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Delayed.javaAPI DocJava SE 5 API884Fri Aug 26 14:57:26 BST 2005java.util.concurrent

Delayed

public interface Delayed implements Comparable
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
author
Doug Lea

Fields Summary
Constructors Summary
Methods Summary
public longgetDelay(java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit unit)
Returns the remaining delay associated with this object, in the given time unit.

param
unit the time unit
return
the remaining delay; zero or negative values indicate that the delay has already elapsed