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Android APIs
public interface

Delayed

implements Comparable <T>
java.util.concurrent.Delayed
Known Indirect Subclasses

Class Overview

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.
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Inherited Methods
From interface java.lang.Comparable

Public Methods

public abstract long getDelay ( TimeUnit unit)

Added in API level 1

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