fr.dyade.aaa.util
Class Timer

java.lang.Object
  fr.dyade.aaa.util.Timer

public class Timer

extends java.lang.Object

This class is a facility for scheduling tasks future execution.

It is a simplified version of the timer provided by the jdk1.3.

Constructor Summary

Timer()
Constructs a Timer instance.

Method Summary

void	cancel() Cancels the timer and all its non executed tasks.
void	schedule(TimerTask task, long delay) Schedules a given task for execution after a given delay.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Timer

public Timer()

Constructs a Timer instance.

Method Detail

schedule

public void schedule(TimerTask task,
                     long delay)
              throws java.lang.Exception

Schedules a given task for execution after a given delay.

Parameters:

task - The task to be executed.

delay - Delay in ms before executing the task.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - If the timer or the task have already been cancelled, or if the task is already scheduled.

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - If the delay is negative.

java.lang.Exception

cancel

public void cancel()

Cancels the timer and all its non executed tasks.