Quartz job:
Quartz job is used for the logic or code which you want to execute. It implements org.quartz.Job interface.
Quartz trigger:
Quartz trigger is used to define the moment when the quartz scheduler will execute quartz’s job.
Types of quartz trigger:
1. SimpleTrigger – SimpleTrigger setting start time, end time, repeat count and repeat interval for quartz’s job.
SimpleTrigger’s Constructors:
public SimpleTrigger(String name, String group, Date startTime, Date endTime, int repeatCount, long repeatInterval)
2. CronTrigger – CronTrigger uses cron expressions to specify the moment when to execute quartz’s job. A cron expression is made up of seven sub expressions:
- Seconds
- Minutes
- Hours
- Day-of-Month
- Month
- Day-of-Week
- Year (optional field)
3. Scheduler class – Scheduler class is used to connect the quartz job and quartz trigger together and execute the job.
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