org.jgroups.protocols

Interface FD_HOST.PingCommand

All Known Implementing Classes:

FD_HOST.ExternalPingCommand, FD_HOST.IsReachablePingCommand

Enclosing class:

FD_HOST

public static interface FD_HOST.PingCommand

Command used to check whether a given host is alive, periodically called

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	isAlive(InetAddress host, long timeout) Checks whether a given host is alive

Method Detail

isAlive

boolean isAlive(InetAddress host,
                long timeout)
         throws Exception

Checks whether a given host is alive

Parameters:

host - The host to be checked for liveness

timeout - Number of milliseconds to wait for the check to complete

Returns:

true if the host is alive, else false

Throws:

Exception