Cannot refer to a non-final variable inside an inner class defined in a different method

Question

Edited: I need to change the values of several variables as they run several times thorugh a timer. I need to keep updating the values with every iteration through the timer

Answer 1

You cannot refer to non-final variables because Java Language Specification says so. From 8.1.3:
"Any local variable, formal method parameter or exception handler parameter used but not declared in an inner class must be declared final." Whole paragraph.
I can see only part of your code - according to me scheduling modification of local variables is a strange idea. Local variables cease to exist when you leave the function. Maybe static fields of a class would be better?