Java Delay/Wait

Question

How do I delay a while loop to 1 second intervals without slowing down the entire code / computer it\'s running on to the one second delay (just the one little loop).

Answer 1

My simple ways to delay a loop.

I already put the codes here after failing to follow the stackoverflow's standards.

//1st way: Thread.sleep : Less efficient compared to 2nd
try {
  while (true) {//Or any Loops
   //Do Something
   Thread.sleep(sleeptime);//Sample: Thread.sleep(1000); 1 second sleep
  }
 } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
   //SomeFishCatching
 }
//================================== Thread.sleep


//2nd way: Object lock waiting = Most efficient due to Object level Sync.
Object obj = new Object();
 try {
  synchronized (obj) {
   while (true) {//Or any Loops
   //Do Something
   obj.wait(sleeptime);//Sample obj.wait(1000); 1 second sleep
   }
  }
 } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
   //SomeFishCatching
 }
//=============================== Object lock waiting

//3rd way:  Loop waiting = less efficient but most accurate than the two.
long expectedtime = System.currentTimeMillis();
while (true) {//Or any Loops
   while(System.currentTimeMillis() < expectedtime){
     //Empty Loop   
   }
   expectedtime += sleeptime;//Sample expectedtime += 1000; 1 second sleep
   //Do Something
}
//===================================== Loop waiting