util/concurrent/Delayed.java

/*
 * Written by Doug Lea with assistance from members of JCP JSR-166
 * Expert Group and released to the public domain. Use, modify, and
 * redistribute this code in any way without acknowledgement.
 */

package java.util.concurrent;
import java.util.*;

/**
 * A mix-in style interface for representing actions, events, etc
 * that should be executed, accessed or acted upon only after
 * a given delay.
 */
public interface Delayed extends Comparable {

    /**
     * Get the delay associated with this object, in the given time unit.
     * @param unit the time unit
     * @return the delay; zero or negative values indicate that the
     * delay has already elapsed
     */
    public long getDelay(TimeUnit unit);
}
Revision:	1.2
Committed:	Sun Jun 8 07:22:25 2003 UTC (21 years ago) by jozart
Branch:	MAIN
Changes since 1.1:	+2 -2 lines
Log Message:	Fixed typo: aoociated Also removed periods from @param and @return comments (not our style)
#	User	Rev	Content
1	dl	1.1	/*
2			* Written by Doug Lea with assistance from members of JCP JSR-166
3			* Expert Group and released to the public domain. Use, modify, and
4			* redistribute this code in any way without acknowledgement.
5			*/
6
7			package java.util.concurrent;
8			import java.util.*;
9
10			/**
11			* A mix-in style interface for representing actions, events, etc
12			* that should be executed, accessed or acted upon only after
13			* a given delay.
14			*/
15			public interface Delayed extends Comparable {
16
17			/**
18	jozart	1.2	* Get the delay associated with this object, in the given time unit.
19	dl	1.1	* @param unit the time unit
20			* @return the delay; zero or negative values indicate that the
21	jozart	1.2	* delay has already elapsed
22	dl	1.1	*/
23			public long getDelay(TimeUnit unit);
24			}