java.util.concurrent
Interface Delayed
- All Superinterfaces:
- Comparable
<Delayed >
- All Known Subinterfaces:
- ScheduledFuture <V>
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
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Method Summary |
long |
getDelay (TimeUnit unit)
Returns the remaining delay associated with this object, in the
given time unit. |
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