# Future<T>.delayed constructor

Future<T>.delayed(Duration duration, [ FutureOr<T> computation() ])

Creates a future that runs its computation after a delay.

The `computation` will be executed after the given `duration` has passed, and the future is completed with the result of the computation,

If the duration is 0 or less, it completes no sooner than in the next event-loop iteration, after all microtasks have run.

If `computation` is omitted, it will be treated as if `computation` was `() => null`, and the future will eventually complete with the `null` value.

If calling `computation` throws, the created future will complete with the error.

See also Completer for a way to create and complete a future at a later time that isn't necessarily after a known fixed duration.

## Implementation

    factory Future.delayed(Duration duration, [FutureOr<T> computation()]) {
      _Future<T> result = new _Future<T>();
      new Timer(duration, () {
        try {
          result._complete(computation?.call());
        } catch (e, s) {
          _completeWithErrorCallback(result, e, s);
        }
      });
      return result;
    }