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Delayed
public
interface
Delayed
implements
Comparable<Delayed>
| java.util.concurrent.Delayed
|
Known indirect subclasses
|
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.
Summary
Public methods |
|---|
abstract
long
|
getDelay(TimeUnit unit)
Returns the remaining delay associated with this object, in the
given time unit.
|
Public methods
getDelay
public abstract long getDelay (TimeUnit unit)
Returns the remaining delay associated with this object, in the
given time unit.
| Parameters |
|---|
unit |
TimeUnit: the time unit |
| Returns |
|---|
long |
the remaining delay; zero or negative values indicate
that the delay has already elapsed |
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Last updated 2025-02-10 UTC.
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