Thread: display text for 1 sec than remove txt java

in timer:
showMsg = false; // stop drawing String

2nd part is to change showMeg to false after 1 sec. right?
i tried puting (showMeg = false) in actionPerformed, paint method in if statment, in start method after timer_class2.start(). but it just print in else statment

import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.Timer;
import javax.swing.JApplet;
 
public class main extends JApplet implements ActionListener
{
int x = 30;
int y = 30;
int dx = 1;
String message = "hellow world";
 
boolean showMsg = true;
Timer timer_class;
Timer timer_class2;
 
public void init()
{
	setSize(900, 500);
}
 
 
public void start()
    {
 
 
        if(timer_class == null)
        {
             timer_class = new Timer(30, this); 
             timer_class2 = new Timer(30, this);
 
        }
        else
        {
            timer_class.stop();
            timer_class2.stop();
        }
        timer_class.start();  
        timer_class2.start();
 
     showMsg = false;
    }
 
 
 
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
    {
       x+=dx; //make 1st animation
 
 
 
        repaint();
    }
 
 
    public void paint(Graphics g)
    {
    	super.paint(g);
          g.drawRect(x,y,10,10);   //i dont want this animation to stop
 
          if(showMsg)  //this should only come on screen for 1sec
            {
            	 g.drawString(message, 600, 200);
 
            }
          else
          { }
 
    }
}

this is what i have so far. right now it doesnt print any thing bc i am setting showMsg to false. i am now sure how can i tell timer_class2 to change showMsg value to false.



i am thinking may be there is some function that get timer_class2 time?

like this? still no change

import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.Timer;
import javax.swing.JApplet;
 
public class main extends JApplet implements ActionListener
{
int x = 30;
int y = 30;
int dx = 1;
String message = "hellow world";
 
boolean showMsg = true;
Timer timer_class;
Timer timer_class2;
 
public void init()
{
	setSize(900, 500);
}
 
 
public void start()
    {
 
 
        if(timer_class == null)
        {
             timer_class = new Timer(30, this); 
             timer_class2 = new Timer(30, this);
 
        }
        else
        {
            timer_class.stop();
            timer_class2.stop();
        }
        timer_class.start();  
        timer_class2.start();
 
    }
 
 
 
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
    {
       x+=dx; //make 1st animation
 
        repaint();
    }
 
public void actionPerformed2(ActionEvent e)
{
	showMsg = false;
 
    repaint();
}
 
 
    public void paint(Graphics g)
    {
    	super.paint(g);
          g.drawRect(x,y,10,10);   //i dont want this animation to stop
 
          if(showMsg)  //this should only come on screen for 1sec
            {
            	 g.drawString(message, 600, 200);
 
            }
          else
          {
          }
 
    }
}

o so something like this?

import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.Timer;
import javax.swing.JApplet;
 
public class main extends JApplet
{
int x = 30;
int y = 30;
int dx = 1;
String message = "hellow world";
 
boolean showMsg = true;
Timer timer_class;
Timer timer_class2;
 
public void init()
{
	setSize(900, 500);
}
 
 
public void start()
    {
 
 
        if(timer_class == null)
        {
             timer_class = new Timer(30, this); 
             timer_class2 = new Timer(30, this);
 
        }
        else
        {
            timer_class.stop();
            timer_class2.stop();
        }
        timer_class.start();  
        timer_class2.start();
    }
 
 
   public class MyActionListener implements ActionListener { 
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
    {
       x+=dx; //make 1st animation
 
        repaint();
    }
  } 
 
   public class MyActionListener2 implements ActionListener {
         public void actionPerformed2(ActionEvent event) {
             showMsg = false;
     }}
 
 
    public void paint(Graphics g)
    {
    	super.paint(g);
          g.drawRect(x,y,10,10);   //i dont want this animation to stop
 
          if(showMsg)  //this should only come on screen for 1sec
            {
            	 g.drawString(message, 600, 200);
 
            }
          else
          { }
 
    }
}

thanks for trying but what you saying is not working for me.

if any one else looking for this solution try this,

When you set the text, set a counter to 100. In your timer's actionPerformed dcrement the counter. When it gets to zero reset the text.

its simple and works great.