io.joynr.common

Class ExpiryDate

java.lang.Object

io.joynr.common.ExpiryDate

public class ExpiryDate
extends Object

Instances of this class represent absolute time stamps since 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 .

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static ExpiryDate	fromAbsolute(long expiryDate) NOTE: relative Ttl can be negative if the ExpiryDate passed in was in the past
static ExpiryDate	fromRelativeTtl(long relativeTtl)
long	getCreationTime()
long	getRelativeTtl()
long	getValue()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

fromRelativeTtl

public static ExpiryDate fromRelativeTtl(long relativeTtl)

Parameters:

relativeTtl - milliseconds until the ttl expires

Returns:

an ExpiryDate with creationTime = current time and value = creationTime + relativeTtl

fromAbsolute

public static ExpiryDate fromAbsolute(long expiryDate)

NOTE: relative Ttl can be negative if the ExpiryDate passed in was in the past

Parameters:

expiryDate - time measured in milliseconds, between the current time and midnight, January 1, 1970 UTC

Returns:

an ExpiryDate object with creationTime = current time, and relativeTtl = ExpiryDate - creationTime;

getValue

public long getValue()

getRelativeTtl

public long getRelativeTtl()

Returns:

the original relative ttl used to create this object

getCreationTime

public long getCreationTime()

Returns:

time when the ExpiryDate was created, set as System.currentTimeMillis()

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object