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Fix java first program tutorial setMaximumAttempts value inconsistency #453

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fix java first program tutorial setMaximumAttempts value inconsistency
illenko Jan 18, 2026
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Expand Up @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ public class MoneyTransferWorkflowImpl implements MoneyTransferWorkflow {
.setInitialInterval(Duration.ofSeconds(1)) // Wait 1 second before first retry
.setMaximumInterval(Duration.ofSeconds(20)) // Do not exceed 20 seconds between retries
.setBackoffCoefficient(2) // Wait 1 second, then 2, then 4, etc
.setMaximumAttempts(5000) // Fail after 5000 attempts
.setMaximumAttempts(3) // Fail after 3 attempts
.build();

// ActivityOptions specify the limits on how long an Activity can execute before
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.setInitialInterval(Duration.ofSeconds(1)) // Wait 1 second before first retry
.setMaximumInterval(Duration.ofSeconds(20)) // Do not exceed 20 seconds between retries
.setBackoffCoefficient(2) // Wait 1 second, then 2, then 4, etc
.setMaximumAttempts(5000) // Fail after 5000 attempts
.setMaximumAttempts(3) // Fail after 3 attempts
.build();
```
<!--SNIPEND-->
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ Temporal offers multiple ways to specify timeouts, including [Schedule-To-Start

:::

In the Workflow Definition, you can see that a **`StartToCloseTimeout`** is specified for the Activities, and a Retry Policy tells the server to retry the Activities up to 5000 times.
In the Workflow Definition, you can see that a **`StartToCloseTimeout`** is specified for the Activities, and a Retry Policy tells the server to retry the Activities up to 3 times.

You can read more about [Retries](https://docs.temporal.io/retry-policies) in the documentation.

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