# Interface ScheduledFuture<V>

Type Parameters:
  `V` - The result type returned by this Future

All Superinterfaces:
  `Comparable<Delayed>, Delayed, Future<V>`

All Known Subinterfaces:
  `RunnableScheduledFuture<V>`

public interface ScheduledFuture<V> extends Delayed, Future<V>
A delayed result-bearing action that can be cancelled. Usually a scheduled future is the result of scheduling a task with a `ScheduledExecutorService`.

Since:
  1.5

- ## Nested Class Summary

  ### Nested classes/interfaces declared in interface Future

  `Future.State`
  Modifier and Type
  Interface
  Description
  `static enum`
  `Future.State`
  Represents the computation state.

- ## Method Summary

  ### Methods declared in interface Comparable

  `compareTo`
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `int`
  `compareTo(Delayed o)`
  Compares this object with the specified object for order.

  ### Methods declared in interface Delayed

  `getDelay`
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `long`
  `getDelay(TimeUnit unit)`
  Returns the remaining delay associated with this object, in the given time unit.

  ### Methods declared in interface Future

  `cancel, exceptionNow, get, get, isCancelled, isDone, resultNow, state`
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `boolean`
  `cancel(boolean mayInterruptIfRunning)`
  Attempts to cancel execution of this task.
  `default Throwable`
  `exceptionNow()`
  Returns the exception thrown by the task, without waiting.
  `V`
  `get()`
  Waits if necessary for the computation to complete, and then retrieves its result.
  `V`
  `get(long timeout, TimeUnit unit)`
  Waits if necessary for at most the given time for the computation to complete, and then retrieves its result, if available.
  `boolean`
  `isCancelled()`
  Returns `true` if this task was cancelled before it completed normally.
  `boolean`
  `isDone()`
  Returns `true` if this task completed.
  `default V`
  `resultNow()`
  Returns the computed result, without waiting.
  `default Future.State`
  `state()`
  Returns the computation state.