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<breadcrumbs></breadcrumbs>The <code>nsIUpdateTimerManager</code> interface provides a global application service that provides support for long-duration timers (on the order of many days, weeks, or even months). These timers are used to schedule update checks in the future, for example.
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{{InterfaceStatus|nsIUpdateTimerManager|toolkit/mozapps/update/public/nsIUpdateService.idl|unfrozen|Mozilla 1.9|yes}}
Inherits from: {{interface|nsISupports}}
=Method overview=
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| <code>void [[#registerTimer()|registerTimer]](in AString id,
in nsITimerCallback callback,
in unsigned long interval);</code>
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=Methods=
==registerTimer()==
Presents a user interface that checks for and displays the available updates.
void registerTimer(
in AString id,
in nsITimerCallback callback,
in unsigned long interval
);
<h5>Parameters</h5>
;<tt>id</tt>
:An ID used to identify the timer interval; used for persistence.
;<tt>callback</tt>
:An {{interface|nsITimerCallback}} object that is notified when the interval expires.
;<tt>interval</tt>
:The length of time, in seconds, until the timer should fire.
None.
=See also=
* {{interface|nsIUpdate}}
* {{interface|nsIUpdateCheckListener}}
* {{interface|nsIUpdateChecker}}
* {{interface|nsIUpdatePatch}}
* {{interface|nsIApplicationUpdateService}}
* {{interface|nsIUpdateManager}}
* {{interface|nsIUpdatePrompt}}
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