Can't understand Java Swing Timers. How do I make a 1 time delay?

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I need a one-time pause in this program for what I'm trying to do. I display some text in a Java Swing JFrame, repaint shows it, I wait 1.5 sec, then I change the text.

Basically, I started with this:

statusLabel.setText(s);    
appFrame.repaint();
Thread.sleep(1500);
statusLabel.setText(y);
appFrame.repaint();

But this wasn't working. Thread.sleep() would invoke before repaint had finished, meaning s would never be shown. I read a lot of places that you're not supposed to use Thread.sleep() in swing applications because it pauses all threads, even the threads trying to repaint, and that to pause something triggered by actionPerformed() you need to use a Java Swing Timer.

Which is all well and fine, except I can't find a single place that offers a decent explanation on how they work. Since, as far as I can tell, timers are specifically used for repeating events on a timer. I just want a 1.5 second delay between 2 repaints.

asked 1 min ago

CSDragon

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Can't understand Java Swing Timers. How do I make a 1 time delay?