# Class DeferredTaskContext (5.0.3)

    public class DeferredTaskContext

Resources for managing [DeferredTask](https://docs.cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/standard/java-gen2/reference/services/bundled/latest/com.google.appengine.api.taskqueue.DeferredTask).

## Inheritance

[java.lang.Object](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html) \> DeferredTaskContext

## Inherited Members

[Object.clone()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#clone--) [Object.equals(Object)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#equals-java.lang.Object-) [Object.finalize()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#finalize--) [Object.getClass()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#getClass--) [Object.hashCode()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#hashCode--) [Object.notify()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#notify--) [Object.notifyAll()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#notifyAll--) [Object.toString()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#toString--) [Object.wait()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait--) [Object.wait(long)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-) [Object.wait(long,int)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-int-)

## Static Fields

### DEFAULT_DEFERRED_URL

    public static final String DEFAULT_DEFERRED_URL

The URL the DeferredTask servlet is mapped to by default.

| **Field Value** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html` |   |

### RUNNABLE_TASK_CONTENT_TYPE

    public static final String RUNNABLE_TASK_CONTENT_TYPE

The content type of a serialized [DeferredTask](https://docs.cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/standard/java-gen2/reference/services/bundled/latest/com.google.appengine.api.taskqueue.DeferredTask).

| **Field Value** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html` |   |

## Static Methods

### getCurrentRequest()

    public static HttpServletRequest getCurrentRequest()

Returns the [HttpServletRequest](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/javax/servlet/http/HttpServletRequest.html) instance for the current running deferred task for the
current thread or `null` if there is no current deferred task active for this thread.

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/javax/servlet/http/HttpServletRequest.html` |   |

### getCurrentResponse()

    public static HttpServletResponse getCurrentResponse()

Returns the [HttpServletResponse](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/javax/servlet/http/HttpServletResponse.html) instance for the current running deferred task for the
current thread or `null` if there is no current deferred task active for this thread.

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/javax/servlet/http/HttpServletResponse.html` |   |

### getCurrentServlet()

    public static HttpServlet getCurrentServlet()

Returns the [HttpServlet](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/javax/servlet/http/HttpServlet.html) instance for the current running deferred task for the current
thread or `null` if there is no current deferred task active for this thread.

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/javax/servlet/http/HttpServlet.html` |   |

### markForRetry()

    public static void markForRetry()

Request a retry of this task, even if an exception was not thrown. If an exception was thrown
and [#setDoNotRetry](https://docs.cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/standard/java-gen2/reference/services/bundled/latest/com.google.appengine.api.taskqueue.DeferredTaskContext#com_google_appengine_api_taskqueue_DeferredTaskContext_setDoNotRetry_) is set to `true` the request will not be retried.

### setDoNotRetry(boolean value)

    public static void setDoNotRetry(boolean value)

Sets the action on task failure. Normally when an exception is thrown, the task will be
retried, however if `setDoNotRetry` is set to `true`, the task will not be retried.

| **Parameter** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `value` | `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/datatypes.html` |