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Pause and resume android countdown timer

I'm having android countdown timer which is starting automatically. I need to pause and resume it. I've seen other solutions but they didn't work. My code is:
class Timer extends CountDownTimer
{
public Timer(long millisInFuture, long countDownInterval)
{
super(millisInFuture, countDownInterval);
timerTimedOut = false;
}
#Override
public void onFinish() {
if(timerTimedOut){
doSTH();
} else {
doSTHElse();
}
this.start();
}
#Override
public void onTick(long millisUntilFinished)
{
timerShow.setText(Long.toString(millisUntilFinished / 1000));
}
public void stop(){
timerTimedOut = true;
this.cancel();
onFinish();
}
}
What should I do to pause and resume it?

I have been dealing with this and after trying many things, I found this solution. Here you can find a great alternative for the Android CountDownTimer class:
https://gist.github.com/bverc/1492672
You just have to create a new class named CountDownTimer2, and paste that code. Then, use it instead of the normal CountDownTimer class, for example:
CountDownTimer2 cdt = new CountDownTimer2(30000, 1000) {
#Override
public void onTick(long millisUntilFinished) {
//Whatever you want to do onTick
}
#Override
public void onFinish() {
Log.i(TAG, "Timer finished");
}
};
cdt.start();
}
An then you just need to pass
cdt.pause();
or
cdt.resume();
Hope it helps.

CounDownTimer how to set it for counting 2 times?

I'm doing an app which will use CountDownTimer
I would like to use 1 countdowntimer for 2 count downs.
If the time finishes, then a new time starts immediately, and so on.
For now I have something like this:
cdt = new CounDownTimer(time,1000) {
public void onTick(…) {
//code
}
public void onFinish() {
//and here I'm thinking to add a new time, but it doesn't work
}
};
How to do that? Or maybe is there other easier option to solve that problem?
Thanks for help!

Somewhere in your class newMyCountdownTimer(time, interval).start();
private class MyCountdownTimer extends CountDownTimer
{
public MyCountdownTimer(long millisInFuture, long countDownInterval)
{
super(millisInFuture, countDownInterval);
}
#Override
public void onFinish()
{
if (somecondition is satisfied) // be carefull otherwise the countdown keeps running
{
// newTime and newInterval are variables in the outer class
new MyCountdownTimer(newTime, newInterval).start();
}
}
#Override
public void onTick(long millisUntilFinished)
{
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
}

How to extend CountDownTimer to add pause and resume method?

I trying to extend ConuntDownTimer to add the methods pause and resume in this way:
public class CountDown extends CountDownTimer {
private long resume;
private long millisInFuture;
private long countDownInterval;
public CountDown(long millisInFuture, long countDownInterval) {
super(millisInFuture,countDownInterval);
resume = millisInFuture;
this.millisInFuture = millisInFuture;
this.countDownInterval = countDownInterval;
}
public void play() {
// start
if( millisInFuture == resume ) {
super.start();
// restart
} else {
CountDown cd = new CountDown(resume, countDownInterval);
cd.play();
}
}
#Override
public void onTick(long millisUntilFinished) {
resume = millisUntilFinished;
// other code
}
}
The problem is "restart" in the play method because, in this way, I created another istance of CountDown that display the wrong seconds because there are almost two event "onTick". Could I solve this problem? (I hope my English was understandable)

I don't see any way to do what you want by extending the class. You'll be best served writing your own. Here's the source for it.

Is there a Timer functionality in android? (Not the java.util.Timer)

Is there a timer functionality or timer that is a subclass of View in android that can be use to keep track the playing time of the user?
If I must build one, is it good to build a Thread or Runnable class that have a loop that put itself to sleep for 1000ms (Thread.sleep(1000)) then update itself. e.g.
public class TimerThread extends Runnable{
private int time;
boolean run = true;
public void run(){
while(run){
//update the View here
Thread.sleep(1000);
time++;
}
}
}

This might be helpful.
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/Chronometer.html
I think you might need to Google for an example never really used it myself but I've heard of it.

Here is some code I use in one of my games. Hope it helps
MyCount counter = new MyCount(30000,10); //set to 30 seconds
counter.start();
public class MyCount extends CountDownTimer{
long time=0;
public MyCount(long millisInFuture, long countDownInterval) {
super(millisInFuture, countDownInterval);
}
#Override
public void onFinish() {
clock.setText("You lose!"); //clock is a textfield in the game
restart(); //call you own restart method
}
#Override
public void onTick(long millisUntilFinished) {
DecimalFormat df=new DecimalFormat("#.##"); //import java.text.DecimalFormat;
clock.setText("Left: "+ df.format(millisUntilFinished/1000.0));
time=millisUntilFinished;
}
public long getTime(){
return time;
}
}

Take look at.
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/CountDownTimer.html

Just to provide more options, here is another approach: Updating the UI from a Timer

Create a simple timer in a game

I would be very grateful if someone could explain how to create a simple timer in a game which starts off at 30 seconds and then goes back until 0. At 0 I would then stop the game and invoke a method which would allow the next player to take a turn.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
Edit:
import android.os.CountDownTimer;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class MyCount extends CountDownTimer {
static TextView timeDisplay;
public MyCount(long millisInFuture, long countDownInterval) {
super(millisInFuture, countDownInterval);
}
public void onFinish() {
timeDisplay.setText("Done!");
}
public void onTick(long millisUntilFinished) {
timeDisplay.setText("Left: " + millisUntilFinished / 1000);
}
}
In a seperate class I have created a method:
public void setTimer() {
timeDisplay = new TextView(this);
this.setContentView(timeDisplay);
MyCount counter = new MyCount(30000, 1000);
counter.start();
}
Within an onClick method I have called the method above:
public void onClick(View v) {
setTimer();
}
I'd appreciate any advice on this.