Process::getTimers Method

getTimers(jdoa:  JadeDynamicObjectArray;
         count: Integer output);

The Process class getTimers method populates a user-supplied JADE dynamic object with timer-related information from the receiving process that is the method receiver.

The count parameter contains the total number of current timers for the process. If a process has more than 51 current timers, the count is the total number found but only the first 51 are returned.

The values are returned as properties of members inserted into the dynamic object array specified by the jdoa parameter. The properties returned in the JADE dynamic objects are listed in the following table.

Property	Type	Description
name	String	CurrentTimers.
type	Integer	117.
receiver	Object	Oid of the timer event method receiver.
eventTag	Integer	Event tag of the timer.
delay	Integer	Specified delay period of the timer, in milliseconds.
option	Integer	Option used when the timer was started; that is, Timer_Continuous (0) or Timer_One_Shot (1).
fired	Boolean	true if the timer has been fired and the timer event method is still in progress or has not yet been invoked.
inCallBack	Boolean	true if the timer event method is in progress.
exceptionState	Boolean	true if the target process is in exception state.
remainingTime	Integer	Number of milliseconds left until the timer is next fired.
Application	Object	Application of the process that was in effect when the timer was started.
interfaceNumber	Integer	Number of the JadeInterface specified when the timer was started (with the Object class beginTimerForIF method). Zero (0) indicates no interface.
serverExecution	Boolean	true if the timer was started in a serverExecution method.

Members are created and added to the object array when the method is first called. When used in subsequent class, the array is purged before new members are added. The calling process is responsible for purging and deleting the JADE dynamic object array when it is no longer required.

The JADE Monitor uses this method to display a table in the Timers view in the Process Information activity group.