javax.ejb
Interface TimerService

All Known Implementing Classes:

EjbTimerService

public interface TimerService

The timer interface

Method Summary

Timer	createTimer(java.util.Date expiration, long interval, java.io.Serializable info) Creates a timer
Timer	createTimer(java.util.Date expiration, java.io.Serializable info) Creates a timer
Timer	createTimer(long initialDuration, long intervalDuration, java.io.Serializable info) Creates an interval timer
Timer	createTimer(long duration, java.io.Serializable info) Creates a timer for a duration.
java.util.Collection	getTimers() Returns the timers

Method Detail

createTimer

Timer createTimer(long duration,
                  java.io.Serializable info)
                  throws EJBException

Creates a timer for a duration.

Throws:

EJBException

createTimer

Timer createTimer(long initialDuration,
                  long intervalDuration,
                  java.io.Serializable info)
                  throws EJBException

Creates an interval timer

Throws:

EJBException

createTimer

Timer createTimer(java.util.Date expiration,
                  java.io.Serializable info)
                  throws EJBException

Creates a timer

Throws:

EJBException

createTimer

Timer createTimer(java.util.Date expiration,
                  long interval,
                  java.io.Serializable info)
                  throws EJBException

Creates a timer

Throws:

EJBException

getTimers

java.util.Collection getTimers()
                               throws EJBException

Returns the timers

Throws:

EJBException