JavaEE API 8.0.1 · javax.ejb.Timer

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public void	cancel() Cause the timer and all its associated expiration notifications to be cancelled.
public TimerHandle	Returns: a serializable handle to the timer. getHandle() Get a serializable handle to the timer.
public Serializable	Returns: The Serializable object that was passed in at timer creation, or null if the info argument passed in at timer creation was null. getInfo() Get the information associated with the timer at the time of creation.
public Date	Returns: the point in time at which the next timer expiration is scheduled to occur. getNextTimeout() Get the point in time at which the next timer expiration is scheduled to occur.
public ScheduleExpression	Returns: schedule expression for the timer. getSchedule() Get the schedule expression corresponding to this timer.
public long	Returns: the number of milliseconds that will elapse before the next scheduled timer expiration. getTimeRemaining() Get the number of milliseconds that will elapse before the next scheduled timer expiration.
public boolean	Returns: boolean indicating whether the timer is calendar-based. isCalendarTimer() Return whether this timer is a calendar-based timer.
public boolean	Returns: boolean indicating whether the timer is persistent. isPersistent() Return whether this timer has persistent semantics.

Method Detail

cancel	back to summary
public void cancel() throws IllegalStateException, NoSuchObjectLocalException, EJBException Cause the timer and all its associated expiration notifications to be cancelled. Exceptions IllegalStateException: If this method is invoked while the instance is in a state that does not allow access to this method. NoSuchObjectLocalException: If invoked on a timer that has expired or has been cancelled. EJBException: If this method could not complete due to a system-level failure.

cancel

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public void cancel() throws IllegalStateException, NoSuchObjectLocalException, EJBException

Cause the timer and all its associated expiration notifications to be cancelled.

Exceptions

IllegalStateException:: If this method is invoked while the instance is in a state that does not allow access to this method.
NoSuchObjectLocalException:: If invoked on a timer that has expired or has been cancelled.
EJBException:: If this method could not complete due to a system-level failure.

getHandle	back to summary
public TimerHandle getHandle() throws IllegalStateException, NoSuchObjectLocalException, EJBException Get a serializable handle to the timer. This handle can be used at a later time to re-obtain the timer reference. Returns:TimerHandle a serializable handle to the timer. Exceptions IllegalStateException: If this method is invoked while the instance is in a state that does not allow access to this method. Also thrown if invoked on a non-persistent timer. NoSuchObjectLocalException: If invoked on a timer that has expired or has been cancelled. EJBException: If this method could not complete due to a system-level failure.

getHandle

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public TimerHandle getHandle() throws IllegalStateException, NoSuchObjectLocalException, EJBException

Get a serializable handle to the timer. This handle can be used at a later time to re-obtain the timer reference.

Returns:TimerHandle

a serializable handle to the timer.

Exceptions

IllegalStateException:: If this method is invoked while the instance is in a state that does not allow access to this method. Also thrown if invoked on a non-persistent timer.
NoSuchObjectLocalException:: If invoked on a timer that has expired or has been cancelled.
EJBException:: If this method could not complete due to a system-level failure.

getInfo back to summary

getInfo	back to summary
public Serializable getInfo() throws IllegalStateException, NoSuchObjectLocalException, EJBException Get the information associated with the timer at the time of creation. This may be the `info` string that was passed to the timer creation method or the `info` element of the `Schedule` annotaiton. Returns:Serializable The Serializable object that was passed in at timer creation, or null if the info argument passed in at timer creation was null. Exceptions IllegalStateException: If this method is invoked while the instance is in a state that does not allow access to this method. NoSuchObjectLocalException: If invoked on a timer that has expired or has been cancelled. EJBException: If this method could not complete due to a system-level failure.

public Serializable getInfo() throws IllegalStateException, NoSuchObjectLocalException, EJBException

Get the information associated with the timer at the time of creation. This may be the info string that was passed to the timer creation method or the info element of the Schedule annotaiton.

Returns:Serializable

The Serializable object that was passed in at timer creation, or null if the info argument passed in at timer creation was null.

Exceptions

IllegalStateException:: If this method is invoked while the instance is in a state that does not allow access to this method.
NoSuchObjectLocalException:: If invoked on a timer that has expired or has been cancelled.
EJBException:: If this method could not complete due to a system-level failure.

getNextTimeout	back to summary
public Date getNextTimeout() throws IllegalStateException, NoSuchObjectLocalException, NoMoreTimeoutsException, EJBException Get the point in time at which the next timer expiration is scheduled to occur. Returns:Date the point in time at which the next timer expiration is scheduled to occur. Exceptions IllegalStateException: If this method is invoked while the instance is in a state that does not allow access to this method. NoSuchObjectLocalException: If invoked on a timer that has expired or has been cancelled. NoMoreTimeoutsException: Indicates that the timer has no future timeouts EJBException: If this method could not complete due to a system-level failure.

getNextTimeout

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public Date getNextTimeout() throws IllegalStateException, NoSuchObjectLocalException, NoMoreTimeoutsException, EJBException

Get the point in time at which the next timer expiration is scheduled to occur.

Returns:Date

the point in time at which the next timer expiration is scheduled to occur.

Exceptions

IllegalStateException:: If this method is invoked while the instance is in a state that does not allow access to this method.
NoSuchObjectLocalException:: If invoked on a timer that has expired or has been cancelled.
NoMoreTimeoutsException:: Indicates that the timer has no future timeouts
EJBException:: If this method could not complete due to a system-level failure.

getSchedule	back to summary
public ScheduleExpression getSchedule() throws IllegalStateException, NoSuchObjectLocalException, EJBException Get the schedule expression corresponding to this timer. The timer must be a calendar-based timer. It may have been created automatically or programmatically. Returns:ScheduleExpression schedule expression for the timer. Exceptions IllegalStateException: If this method is invoked while the instance is in a state that does not allow access to this method. Also thrown if invoked on a timer that is not a calendar-based timer. NoSuchObjectLocalException: If invoked on a timer that has expired or has been cancelled. EJBException: If this method could not complete due to a system-level failure. Since EJB 3.1

getSchedule

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public ScheduleExpression getSchedule() throws IllegalStateException, NoSuchObjectLocalException, EJBException

Get the schedule expression corresponding to this timer. The timer must be a calendar-based timer. It may have been created automatically or programmatically.

Returns:ScheduleExpression

schedule expression for the timer.

Exceptions

IllegalStateException:: If this method is invoked while the instance is in a state that does not allow access to this method. Also thrown if invoked on a timer that is not a calendar-based timer.
NoSuchObjectLocalException:: If invoked on a timer that has expired or has been cancelled.
EJBException:: If this method could not complete due to a system-level failure.

Since

EJB 3.1

getTimeRemaining	back to summary
public long getTimeRemaining() throws IllegalStateException, NoSuchObjectLocalException, NoMoreTimeoutsException, EJBException Get the number of milliseconds that will elapse before the next scheduled timer expiration. Returns:long the number of milliseconds that will elapse before the next scheduled timer expiration. Exceptions IllegalStateException: If this method is invoked while the instance is in a state that does not allow access to this method. NoSuchObjectLocalException: If invoked on a timer that has expired or has been cancelled. NoMoreTimeoutsException: Indicates that the timer has no future timeouts EJBException: If this method could not complete due to a system-level failure.

getTimeRemaining

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public long getTimeRemaining() throws IllegalStateException, NoSuchObjectLocalException, NoMoreTimeoutsException, EJBException

Get the number of milliseconds that will elapse before the next scheduled timer expiration.

Returns:long

the number of milliseconds that will elapse before the next scheduled timer expiration.

Exceptions

IllegalStateException:: If this method is invoked while the instance is in a state that does not allow access to this method.
NoSuchObjectLocalException:: If invoked on a timer that has expired or has been cancelled.
NoMoreTimeoutsException:: Indicates that the timer has no future timeouts
EJBException:: If this method could not complete due to a system-level failure.

isCalendarTimer	back to summary
public boolean isCalendarTimer() throws IllegalStateException, NoSuchObjectLocalException, EJBException Return whether this timer is a calendar-based timer. Returns:boolean boolean indicating whether the timer is calendar-based. Exceptions IllegalStateException: If this method is invoked while the instance is in a state that does not allow access to this method. NoSuchObjectLocalException: If invoked on a timer that has expired or has been cancelled. EJBException: If this method could not complete due to a system-level failure. Since EJB 3.1

isCalendarTimer

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public boolean isCalendarTimer() throws IllegalStateException, NoSuchObjectLocalException, EJBException

Return whether this timer is a calendar-based timer.

Returns:boolean

boolean indicating whether the timer is calendar-based.

Exceptions

IllegalStateException:: If this method is invoked while the instance is in a state that does not allow access to this method.
NoSuchObjectLocalException:: If invoked on a timer that has expired or has been cancelled.
EJBException:: If this method could not complete due to a system-level failure.

Since

EJB 3.1

isPersistent	back to summary
public boolean isPersistent() throws IllegalStateException, NoSuchObjectLocalException, EJBException Return whether this timer has persistent semantics. Returns:boolean boolean indicating whether the timer is persistent. Exceptions IllegalStateException: If this method is invoked while the instance is in a state that does not allow access to this method. NoSuchObjectLocalException: If invoked on a timer that has expired or has been cancelled. EJBException: If this method could not complete due to a system-level failure. Since EJB 3.1

isPersistent

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public boolean isPersistent() throws IllegalStateException, NoSuchObjectLocalException, EJBException

Return whether this timer has persistent semantics.

Returns:boolean

boolean indicating whether the timer is persistent.

Exceptions

IllegalStateException:: If this method is invoked while the instance is in a state that does not allow access to this method.
NoSuchObjectLocalException:: If invoked on a timer that has expired or has been cancelled.
EJBException:: If this method could not complete due to a system-level failure.

Since

EJB 3.1

public Interface Timer

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