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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
No examples for this method.
Frequently called with: [Clear]
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