com.helger.datetime.expiration

Interface IExpirableWithReplacement<DATATYPE>

Type Parameters:

DATATYPE - The type of the object use for defining a replacement.

All Superinterfaces:

IExpirable

All Known Subinterfaces:

IMutableExpirableWithReplacement<DATATYPE>

All Known Implementing Classes:

ExpirableWithReplacement

public interface IExpirableWithReplacement<DATATYPE>
extends IExpirable

Read-only interface for objects that can expire but offer a replacement once the object expires.

Author:

Philip Helger

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
DATATYPE	getReplacement() In case the object has an expiration date defined and is expired, the object returned by this method directs to replacement object to be used instead.

Methods inherited from interface com.helger.datetime.expiration.IExpirable

getExpirationDateTime, isExpirationDefined, isExpiredAt, isExpiredNow

Method Detail

getReplacement

@Nullable
DATATYPE getReplacement()

In case the object has an expiration date defined and is expired, the object returned by this method directs to replacement object to be used instead.

Returns:

null if no replacement is defined, a non- null object otherwise.