Interface Delayed

All Superinterfaces:
Comparable<Delayed>
All Known Subinterfaces:
RunnableScheduledFuture<V>, 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
  • Method Summary

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

    Methods declared in interface Comparable

    compareTo
    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    int
    Compares this object with the specified object for order.
  • Method Details

    • 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