");                     e.printStackTrace();                 }             }         }     }).start(); }

Here I wanted to make call the "Log.d" and "postInvalidate" every one second. But when i check it from LogCat it seems loop runs faster than i want it to be. Why doesnt this loop just wait for 1000ms ?

Following are the output in LogCat. So you can see its not sleeping for a 1 second at all. I used Thread.sleep as well ( after you suggesting )

05-27 11:40:10.060: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496408950 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:10.070: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496410037 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:10.232: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496410201 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:10.250: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496408214 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:10.310: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496405988 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:10.361: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496409327 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:10.431: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496410398 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:10.521: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496409478 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:10.593: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496410566 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:11.230: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496409678 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:11.230: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496410201 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:11.241: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496409878 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:11.241: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496410037 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:11.241: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496408950 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:11.260: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496408214 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:11.314: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496405988 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:11.314: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496411254 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:11.361: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496409327 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:11.431: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496410398 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:11.520: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496409478 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:11.551: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496411508 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:11.712: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496410566 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:11.881: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496411865 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:12.051: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496412025 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:12.211: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496412198 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:12.231: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496409678 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:12.242: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496410201 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:12.251: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496408950 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:12.251: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496409878 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:12.251: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496410037 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:12.261: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496408214 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:12.311: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496405988 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:12.341: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496411254 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:12.371: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496409327 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:12.442: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496410398 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:12.471: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496412431 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:12.521: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496409478 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:12.553: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496411508 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:12.671: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496412639 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:12.711: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496410566 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:12.841: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496412813 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:12.891: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496411865 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:13.001: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496412983 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:13.051: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496412025 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:13.193: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496413166 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:13.231: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496409678 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:13.251: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496410201 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:13.251: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496409878 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:13.251: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496410037 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:13.251: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496408950 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:13.261: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496408214 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:13.271: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496412198 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:13.321: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496405988 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:13.341: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496411254 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:13.371: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496409327 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:13.431: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496413405 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:13.441: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496410398 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:13.481: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496412431 1306496387535 05-27 11:40:13.532: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(4546): 1306496409478 1306496387535

This is the latest Code. gameOn is a boolean, for now it's true.

private void startGameTimeElapseThread(){     if (gameOn){         new Thread(new Runnable() {             Date d = new Date();             public void run() {                      Log.d(TAG,""+d.getTime()+"ms  "+d.getTime()/1000+"sec");                     postInvalidate(795, 150, 1024, 300);                     android.os.SystemClock.sleep(1000);                      startGameTimeElapseThread();              }         }).start();     } }

The output is 

05-27 12:00:51.211: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497650761ms  1306497650sec 05-27 12:00:51.211: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497650786ms  1306497650sec 05-27 12:00:51.221: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497650764ms  1306497650sec 05-27 12:00:51.221: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497650763ms  1306497650sec 05-27 12:00:51.221: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497650769ms  1306497650sec 05-27 12:00:51.231: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497650749ms  1306497650sec 05-27 12:00:51.231: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497650736ms  1306497650sec 05-27 12:00:51.231: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497650742ms  1306497650sec 05-27 12:00:51.241: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497650746ms  1306497650sec 05-27 12:00:51.241: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497650848ms  1306497650sec 05-27 12:00:51.251: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497650729ms  1306497650sec 05-27 12:00:51.271: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497650739ms  1306497650sec 05-27 12:00:51.271: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497650739ms  1306497650sec 05-27 12:00:51.271: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497650868ms  1306497650sec 05-27 12:00:51.271: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497650798ms  1306497650sec 05-27 12:00:51.281: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497650870ms  1306497650sec 05-27 12:00:51.291: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497651020ms  1306497651sec 05-27 12:00:51.551: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497651498ms  1306497651sec 05-27 12:00:51.551: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497651502ms  1306497651sec 05-27 12:00:51.642: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497651523ms  1306497651sec 05-27 12:00:51.651: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497651537ms  1306497651sec 05-27 12:00:51.691: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497651529ms  1306497651sec 05-27 12:00:51.701: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497651534ms  1306497651sec 05-27 12:00:51.784: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497651527ms  1306497651sec 05-27 12:00:51.801: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497651570ms  1306497651sec 05-27 12:00:51.801: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497651564ms  1306497651sec 05-27 12:00:51.891: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497651682ms  1306497651sec 05-27 12:00:51.891: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497651690ms  1306497651sec 05-27 12:00:51.891: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497651685ms  1306497651sec 05-27 12:00:51.901: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497651693ms  1306497651sec 05-27 12:00:51.914: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497651647ms  1306497651sec 05-27 12:00:51.914: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497651667ms  1306497651sec 05-27 12:00:51.921: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497651666ms  1306497651sec 05-27 12:00:51.921: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497651658ms  1306497651sec 05-27 12:00:51.921: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497651663ms  1306497651sec 05-27 12:00:51.932: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497651688ms  1306497651sec 05-27 12:00:51.941: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497651711ms  1306497651sec 05-27 12:00:51.961: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497651792ms  1306497651sec 05-27 12:00:51.971: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497651629ms  1306497651sec 05-27 12:00:51.981: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497651714ms  1306497651sec 05-27 12:00:52.083: DEBUG/NOPSA-P(5098): 1306497652048ms  1306497652sec
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1 Answers

You need the sleep method of the Thread class.

public static void sleep (long time)

Causes the thread which sent this message to sleep for the given interval of time (given in milliseconds). The precision is not guaranteed - the Thread may sleep more or less than requested.

Parameters

time The time to sleep in milliseconds.

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