com.rubecula.darwin.evolution
Interface Timed

All Known Implementing Classes:

Evolution_Calendar, Evolution_Standard, Evolution_Timed

public interface Timed

Author:

Robin Hillyard

Method Summary

int	getRate()
java.util.Calendar	getTime()
void	setRate(int rate) Change the rate of ticking of this Timed object.

Method Detail

getRate

int getRate()

Returns:

the rate, i.e. the number of milliseconds between successive "ticks" for this Timed object, typically an Evolution.

getTime

java.util.Calendar getTime()
                           throws EvolutionException

Returns:

real time of this evolution

Throws:

EvolutionException

See Also:

CalendarEvolution.getTime()

setRate

void setRate(int rate)
             throws EvolutionException

Change the rate of ticking of this Timed object.

Parameters:

rate - the new rate, in milliseconds.

Throws:

EvolutionException