TimeInterval (Tapestry API - 5.7.0)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.tapestry5.commons.util.TimeInterval

```
public class TimeInterval
extends Object
```
Used to represent a period of time, specifically as a configuration value. This is often used to specify timeouts. TimePeriods are parsed from strings. The string specifys a number of terms. The values of all the terms are summed together to form the total time period. Each term consists of a number followed by a unit. Units (from largest to smallest) are:

y
year
d
day
h
hour
m
minute
s
second
ms
millisecond
Example: "2 h 30 m". By convention, terms are specified largest to smallest. A term without a unit is assumed to be milliseconds. Units are case insensitive ("h" or "H" are treated the same).

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

TimeInterval(long milliseconds)

TimeInterval(String input)
Creates a TimeInterval for a string.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`
`long`	`milliseconds()`
`long`	`seconds()`
`String`	`toDescription()`	Converts the milliseconds back into a string (compatible with `TimeInterval(String)`).
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - TimeInterval
```
public TimeInterval(String input)
```
    Creates a TimeInterval for a string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    input - the string specifying the amount of time in the period
  - TimeInterval
```
public TimeInterval(long milliseconds)
```
- Method Detail
  - milliseconds
```
public long milliseconds()
```
  - seconds
```
public long seconds()
```
  - toDescription
```
public String toDescription()
```
    Converts the milliseconds back into a string (compatible with TimeInterval(String)).
    
    Since:
    
    5.2.0
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object obj)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object