Interface TimerRef

  • All Known Subinterfaces:
    TimerContext
    All Known Implementing Classes:
    AgentTimer

    public interface TimerRef
    External handle to a TimerFunction bound to a Schedule. A TimerRef can be used to check the status of a timer, to reschedule it, and to cancel it. TimerRef is thread safe.
    See Also:
    Schedule
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      boolean cancel()
      Cancels the timer to prevent it from executing.
      boolean isScheduled()
      Returns true if the timer is currently scheduled to execute.
      void reschedule​(long millis)
      Schedules the timer to execute after millis milliseconds has elapsed.
    • Method Detail

      • isScheduled

        boolean isScheduled()
        Returns true if the timer is currently scheduled to execute.
      • reschedule

        void reschedule​(long millis)
        Schedules the timer to execute after millis milliseconds has elapsed. If the timer is currently scheduled, it will not execute at its previously scheduled time; it will only execute at the newly scheduled time.
        Throws:
        TimerException - if millis is negative.
      • cancel

        boolean cancel()
        Cancels the timer to prevent it from executing. Returns true if this operation caused the cancellation of the timer; returns false if the timer was not scheduled to execute.