ExpiryDate (io.joynr.java.messaging:messaging-common 1.24.0 API)

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

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	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`	`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
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object