# ScheduledFuture Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) Summary:[Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/ScheduledFuture#inhmethods) # ScheduledFuture ` public interface ScheduledFuture ` ` implements `[Delayed](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/Delayed)`, `[Future](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/Future)` ` |-------------------------------------------| | java.util.concurrent.ScheduledFuture\ | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Known indirect subclasses [RunnableScheduledFuture](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/RunnableScheduledFuture)\ |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [RunnableScheduledFuture](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/RunnableScheduledFuture)\ | A[ScheduledFuture](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/ScheduledFuture)that is[Runnable](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Runnable). | |
*** ** * ** *** A delayed result-bearing action that can be cancelled. Usually a scheduled future is the result of scheduling a task with a[ScheduledExecutorService](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/ScheduledExecutorService). ## Summary | ### Inherited methods | |-----------------------|---| | From interface` `[java.util.concurrent.Delayed](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/Delayed)` ` |------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` abstract long` | ` `[getDelay](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/Delayed#getDelay(java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit))`(`[TimeUnit](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/TimeUnit)` unit) ` Returns the remaining delay associated with this object, in the given time unit. | || | From interface` `[java.util.concurrent.Future](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/Future)` ` |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` abstract boolean` | ` `[cancel](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/Future#cancel(boolean))`(boolean mayInterruptIfRunning) ` Attempts to cancel execution of this task. | | ` default `[Throwable](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable) | ` `[exceptionNow](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/Future#exceptionNow())`() ` Returns the exception thrown by the task, without waiting. | | ` abstract V` | ` `[get](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/Future#get(long,%20java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit))`(long timeout, `[TimeUnit](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/TimeUnit)` unit) ` Waits if necessary for at most the given time for the computation to complete, and then retrieves its result, if available. | | ` abstract V` | ` `[get](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/Future#get())`() ` Waits if necessary for the computation to complete, and then retrieves its result. | | ` abstract boolean` | ` `[isCancelled](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/Future#isCancelled())`() ` Returns`true`if this task was cancelled before it completed normally. | | ` abstract boolean` | ` `[isDone](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/Future#isDone())`() ` Returns`true`if this task completed. | | ` default V` | ` `[resultNow](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/Future#resultNow())`() ` Returns the computed result, without waiting. | | ` default `[Future.State](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/Future.State) | ` `[state](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/Future#state())`() `
| || | From interface` `[java.lang.Comparable](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Comparable)` ` |-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` abstract int` | ` `[compareTo](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Comparable#compareTo(T))`(`[Delayed](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/Delayed)` o) ` Compares this object with the specified object for order. | ||