org.elkoserver.foundation.timer
Class Timeout

java.lang.Object
  org.elkoserver.foundation.timer.Timeout

public class Timeout
extends Object

Object representing a scheduled timeout event. Timeouts can only be created by calling the after() method on a Timer instance.

See Also:

TimeoutNoticer

Method Summary

boolean

cancel() Cancels this timeout.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

cancel

public boolean cancel()

Cancels this timeout. Note, however, that although a Timeout can be cancelled, there is no guarantee that it has not already occured by the time it is cancelled.

Returns:

true if cancellation was successful, false if it wasn't.