JAVA CODE

package com.example.counterapplication;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
TextView txtCounter;
Button btn_start,btn_stop;
int count=0;
Handler customHandler=new Handler();
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
txtCounter= (TextView)findViewById(R.id.textView2);
btn_start =(Button)findViewById(R.id.button1);
btn_stop=(Button)findViewById(R.id.button2);
btn_start.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
customHandler.postDelayed(updateTimerThread,0);
}
});
btn_stop.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
customHandler.removeCallbacks(updateTimerThread);
}
});
}
private final Runnable updateTimerThread =new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
txtCounter.setText(""+count);
customHandler.postDelayed(this,1000);
count++;
}
};
}

XML CODE

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="332dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_marginStart="41dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="41dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="38dp"
android:layout_marginRight="38dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="516dp"
android:text="Counter Application"
android:textSize="36sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_marginEnd="236dp"
android:layout_marginRight="236dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="89dp"
android:text="Start"
android:textSize="30sp"
app:backgroundTint="#4CAF50" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_marginEnd="55dp"
android:layout_marginRight="55dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="92dp"
android:text="STOP"
android:textSize="30sp"
app:backgroundTint="#EC5449" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_marginEnd="165dp"
android:layout_marginRight="165dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="434dp"
android:text="counter value"
android:textSize="18sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</RelativeLayout>