Rule Based TimeEvent Function Reference

Signature

Event ScheduleTimeEventName(long delay, String closure, long ttl)

Domain

action

Description

For each rule-based time event you create, an ontology function is also created to enable you to schedule the assertion of an instance of the event in a rule action. The function name follows this format: ScheduleTimeEventName.

Parameters

Name Type Description
delay
long
The event is created (and asserted) the specified number of milliseconds after the rule action executes.
closure
String
The TimeEvent created will simply store the information passed in the closure parameter. you can put the closure string value in rule conditions to specify the time events that will trigger the rule.
ttl
long
The event’s time to live. Follows the same rules as the time to live setting in a simple event. See Simple Event Reference .

Returns

Type Description
Event
An instance of the event type specified in the function name (ScheduleTimeEventName).