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How to substitute a Timer for ScheduledThreadExecutor

 
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How to replace this code:



With a ScheduledThreadExecutor

EDIT: Here is what happens in startSync();


 
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Executors has methods that return a ScheduledExecutorService, which in turn has the scheduleAtFixedRate() method.

P.S. I don't think it's a good idea to set the priority of the thread inside the task. You should provide Executors with a ThreadFactory that initializes the Thread correctly.
 
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