com.openxc.util

Class AgingData<TheUnit extends Unit>

java.lang.Object

com.openxc.util.AgingData<TheUnit>

public class AgingData<TheUnit extends Unit>
extends java.lang.Object

AgingData is a container for a data value that keeps track of its age. This class keeps track of the birth time of a bit of data, i.e. time the AgingData object is instantiated.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AgingData(java.util.Date birthdate, TheUnit value)
AgingData(TheUnit value) Construct an instance of AgingData with the value of unit.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
long	getAge() Retrieve the age of this piece of data.
long	getTimestamp()
TheUnit	getValue() Return the value this instance wraps.
void	setTimestamp(long timestamp)
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AgingData

public AgingData(TheUnit value)

Construct an instance of AgingData with the value of unit.

Parameters:

value - The data value for this bit of AgingData.

AgingData

public AgingData(java.util.Date birthdate,
                 TheUnit value)

Method Detail

getValue

public TheUnit getValue()

Return the value this instance wraps.

Returns:

The wrapped value (an instance of TheUnit)

getAge

public long getAge()

Retrieve the age of this piece of data.

Returns:

the age of the data in milliseconds.

getTimestamp

public long getTimestamp()

setTimestamp

public void setTimestamp(long timestamp)

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object