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package io.netty.util;

A handle associated with a TimerTask that is returned by a Timer. /**
 * A handle associated with a {@link TimerTask} that is returned by a
 * {@link Timer}.
 */
public interface Timeout {

    
Returns the Timer that created this handle. /**
     * Returns the {@link Timer} that created this handle.
     */
    Timer timer();

    
Returns the TimerTask which is associated with this handle. /**
     * Returns the {@link TimerTask} which is associated with this handle.
     */
    TimerTask task();

    
Returns true if and only if the TimerTask associated with this handle has been expired. /**
     * Returns {@code true} if and only if the {@link TimerTask} associated
     * with this handle has been expired.
     */
    boolean isExpired();

    
Returns true if and only if the TimerTask associated with this handle has been cancelled. /**
     * Returns {@code true} if and only if the {@link TimerTask} associated
     * with this handle has been cancelled.
     */
    boolean isCancelled();

    
Attempts to cancel the TimerTask associated with this handle. If the task has been executed or cancelled already, it will return with no side effect. 
Returns:
True if the cancellation completed successfully, otherwise false/**
     * Attempts to cancel the {@link TimerTask} associated with this handle.
     * If the task has been executed or cancelled already, it will return with
     * no side effect.
     *
     * @return True if the cancellation completed successfully, otherwise false
     */
    boolean cancel();
}