Set dynamic JLabel text in a JDialog by timer

Question

Im trying to make a JDialog that will show the user a dynamic message on a JLabel. The message should be a count from 1 to 10 (and it should be changing a number every secon

Answer 1

make sure jl is defined as final:

...
dia.getContentPane().add(jl);

new Thread(new Runnable() {
    for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
        try {
            Thread.sleep(1000);
            jl.setText(text + " " + i);

        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}).run();

dia.setVisible(true);