// By using threads you can execute multiple blocks

// of code at the same time. This program will output

// the current time and then at a specific time execute

// other code without stopping the time output

// Need this for Date and Locale classes

import java.util.*;

// Need this to format the dates

import java.text.DateFormat;

// By extending the Thread class you can run your code

// concurrently with other threads

public class GetTime20 extends Thread{

// All of the code that the thread executes must be

// in the run method, or be in a method called for

// from inside of the run method

public void run(){

// Creating fields that will contain date info

Date rightNow;

Locale currentLocale;

DateFormat timeFormatter;

DateFormat dateFormatter;

String timeOutput;

String dateOutput;

// Output the current date and time 20 times

for(int i = 1; i <= 20; i++){

// A Date object contains date and time data

rightNow = new Date();

// Locale defines time formats depending on location

currentLocale = new Locale("en", "US");

// DateFormat allows you to define dates / times using predefined

// styles DEFAULT, SHORT, MEDIUM, LONG, or FULL

// getTimeInstance only outputs time information

timeFormatter = DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.DEFAULT, currentLocale);

// getDateInstance only outputs time information

dateFormatter = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.DEFAULT, currentLocale);

// Convert the time and date into Strings

timeOutput = timeFormatter.format(rightNow);

dateOutput = dateFormatter.format(rightNow);

System.out.println(timeOutput);

System.out.println(dateOutput);

System.out.println();

// You must wrap the sleep method in error handling

// code to catch the InterruptedException exception

// sleep pauses thread execution for 2 seconds below

try {

Thread.sleep(2000);

}

catch(InterruptedException e)

{}

}

}

}