org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.util
Class TimeInterval

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.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

TimeInterval(long milliseconds)

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

Method Summary

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