How delay something

[Snaking]

Hello there, I wanted to know how can I put a delay in my code like: (without use Timers )

 

//First message:
sendMessage("1");
//I want to show this message 3 seconds after the first
sendMessage("2");

Thank you.

[Snaking]

But, what event I use to count ticks?

[Snaking]

Like on command or on tickEvent

[Jay Avery]

What is the context? When and how do you want this to happen, in gameplay terms (not code terms)?

[Snaking]

I wanted a delay to read the line below the code, I would use this in several places of the code. Basically it would take a few seconds to send a pro player message(This is one of the things I want with delay)

 

I was using Thread to delay it, But use more than 1 Thread in the same method will be bad

Edited April 8, 2017 by Snaking

[Snaking]

Oh, one of delay is to send message to player, Like 2/4 sec delay. Does each method have a specific way of using the delay?

[Jay Avery]

5 minutes ago, Snaking said:

Oh, one of delay is to send message to player, Like 2/4 sec delay.

A delay from what in-game event or stimulus?

5 minutes ago, Snaking said:

Does each method have a specific way of using the delay?

Yes. You need to count ticks, but the way to do that is different depending on the context, which still isn't clear.

[Snaking]

2 minutes ago, Jay Avery said:

A delay from what in-game event or stimulus?

Hm, The message who are sending is within a method I have created, And I call this method in an event

[Jay Avery]

Just now, Snaking said:

Hm, The message who are sending is within a method I have created, And I call this method in an event

Can you please just describe what you intend to happen for a player, without referring to the code involved.

[Snaking]

Well, I want just delay messages. Like as I said:

 

//When the player join in a server will send (examples):
sendMessage("Message#1");
//And this second message I wanted like 2secs delay:
sendMessage("Message#2 With 2sec delay");

 

[Jay Avery]

So you want the messages to happen with a delay when the player joins the server?

[Snaking]

1 minute ago, Jay Avery said:

So you want the messages to happen with a delay when the player joins the server?

Yeah

[Snaking]

I can use a HashMap to save the player?

[Snaking]

@diesieben07 This example you sent, I can use in all of my code or this is just when play join on server?