PersistentFSMBase(TState, TData, TEvent).SetTimer Method

PersistentFSMBaseTState, TData, TEventSetTimer Method

Schedule named timer to deliver message after given delay, possibly repeating. Any existing timer with the same name will automatically be canceled before adding the new timer.

Namespace: Akka.Persistence.Fsm
Assembly: Akka.Persistence (in Akka.Persistence.dll) Version: 1.2.3.129 (1.2.3.129)

Syntax

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public void SetTimer(
	string name,
	Object msg,
	TimeSpan timeout,
	bool repeat = false
)

member SetTimer : 
        name : string * 
        msg : Object * 
        timeout : TimeSpan * 
        ?repeat : bool 
(* Defaults:
        let _repeat = defaultArg repeat false
*)
-> unit

Parameters

name: Type: SystemString
identifier to be used with CancelTimer(String).
msg: Type: SystemObject
message to be delivered
timeout: Type: SystemTimeSpan
delay of first message delivery and between subsequent messages.
repeat (Optional): Type: SystemBoolean
send once if false, scheduleAtFixedRate if true

Reference

PersistentFSMBaseTState, TData, TEvent Class

Akka.Persistence.Fsm Namespace