Timer & TimerTask - Name of Timer Object

[SanthanaKrishnan Chandrasekaran]

Hi,
I am trying to schedule a task say a (java class) task

MyTask

which extends

 TimerTask

.
My Timer object

Timer timer = new Timer(name1)

calls the class

MyTask

using

timer.schedule(task,delay,interval);

a new thread which performs the schedule starts.

Another Timer obj Timer(name2) calls the same TimerTask - MyTask using timer.schedule from a different method.

Is there any possibility that i get the timer object's name.
Mean to say

Timer timer = new Timer(name1)
Timer timer = new Timer(name2)

I want this name1 and name2 in my task class

MyTask

.

Is there any possibility?
Cos i have to perform the same task with diff names under diff threads with corresponding names.

Its very urgent.

[Ernest Friedman-Hill]

Hi,

Welcome to JavaRanch!

The name of the timer is used as the name of the Timer's thread, accessible by calling getName() on the Thread. When a task is executing, Thread.currentThread() will return the timer thread; so in your Runnable, just call Thread.currentThread().getName() to get the name of the timer.

Easy, huh?

[SanthanaKrishnan Chandrasekaran]

Great!

Thanks Hill

[Ernest Friedman-Hill]

You may not have read our naming policy on the way in. It requires that you use a full, real (sounding) first and last name for your display name. Nicknames and "handles" aren't enough. I'm pretty sure you had a valid display name when I answered this question, and you've since changed it.

You can change your display name back here. Thanks!

[SanthanaKrishnan Chandrasekaran]

Changed.

Thanks for your timely help.