Java return method from inside anonymous inner class -

i have method called play(). inside of class, have timer (java.util.timer), , anonymous inner class of type timertask. here code:

public static void play() {     new timer().schedule(new timertask() {         public void run() {             ...         }, 0, 100); // run every 10 milliseconds starting in 0 milliseconds (immediately) } 

now question is... wish return method play inside anonymous inner class (within ...), if call "return", return "run" method inside inner class. how return play method inside of anonymous inner class?

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the function play should return immediatly, since timer operates on thread, there no need return outside inner class.