Module java.base
Package java.util.concurrent

Interface Delayed

  • All Superinterfaces:
    Comparable<Delayed>
    All Known Subinterfaces:
    RunnableScheduledFuture<V>, ScheduledFuture<V>
    public interface Delayed
extends Comparable<Delayed>
    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

    • Method Detail

      • getDelay

        long getDelay​(TimeUnit unit)
        Returns the remaining delay associated with this object, in the given time unit.
        Parameters:
        unit - the time unit
        Returns:
        the remaining delay; zero or negative values indicate that the delay has already elapsed