Java - repaint component every second?

Question

I would like to repaint component after each second, but it didn\'t work. What I am trying is:

    try{
        while(true){
            Thread.currentThread         


        

Answer 1

Make sure you're not hogging the UI-thread for this. If you're executing this loop in the UI-thread, then the repaint event will never be dispatched.

Another note; sleep is a static method, and should be invoked as Thread.sleep(...). (There is no way of doing thatThread.sleep(...) anyway.)

The "correct" way of doing this is probably to use a SwingWorker. Have a look at the tutorial.

If you provide more code, we can provide better answers.