edu.emory.mathcs.backport.java.util.concurrent
Interface RunnableScheduledFuture

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Comparable, Delayed, Future, java.lang.Runnable, RunnableFuture, ScheduledFuture

public interface RunnableScheduledFuture

extends RunnableFuture, ScheduledFuture

A ScheduledFuture that is Runnable. Successful execution of the run method causes completion of the Future and allows access to its results.

Since:

1.6

Author:

Doug Lea

See Also:

FutureTask, Executor

Method Summary

boolean

isPeriodic() Returns true if this is a periodic task.

Methods inherited from interface edu.emory.mathcs.backport.java.util.concurrent.RunnableFuture

run

Methods inherited from interface edu.emory.mathcs.backport.java.util.concurrent.Future

cancel, get, get, isCancelled, isDone

Methods inherited from interface edu.emory.mathcs.backport.java.util.concurrent.Delayed

getDelay

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

isPeriodic

public boolean isPeriodic()

Returns true if this is a periodic task. A periodic task may re-run according to some schedule. A non-periodic task can be run only once.

Returns:

true if this task is periodic