int delay = 1000; // delay for 1 sec.
int period = 10000; // repeat every 10 sec.
Timer timer = new Timer();
timer.scheduleAtFixedRate(new TimerTask()
{
You code is failed because you perform sleep in background thread but display data must be performed in UI thread.
You have to run displayData from runOnUiThread(Runnable) or define handler and send message to it.
for example:
(new Thread(new Runnable()
{
@Override
public void run()
{
while (!Thread.interrupted())
try
{
Thread.sleep(1000);
runOnUiThread(new Runnable() // start actions in UI thread
{
@Override
public void run()
{
displayData(); // this action have to be in UI thread
}
});
}
catch (InterruptedException e)
{
// ooops
}
}
})).start(); // the while thread will start in BG thread