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Java Tutorial » Thread » Thread Swing 
10.9.1.Create a thread to update Swing
  1. implements the Runnable interface.
  2. extends the Thread class.

The threads must also create a run() method that accepts no arguments and returns void. The run() method is called when the thread is started. A thread is started by invoking the Thread.start() method. It can be stopped by returning from the run() method.

Create a thread to update Swing
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Locale;

import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;

public class Clock extends JPanel implements Runnable {
  Thread thread = null;

  SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("s", Locale.getDefault());

  Date currentDate;

  int xcenter = 100, ycenter = 100, lastxs = 0, lastys = 0, lastxm = 0, lastym = 0, lastxh = 0,
      lastyh = 0;

  private void drawStructure(Graphics g) {
    g.setFont(new Font("TimesRoman", Font.PLAIN, 14));
    g.setColor(Color.blue);
    g.drawOval(xcenter - 50, ycenter - 50100100);
    g.setColor(Color.darkGray);
    g.drawString("9", xcenter - 45, ycenter + 3);
    g.drawString("3", xcenter + 40, ycenter + 3);
    g.drawString("12", xcenter - 5, ycenter - 37);
    g.drawString("6", xcenter - 3, ycenter + 45);

  }

  public void paint(Graphics g) {
    int xhour, yhour, xminute, yminute, xsecond, ysecond, second, minute, hour;
    drawStructure(g);

    currentDate = new Date();
    
    formatter.applyPattern("s");
    second = Integer.parseInt(formatter.format(currentDate));
    formatter.applyPattern("m");
    minute = Integer.parseInt(formatter.format(currentDate));

    formatter.applyPattern("h");
    hour = Integer.parseInt(formatter.format(currentDate));

    xsecond = (int) (Math.cos(second * 3.14f 30 3.14f 245 + xcenter);
    ysecond = (int) (Math.sin(second * 3.14f 30 3.14f 245 + ycenter);
    xminute = (int) (Math.cos(minute * 3.14f 30 3.14f 240 + xcenter);
    yminute = (int) (Math.sin(minute * 3.14f 30 3.14f 240 + ycenter);
    xhour = (int) (Math.cos((hour * 30 + minute / 23.14f 180 3.14f 230 + xcenter);
    yhour = (int) (Math.sin((hour * 30 + minute / 23.14f 180 3.14f 230 + ycenter);

    // Erase if necessary, and redraw
    g.setColor(Color.lightGray);
    if (xsecond != lastxs || ysecond != lastys) {
      g.drawLine(xcenter, ycenter, lastxs, lastys);
    }
    if (xminute != lastxm || yminute != lastym) {
      g.drawLine(xcenter, ycenter - 1, lastxm, lastym);
      g.drawLine(xcenter - 1, ycenter, lastxm, lastym);
    }
    if (xhour != lastxh || yhour != lastyh) {
      g.drawLine(xcenter, ycenter - 1, lastxh, lastyh);
      g.drawLine(xcenter - 1, ycenter, lastxh, lastyh);
    }
    
    g.setColor(Color.darkGray);
    g.drawLine(xcenter, ycenter, xsecond, ysecond);
   
    g.setColor(Color.red);
    g.drawLine(xcenter, ycenter - 1, xminute, yminute);
    g.drawLine(xcenter - 1, ycenter, xminute, yminute);
    g.drawLine(xcenter, ycenter - 1, xhour, yhour);
    g.drawLine(xcenter - 1, ycenter, xhour, yhour);
    lastxs = xsecond;
    lastys = ysecond;
    lastxm = xminute;
    lastym = yminute;
    lastxh = xhour;
    lastyh = yhour;
  }

  public void start() {
    if (thread == null) {
      thread = new Thread(this);
      thread.start();
    }
  }

  public void stop() {
    thread = null;
  }

  public void run() {
    while (thread != null) {
      try {
        Thread.sleep(100);
      catch (InterruptedException e) {
      }
      repaint();
    }
    thread = null;
  }

  public void update(Graphics g) {
    paint(g);
  }

  public static void main(String args[]) {
    JFrame window = new JFrame();
    window.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    window.setBounds(3030300300);
    Clock clock = new Clock();
    window.getContentPane().add(clock);
    window.setVisible(true);
    clock.start();
  }
}
10.9.Thread Swing
10.9.1.Create a thread to update SwingCreate a thread to update Swing
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