Issue w thread

[round folio]

so I am making a swing game and I used a second thread to update my main game added to frame, so I could pause the game. But now when I pause the game (I put the game thread in sleep) close button also unresponsive. How can I fix that? also is there a way to stop thread for indefinite time? because sleep needs to define a duration.

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So I am making a swing game and I used a second thread to update my main game added to frame, so I could pause the game. But now when I pause the game (I put the game thread in sleep) close button also unresponsive. How can I fix that? also is there a way

Unfortunately, putting the game thread to sleep in order to pause the game may not be the best approach as it can cause issues with Swing components not updating properly. Instead of using a separate thread for pausing the game, consider using a boolean flag to control the game loop and update method.

You can create a boolean variable like "isPaused" and check this variable in your game loop before updating the game. When you want to pause the game, simply set "isPaused" to true and the update method will not execute until it is set back to false.

Another approach could be implementing a timer that controls when updates occur in your game loop. You can use javax.swing.Timer or java.util.Timer for this purpose, allowing you to schedule updates at regular intervals while still being able to pause and resume the game as needed.

Overall, avoid putting threads to sleep in Swing applications as it can lead to synchronization issues and other problems. Consider using boolean flags or timers to control the flow of your game instead.

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[round folio]

that does not really help how will I put every game object in a halt since they each use a different update timer