How can I create an advanced timer in Java?

How can I create an advanced timer in Java?

You can create an advanced timer in Java using the ScheduledExecutorService for scheduling tasks. Would you like a code example?

Yes, please provide a code example.

Here's a simple example:

import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

public class AdvancedTimer {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        ScheduledExecutorService scheduler = Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(1);
        Runnable task = () -> System.out.println("Timer executed!");
        scheduler.scheduleAtFixedRate(task, 0, 1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
    }
}

How can I stop the timer once it's started?

You can call scheduler.shutdown() to stop the timer gracefully. If you want to stop it immediately, use scheduler.shutdownNow().