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.
 * @since 1.5
 * @author Doug Lea
 */
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
     */
    long getDelay(TimeUnit unit);
}
Revision:	1.3
Committed:	Tue Jun 24 14:34:47 2003 UTC (20 years, 11 months ago) by dl
Branch:	MAIN
CVS Tags:	JSR166_CR1, JSR166_PRELIMINARY_TEST_RELEASE_2
Changes since 1.2:	+3 -1 lines
Log Message:	Added missing javadoc tags; minor reformatting
#	Content
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	* @since 1.5
15	* @author Doug Lea
16	*/
17	public interface Delayed extends Comparable {
18
19	/**
20	* Get the delay associated with this object, in the given time unit.
21	* @param unit the time unit
22	* @return the delay; zero or negative values indicate that the
23	* delay has already elapsed
24	*/
25	long getDelay(TimeUnit unit);
26	}