Interface ScheduledFuture<V>

Type Parameters:: V - The result type returned by this Future

All Superinterfaces:: Comparable<Delayed>, Delayed, Future<V>

All Known Subinterfaces:: RunnableScheduledFuture<V>

public interface ScheduledFuture<V> extends Delayed, Future<V>

A delayed result-bearing action that can be cancelled. Usually a scheduled future is the result of scheduling a task with a ScheduledExecutorService.

Since:: 1.5

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in interface Future

Future.State

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
`static enum`	`Future.State`	Represents the computation state.

Method Summary

Methods declared in interface Comparable

compareTo

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`compareTo(Delayed o)`	Compares this object with the specified object for order.

Methods declared in interface Delayed

getDelay

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`long`	`getDelay(TimeUnit unit)`	Returns the remaining delay associated with this object, in the given time unit.

Methods declared in interface Future

cancel, exceptionNow, get, get, isCancelled, isDone, resultNow, state

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`cancel(boolean mayInterruptIfRunning)`	Attempts to cancel execution of this task.
`default Throwable`	`exceptionNow()`	Returns the exception thrown by the task, without waiting.
`V`	`get()`	Waits if necessary for the computation to complete, and then retrieves its result.
`V`	`get(long timeout, TimeUnit unit)`	Waits if necessary for at most the given time for the computation to complete, and then retrieves its result, if available.
`boolean`	`isCancelled()`	Returns `true` if this task was cancelled before it completed normally.
`boolean`	`isDone()`	Returns `true` if this task completed.
`default V`	`resultNow()`	Returns the computed result, without waiting.
`default Future.State`	`state()`	Returns the computation state.

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