SecondaryLoop instead of SwingWorker?

Question

From the documentation for SecondaryLoop, it is not clear when you should use this new feature instead of a SwingWorker, a few examples of interesting cases would be useful.

Answer 1

The intent of SecondaryLoop is basically the same as SwingWorker. However, using SecondaryLoop can be less hairy than chaining together multiple SwingWorkers.

Take a look at Hidden Java 7 Features – SecondaryLoop for a detailed explanation & example.