Package com.yahoo.jdisc
Interface Timer
- All Known Subinterfaces:
Container
- All Known Implementing Classes:
SystemTimer
,TestTimer
public interface Timer
This class provides access to the current time in milliseconds, as viewed by the Container
. Inject an
instance of this class into any component that needs to access time, instead of using
System.currentTimeMillis()
.
- Author:
- Simon Thoresen Hult
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Nested Class Summary
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Method Summary
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Method Details
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currentTimeMillis
long currentTimeMillis()Returns the current time in milliseconds. Note that while the unit of time of the return value is a millisecond, the granularity of the value depends on the underlying operating system and may be larger. For example, many operating systems measure time in units of tens of milliseconds.
See the description of the class
Date
for a discussion of slight discrepancies that may arise between "computer time" and coordinated universal time (UTC).- Returns:
- The difference, measured in milliseconds, between the current time and midnight, January 1, 1970 UTC.
- See Also:
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currentTime
Convenience method for getting an java.util.Instance from currentTimeMillis(). -
toUtcClock
Return a UTC Clock backed by this timer. -
fromClock
Create a Timer backed by the given Clock.
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