Metadata (Infinispan JavaDoc All 10.1.9.Final API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

MetadataValue<V>, VersionedMetadata
```
public interface Metadata
```
Represents metadata about an entry, such as creation and access times and expiration information. Time values are server time representations as returned by TimeService.wallClockTime()

Since:

9.0

Author:

Tristan Tarrant

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  long getCreated()
  
  long getLastUsed()
  
  int getLifespan()
  
  int getMaxIdle()

- Method Detail
  - getCreated
```
long getCreated()
```
    Returns:
    
    Time when entry was created. -1 for immortal entries.
  - getLifespan
```
int getLifespan()
```
    Returns:
    
    Lifespan of the entry in seconds. Negative values are interpreted as unlimited lifespan.
  - getLastUsed
```
long getLastUsed()
```
    Returns:
    
    Time when entry was last used. -1 for immortal entries.
  - getMaxIdle
```
int getMaxIdle()
```
    Returns:
    
    The maximum amount of time (in seconds) this key is allowed to be idle for before it is considered as expired.