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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
+
+<erlref>
+ <header>
+ <copyright>
+ <year>2000</year>
+ <year>2007</year>
+ <holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder>
+ </copyright>
+ <legalnotice>
+ The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+ Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+ Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+ retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+
+ Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+ under the License.
+
+ The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Ericsson AB.
+ </legalnotice>
+
+ <title>CosTimerEvent_&shy;TimerEventHandler</title>
+ <shorttitle>..._TimerEventHandler</shorttitle>
+ <prepared>Niclas Eklund</prepared>
+ <responsible>Niclas Eklund</responsible>
+ <docno></docno>
+ <approved>Niclas Eklund</approved>
+ <checked></checked>
+ <date>2000-02-01</date>
+ <rev>1.0</rev>
+ </header>
+ <module>CosTimerEvent_TimerEventHandler</module>
+ <modulesummary>This module implements the OMG CosTimerEvent::TimerEventHandler interface.</modulesummary>
+ <description>
+ <p>To get access to the record definitions for the structures use: <br></br>
+<c>-include_lib("cosTime/include/*.hrl").</c></p>
+ </description>
+ <funcs>
+ <func>
+ <name>'_get_status'(TimerEventHandler) -> Reply</name>
+ <fsummary>Return the status of the target object</fsummary>
+ <type>
+ <v>TimerEventHandler = #objref</v>
+ <v>Reply = 'ESTimeSet' | 'ESTimeCleared' | 'ESTriggered' | 'ESFailedTrigger'</v>
+ </type>
+ <desc>
+ <p>This operation returns the status of the target object. </p>
+ <list type="bulleted">
+ <item>'ESTimeSet' - timer is set to trigger event(s).</item>
+ <item>'ESTimeCleared' - no time set or the timer have been reset.</item>
+ <item>'ESTriggered' - event has already been sent.</item>
+ <item>'ESFailedTrigger' - tried to, but failed, sending the event.</item>
+ </list>
+ <p>If the target object is of type 'TTPeriodic' the status value
+ 'ESTriggered' is not valid.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
+ <name>time_set(TimerEventHandler) -> Reply</name>
+ <fsummary>Return <c>true</c>if the time has been set for an event that is yet to be triggered, <c>false</c>otherwise. The outparameter represents the current time value of the target object</fsummary>
+ <type>
+ <v>TimerEventHandler = #objref</v>
+ <v>Reply = {boolean(), UTO}</v>
+ <v>UTO = #objref</v>
+ </type>
+ <desc>
+ <p>This operation returns <c>true</c> if the time has been set for an event that
+ is yet to be triggered, <c>false</c> otherwise. The outparameter represents
+ the current time value of the target object.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
+ <name>set_timer(TimerEventHandler, TimeType, TriggerTime) -> void()</name>
+ <fsummary>Terminate terminate any previous set trigger, and set a new trigger specified by the <c>TimeType</c>and <c>UTO</c>objects</fsummary>
+ <type>
+ <v>TimerEventHandler = #objref</v>
+ <v>TimeType = 'TTAbsolute' | 'TTRelative' | 'TTPeriodic'</v>
+ <v>TriggerTime = UTO</v>
+ <v>UTO = #objref</v>
+ </type>
+ <desc>
+ <p>This operation terminates any previous set trigger, and set a new trigger
+ specified by the <c>TimeType</c> and <c>UTO</c> objects.</p>
+ <p>The relation between the UTO object and the TimeTypes are:</p>
+ <list type="bulleted">
+ <item>'TTAbsolute' - the UTO object must represent absolute time, i.e.,
+ number of 100 nanoseconds passed since 15 october
+ 1582 00:00.</item>
+ <item>'TTRelative' - the UTO object must represent the from now until when
+ the event should be triggered, e.g., within 30*10^7 nanoseconds.</item>
+ <item>'TTPeriodic' - the same as for 'TTRelative', but this option
+ will trigger an event periodically until timer cancelled.</item>
+ </list>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
+ <name>cancel_timer(TimerEventHandler) -> boolean()</name>
+ <fsummary>Cancel, if possible, triggering of event(s). Return<c>true</c>if an event is actually cancelled, <c>false</c>otherwise</fsummary>
+ <type>
+ <v>TimerEventHandler = #objref</v>
+ </type>
+ <desc>
+ <p>This operation cancel, if possible, the triggering of event(s). Returns
+ <c>true</c> if an event is actually cancelled, <c>false</c> otherwise.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
+ <name>set_data(TimerEventHandler, EventData) -> ok</name>
+ <fsummary>Change the event data sent when triggered</fsummary>
+ <type>
+ <v>TimerEventHandler = #objref</v>
+ <v>EventData = #any</v>
+ </type>
+ <desc>
+ <p>This operation changes the event data sent when triggered.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ </funcs>
+
+</erlref>
+