Java - alternative to thread.sleep

Question

I have a requirement to pause a while loop for a specific number of milliseconds. I have tried using Thread.sleep(duration) but it is not accurate, especially in a looping s

Answer 1

The solution is to use a handler with a runnable and use of the method 'postDelayed'. Example:

new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable() {
public void run () {
    // Do delayed stuff!
}
}, 5000L); //5 seconds delay 

https://stackoverflow.com/a/21680858