Here is a Java Program to Demonstrate the Observable class and the Observer interface.
Output of Above Java Program
update() called, count is 10
update() called, count is 9
update() called, count is 8
update() called, count is 7
update() called, count is 6
update() called, count is 5
update() called, count is 4
update() called, count is 3
update() called, count is 2
update() called, count is 1
update() called, count is 0
import java.util.*; // This is the observing class. class Watcher implements Observer { public void update(Observable obj, Object arg) { System.out.println("update() called, count is " + ((Integer)arg).intValue()); } } // This is the class being observed. class BeingWatched extends Observable { void counter(int period) { for( ; period >=0; period--) { setChanged(); notifyObservers(new Integer(period)); try { Thread.sleep(100); } catch(InterruptedException e) { System.out.println("Sleep interrupted"); } } } } class ObserverDemo { public static void main(String args[]) { BeingWatched observed = new BeingWatched(); Watcher observing = new Watcher(); /* Add the observing to the list of observers for observed object. */ observed.addObserver(observing); observed.counter(10); } }
Output of Above Java Program
update() called, count is 10
update() called, count is 9
update() called, count is 8
update() called, count is 7
update() called, count is 6
update() called, count is 5
update() called, count is 4
update() called, count is 3
update() called, count is 2
update() called, count is 1
update() called, count is 0