Class Overview
The TimerTask class represents a task to run at a specified time. The task
may be run once or repeatedly.
Summary
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TimerTask()
Creates a new TimerTask.
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boolean
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cancel()
Cancels the TimerTask and removes it from the Timer's queue.
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abstract
void
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run()
The task to run should be specified in the implementation of the run()
method.
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long
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scheduledExecutionTime()
Returns the scheduled execution time.
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From class java.lang.Object
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Object
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clone()
Creates and returns a copy of this Object.
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boolean
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equals(Object o)
Compares this instance with the specified object and indicates if they
are equal.
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void
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finalize()
Is called before the object's memory is being reclaimed by the VM.
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final
Class<? extends Object>
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getClass()
Returns the unique instance of Class which represents this
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int
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hashCode()
Returns an integer hash code for this object.
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final
void
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notify()
Causes a thread which is waiting on this object's monitor (by means of
calling one of the wait() methods) to be woken up.
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final
void
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notifyAll()
Causes all threads which are waiting on this object's monitor (by means
of calling one of the wait() methods) to be woken up.
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String
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toString()
Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this
object.
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final
void
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wait(long millis, int nanos)
Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the notify() or notifyAll() method of this object or until the
specified timeout expires.
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final
void
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wait(long millis)
Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the notify() or notifyAll() method of this object or until the
specified timeout expires.
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final
void
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wait()
Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the notify() or notifyAll() method of this object.
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From interface java.lang.Runnable
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abstract
void
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run()
Starts executing the active part of the class' code.
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Protected Constructors
Public Methods
public
boolean
cancel
()
Cancels the TimerTask and removes it from the Timer's queue. Generally, it
returns false if the call did not prevent a TimerTask from running at
least once. Subsequent calls have no effect.
Returns
true if the call prevented a scheduled execution
from taking place, false otherwise.
public
abstract
void
run
()
The task to run should be specified in the implementation of the run()
method.
public
long
scheduledExecutionTime
()
Returns the scheduled execution time. If the task execution is in
progress it returns the execution time of the ongoing task. Tasks which
have not yet run return an undefined value.
Returns
- the most recent execution time.
