Java Thread every X seconds

Question

What is the easiest way to have a piece of Java code scheduled at a given rate ?

Answer 1

In Java 5+ with a ScheduledExecutorService:

ScheduledExecutorService exec = Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor(); exec.scheduleAtFixedRate(new Runnable() {   @Override   public void run() {     // do stuff   } }, 0, 5, TimeUnit.SECONDS); 

The above method is favoured. Prior to Java 5 you used Timer and TimerTask:

timer.scheduleAtFixedRate(new TimerTask() {   @Override   public void run() {     // do staff   } }, 0, 5000);