ThreadEvents.java

import java.util.Date;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

public class ThreadEvents implements Runnable
{
	final long timeInterval = 60*1000;
	private Thread theThread;
	
	
	public void start()
	{
		if (theThread == null)
		{
			System.out.println("Thread has been started");
			theThread = new Thread(this);
			theThread.start();
		}
	}

        @Override
	public void run()
	{		
		while(true)
		{
			LoadEventData led=new LoadEventData();
			DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm a");
			Date date = new Date();
			String td = dateFormat.format(date);
			
			for (int i = 0; i < led.eventList.size(); i++) {
				
				int eid = led.eventList.get(i).getID();
				String ename = led.eventList.get(i).getName();
				String edate = led.eventList.get(i).getDate();
				String etime = led.eventList.get(i).getTime();
				String edetails = led.eventList.get(i).getDetails();

				EventClass ev=new EventClass(eid,ename,edate,etime,edetails);
				
				String etd=ev.getDate()+" "+ev.getTime();

				if(td.equals(etd)==true)
				{
					new NotifyEvent(ev.printAllDetails());
					System.out.println("Now you have an event.");
					System.out.println(ev.printAllDetails());
				}
			}
			
			try {
				Thread.sleep(timeInterval);
			} 
			catch (InterruptedException e) 
			{
				e.printStackTrace();
			}
		}
	}
}