util/concurrent/RunnableScheduledFuture.java

/*
 * Written by Doug Lea with assistance from members of JCP JSR-166
 * Expert Group and released to the public domain, as explained at
 * http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain
 */

package java.util.concurrent;

/**
 * A scheduled future that is also runnable.
 * @see FutureTask
 * @see Executor
 * @since 1.6
 * @author Doug Lea
 * @param <V> The result type returned by this Future's <tt>get</tt> method
 */
public interface RunnableScheduledFuture<V> extends Runnable, ScheduledFuture<V> {

    /**
     * Returns true if this is a periodic task. A periodic task may
     * re-run according to some schedule. A non-periodic task can be
     * run only once.
     * @return true if this task is periodic.
     */ 
    boolean isPeriodic();
}
Revision:	1.2
Committed:	Tue May 17 13:08:08 2005 UTC (19 years ago) by dl
Branch:	MAIN
Changes since 1.1:	+8 -0 lines
Log Message:	Add documentation; adjust STPE internal types
#	Content
1	/*
2	* Written by Doug Lea with assistance from members of JCP JSR-166
3	* Expert Group and released to the public domain, as explained at
4	* http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain
5	*/
6
7	package java.util.concurrent;
8
9	/**
10	* A scheduled future that is also runnable.
11	* @see FutureTask
12	* @see Executor
13	* @since 1.6
14	* @author Doug Lea
15	* @param <V> The result type returned by this Future's <tt>get</tt> method
16	*/
17	public interface RunnableScheduledFuture<V> extends Runnable, ScheduledFuture<V> {
18
19	/**
20	* Returns true if this is a periodic task. A periodic task may
21	* re-run according to some schedule. A non-periodic task can be
22	* run only once.
23	* @return true if this task is periodic.
24	*/
25	boolean isPeriodic();
26	}