Implementing counter in Android

Question

I have got an application where I need to show counter from 3 to 1 then quickly switch to another activity. Will TimerTask will be suitable for doing this? Can anybody show

Answer 1

I would better use a CountDownTimer.

If you want for example your counter to count 3 seconds:

//new Counter that counts 3000 ms with a tick each 1000 ms
CountDownTimer myCountDown = new CountDownTimer(3000, 1000) {
    public void onTick(long millisUntilFinished) {
        //update the UI with the new count
    }

    public void onFinish() {
        //start the activity
   }
};
//start the countDown
myCountDown.start();