IEventTrigger::get_Delay method (taskschd.h)

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02/22/2024

Gets or sets a value that indicates the amount of time between when the event occurs and when the task is started. The format for this string is PnYnMnDTnHnMnS, where nY is the number of years, nM is the number of months, nD is the number of days, 'T' is the date/time separator, nH is the number of hours, nM is the number of minutes, and nS is the number of seconds (for example, PT5M specifies 5 minutes and P1M4DT2H5M specifies one month, four days, two hours, and five minutes).

This property is read/write.

Syntax

HRESULT get_Delay(
  BSTR *pDelay
);

Parameters

pDelay

Return value

None

Remarks

When reading or writing your own XML for a task, the event delay is specified using the Delay element of the Task Scheduler schema.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	taskschd.h
Library	Taskschd.lib
DLL	Taskschd.dll