1  import java.util.Date;

  2  

  3  /**

  4     A runnable that repeatedly prints a greeting.

  5  */

  6  public class GreetingRunnable implements Runnable

  7  {

  8     private static final int REPETITIONS = 10;

  9     private static final int DELAY = 1000;

 10  

 11     private String greeting;

 12  

 13     /**

 14        Constructs the runnable object.

 15        @param aGreeting the greeting to display

 16     */

 17     public GreetingRunnable(String aGreeting)

 18     {

 19        greeting = aGreeting;

 20     }

 21  

 22     public void run()

 23     {

 24        try

 25        {

 26           for (int i = 1; i <= REPETITIONS; i++)

 27           {

 28              Date now = new Date();

 29              System.out.println(now + " " + greeting);

 30              Thread.sleep(DELAY);         

 31           }

 32        }

 33        catch (InterruptedException exception)

 34        {

 35        }

 36     }

 37  }