java.util.concurrent.Delayed

java.util.concurrent

Interface Delayed

• All Superinterfaces:

  Comparable< Delayed>

  All Known Subinterfaces:

  RunnableScheduledFuture<V>,  ScheduledFuture<V>

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  public interface Delayed
  extends Comparable<Delayed>

  A mix-in style interface for marking objects that should be acted upon after a given delay.

  An implementation of this interface must define a compareTo method that provides an ordering consistent with its getDelay method.

  Since:

  1.5

• • Method Summary

    Methods  

    Modifier and Type	Method and Description
    long	getDelay(TimeUnit unit) Returns the remaining delay associated with this object, in the given time unit.

    • Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

      compareTo

• • Method Detail

    • getDelay

      long getDelay(TimeUnit unit)

      Returns the remaining delay associated with this object, in the given time unit.

      Parameters:

      unit - the time unit

      Returns:

      the remaining delay; zero or negative values indicate that the delay has already elapsed