Javafx Updating UI from a Thread Java 8 - multithreading

Question

I interested in one interesting task. I have UI in JavaFx with another thread which updates UI. I started updates from Platform.runLater. Code:
private void startUpdateDaemon() {
updateUserStatus();
updateTable();
}
private void startUpdateDaemonTask() {
Task task = new Task<Void>() {
#Override
protected Void call() throws Exception {
while (true) {
Platform.runLater(() -> {
startUpdateDaemon();
});
Thread.sleep(1000);
}
}
};
Thread th = new Thread(task);
th.setDaemon(true);
th.start();
}
#Override
public void initialize(URL location, ResourceBundle resources) {
startUpdateDaemonTask();
}
Also I have place in another class where I updates UI:
private void startUpdateDaemonTask() {
Task task = new Task<Void>() {
#Override
protected Void call() throws Exception {
while (true) {
Platform.runLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
updateGameStatus();
}
});
Thread.sleep(1000);
}
}
};
Thread th = new Thread(task);
th.setDaemon(true);
th.start();
}
So, finally I have two places with call "Platform.runLater" and different methods inside.
My question is Can I create only "one" method with one time call "Platform.runLater" and send to this method different methods which will be call ?? May be I can write finish method with consumers and send to him methods 'startUpdateDaemon()' and 'updateGameStatus()'?
Thanks a lot.

Answer 1

You can add a Runnable parameter to your method. This parameter is given to you Platform.runLater:
private void startUpdateDaemonTask(Runnable runner) {
Task task = new Task<Void>() {
#Override
protected Void call() throws Exception {
while (true) {
Platform.runLater(runner);
Thread.sleep(1000);
}
}
};
Thread th = new Thread(task);
th.setDaemon(true);
th.start();
}
Now you can invoke this method with your method references:
startUpdateDaemonTask(this::startUpdateDaemon);
startUpdateDaemonTask(this::updateGameStatus);