Java Timer - purge() Method
The java.util.Timer.purge() method is used to remove all canceled tasks from this timer's task queue.
Syntax
public int purge()
Parameters
No parameter is required.
Return Value
Returns the number of tasks removed from the queue.
Exception
NA.
Example:
In the example below, the java.util.Timer.purge() method is used to remove all canceled tasks from the given timer's task queue.
import java.util.*;
public class MyClass {
public static void main(String[] args) {
//creating a timer
Timer timer = new Timer();
//creating a timertask
TimerTask tt = new TimerTask() {
public void run() {
for (int i = 0; i <= 10; i++) {
System.out.println("Working on the task.");
if(i==5) {
System.out.println("Stop the task.");
timer.cancel();
break;
}
}
// purging the timer
System.out.println("The Purge value:" + timer.purge());
};
};
//scheduling the task to be executed
//after a delay of 100 milliseconds
timer.schedule(tt, 100);
}
}
The output of the above code will be:
Working on the task. Working on the task. Working on the task. Working on the task. Working on the task. Working on the task. Stop the task. The Purge value:0
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