Making a boolean true for x seconds when condition is met, then reverting it to false

boolean, java

Solution

private long lastTrueTime;
private boolean timedBoolean() {
        long now= System.currentTimeMillis();
        if(/*condition to set boolean true*/){ 
            lastTrueTime=now;
            return true;
        }

        if (lastTrueTime+3000<now)
            return false;

        return true;
}

Problem

I'm making a `boolean` so if a certain condition is met, it will return true for 3 seconds, but after that it will return false again. So it's like ``` private boolean timedBoolean() { if(//condition to set boolean true){ return true; } //if condition isn't met for 3 seconds return false; } ``` Been thinking about this for an hour now. Researched SO before I asked.

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