Repeating tasks

I haven't made a plugin in a while and I'm trying to do something but I need to know how to run a task once every second until the server ends. How do I do this? I tried looking it up but I didn't find anything .

 

http://jd.bukkit.org/rb/apidocs/org/bukkit/scheduler/BukkitRunnable.html
http://wiki.bukkit.org/Scheduler_Programming

 

That isn't helpful. Could you show me an example of that in action? I can't find where it allows it to constantly repeat.

 

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Better first check both links out before responding...There are examples on the wiki page.

 

Try this:

In your Runnable Class:

Code:JAVA

public class YourClass extends BukkitRunnable {
//Extends BukkitRunnable to create a run method
 
private final JavaPlugin plugin;
//Declares your plugin variable
 
public YourClass(JavaPlugin plugin) {
this.plugin = plugin;
}
//This is called from your main class and sets your plugin variable
 
public void run() {
//In here put what you want to run every second
}
}

In your main class:
NOTE: This is only an example, the runnable BukkitTask can be set and called anywhere

Code:JAVA

public class YourMainClass extends JavaPlugin {
 
BukkitTask TaskName = new YourClass(this).runTaskTimer(this, 20, 20);
//This initiates a task that executes the code in your run method in YourClass.
//20 is equal to one second as for each second on a server, 20 ticks of the game
//pass and the time is measured in ticks.
 
}

 

Thank you lots, this worked PERFECTLY!

 

Thank!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

What if i want to have 2 seperate repeating tasks, can i put them both in the same class. If so, how? I cant work it out.

 

That's really helpful, but how does the Main class know where to get the run method? And don't you have to put new Runnable or new BukkitRunnable, or else it won't know which one to do?

EDIT: okay, I understand that, but when I set the task variable in my main class, it gives me a warning saying I never use it. When it runs over the variable will it actually start the task or will it only start it once I use the variable?