- TIBCO BusinessEvents®
- ActiveSpaces(Deprecated)
- Metaspace
- MemberDef

# Metaspace.MemberDef.setMemberTimeout()

## Signature

`Object setMemberTimeout (Object memberDef, long timeInMillis)`

## Domain

ACTION

## Description

Sets member timeout property, which controls how long each member waits/tries to reconnect a lost member.

## Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`memberDef` | `Object` | member definition
`timeInMillis` | `long` | member timeout period in milliseconds

## Returns

Type | Description
--- | ---
`Object` | member definition

## Cautions

Member timeout must be set to the same value for all members in the cluster.