JDK-8154799 : deprecate Timer and TimerTask
  • Type: Sub-task
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.util
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Open
  • Resolution: Unresolved
  • Submitted: 2016-04-20
  • Updated: 2023-11-03
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Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-8319378 - Spec for j.util.Timer::purge and j.util.Timer::cancel could be improved
Relates :  
JDK-8157055 - consider unified release notes for deprecated APIs
Comments
These classes are crufty and old, but not actively harmful - I would not deprecate them.
20-04-2016