Added in API level 1

Summary: Methods | Inherited Methods

Delayed

public interface Delayed
implements Comparable<Delayed>

java.util.concurrent.Delayed

Known indirect subclasses RunnableScheduledFuture<V>, ScheduledFuture<V> RunnableScheduledFuture<V> A ScheduledFuture that is Runnable.  ScheduledFuture<V> A delayed result-bearing action that can be cancelled.

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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.

Inherited methods
From interface java.lang.Comparable abstract int compareTo(Delayed o) Compares this object with the specified object for order.

Public methods

getDelay

Added in API level 1

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