How to loop or execute a function every 5 seconds on Android

Question

How can I loop that time() function on the onCreate every 5 seconds.. help me I\'m a newbie in Android =) ... I want to execute time() function in onCreate every 5 seconds.<

Answer 1

Here's a simple way to do it in Kotlin.

private lateinit var timer: Timer
private val noDelay = 0L
private val everyFiveSeconds = 5000L

override fun onResume() {
    super.onResume()

    val timerTask = object : TimerTask() {
        override fun run() {
            runOnUiThread { /* your code here */ }
        }
    }

    timer = Timer()
    timer.schedule(timerTask, noDelay, everyFiveSeconds)
}

override fun onPause() {
    super.onPause()

    timer.cancel()
    timer.purge()
}