IExpirableWithReplacement (ph-datetime 11.0.6 API)

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

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	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.