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All Superinterfaces:

TemporalAccessor

All Known Subinterfaces:

ChronoLocalDate, ChronoLocalDateTime<D>, ChronoZonedDateTime<D>

All Known Implementing Classes:

HijrahDate, Instant, JapaneseDate, LocalDate, LocalDateTime, LocalTime, MinguoDate, OffsetDateTime, OffsetTime, ThaiBuddhistDate, Year, YearMonth, ZonedDateTime

public interface Temporal
extends TemporalAccessor

Implementation Requirements:

This interface places no restrictions on the mutability of implementations, however immutability is strongly recommended. All implementations must be Comparable.

Since:

1.8

• Method Summary

  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods 

  Modifier and Type	Method	Description
  boolean	isSupported(TemporalUnit unit)	Checks if the specified unit is supported.
  default Temporal	minus(long amountToSubtract, TemporalUnit unit)	Returns an object of the same type as this object with the specified period subtracted.
  default Temporal	minus(TemporalAmount amount)	Returns an object of the same type as this object with an amount subtracted.
  Temporal	plus(long amountToAdd, TemporalUnit unit)	Returns an object of the same type as this object with the specified period added.
  default Temporal	plus(TemporalAmount amount)	Returns an object of the same type as this object with an amount added.
  long	until(Temporal endExclusive, TemporalUnit unit)	Calculates the amount of time until another temporal in terms of the specified unit.
  default Temporal	with(TemporalAdjuster adjuster)	Returns an adjusted object of the same type as this object with the adjustment made.
  Temporal	with(TemporalField field, long newValue)	Returns an object of the same type as this object with the specified field altered.

  • Methods inherited from interface java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor

    get, getLong, isSupported, query, range

• Method Detail

  • isSupported

    boolean isSupported(TemporalUnit unit)

    Checks if the specified unit is supported.

    This checks if the specified unit can be added to, or subtracted from, this date-time. If false, then calling the plus(long, TemporalUnit) and minus methods will throw an exception.

    Implementation Requirements:

    Implementations must check and handle all units defined in ChronoUnit. If the unit is supported, then true must be returned, otherwise false must be returned.

    If the field is not a ChronoUnit, then the result of this method is obtained by invoking TemporalUnit.isSupportedBy(Temporal) passing this as the argument.

    Implementations must ensure that no observable state is altered when this read-only method is invoked.

    Parameters:

    unit - the unit to check, null returns false

    Returns:

    true if the unit can be added/subtracted, false if not

  • with

    default Temporal with(TemporalAdjuster adjuster)

    Returns an adjusted object of the same type as this object with the adjustment made.

    This adjusts this date-time according to the rules of the specified adjuster. A simple adjuster might simply set the one of the fields, such as the year field. A more complex adjuster might set the date to the last day of the month. A selection of common adjustments is provided in TemporalAdjusters. These include finding the "last day of the month" and "next Wednesday". The adjuster is responsible for handling special cases, such as the varying lengths of month and leap years.

    Some example code indicating how and why this method is used:

      date = date.with(Month.JULY);        // most key classes implement TemporalAdjuster
      date = date.with(lastDayOfMonth());  // static import from Adjusters
      date = date.with(next(WEDNESDAY));   // static import from Adjusters and DayOfWeek
     

    Implementation Requirements:

    Implementations must not alter either this object or the specified temporal object. Instead, an adjusted copy of the original must be returned. This provides equivalent, safe behavior for immutable and mutable implementations.

    The default implementation must behave equivalent to this code:

      return adjuster.adjustInto(this);
     

    Parameters:

    adjuster - the adjuster to use, not null

    Returns:

    an object of the same type with the specified adjustment made, not null

    Throws:

    DateTimeException - if unable to make the adjustment

    ArithmeticException - if numeric overflow occurs

  • with

    Temporal with(TemporalField field,
                  long newValue)

    Returns an object of the same type as this object with the specified field altered.

    This returns a new object based on this one with the value for the specified field changed. For example, on a LocalDate, this could be used to set the year, month or day-of-month. The returned object will have the same observable type as this object.

    In some cases, changing a field is not fully defined. For example, if the target object is a date representing the 31st January, then changing the month to February would be unclear. In cases like this, the field is responsible for resolving the result. Typically it will choose the previous valid date, which would be the last valid day of February in this example.

    Implementation Requirements:

    Implementations must check and handle all fields defined in ChronoField. If the field is supported, then the adjustment must be performed. If unsupported, then an UnsupportedTemporalTypeException must be thrown.

    If the field is not a ChronoField, then the result of this method is obtained by invoking TemporalField.adjustInto(Temporal, long) passing this as the first argument.

    Implementations must not alter this object. Instead, an adjusted copy of the original must be returned. This provides equivalent, safe behavior for immutable and mutable implementations.

    Parameters:

    field - the field to set in the result, not null

    newValue - the new value of the field in the result

    Returns:

    an object of the same type with the specified field set, not null

    Throws:

    DateTimeException - if the field cannot be set

    UnsupportedTemporalTypeException - if the field is not supported

    ArithmeticException - if numeric overflow occurs

  • plus

    default Temporal plus(TemporalAmount amount)

    Returns an object of the same type as this object with an amount added.

    This adjusts this temporal, adding according to the rules of the specified amount. The amount is typically a Period but may be any other type implementing the TemporalAmount interface, such as Duration.

    Some example code indicating how and why this method is used:

      date = date.plus(period);                // add a Period instance
      date = date.plus(duration);              // add a Duration instance
      date = date.plus(workingDays(6));        // example user-written workingDays method
     

    Note that calling plus followed by minus is not guaranteed to return the same date-time.

    Implementation Requirements:

    Implementations must not alter either this object or the specified temporal object. Instead, an adjusted copy of the original must be returned. This provides equivalent, safe behavior for immutable and mutable implementations.

    The default implementation must behave equivalent to this code:

      return amount.addTo(this);
     

    Parameters:

    amount - the amount to add, not null

    Returns:

    an object of the same type with the specified adjustment made, not null

    Throws:

    DateTimeException - if the addition cannot be made

    ArithmeticException - if numeric overflow occurs

  • plus

    Temporal plus(long amountToAdd,
                  TemporalUnit unit)

    Returns an object of the same type as this object with the specified period added.

    This method returns a new object based on this one with the specified period added. For example, on a LocalDate, this could be used to add a number of years, months or days. The returned object will have the same observable type as this object.

    In some cases, changing a field is not fully defined. For example, if the target object is a date representing the 31st January, then adding one month would be unclear. In cases like this, the field is responsible for resolving the result. Typically it will choose the previous valid date, which would be the last valid day of February in this example.

    Implementation Requirements:

    Implementations must check and handle all units defined in ChronoUnit. If the unit is supported, then the addition must be performed. If unsupported, then an UnsupportedTemporalTypeException must be thrown.

    If the unit is not a ChronoUnit, then the result of this method is obtained by invoking TemporalUnit.addTo(Temporal, long) passing this as the first argument.

    Implementations must not alter this object. Instead, an adjusted copy of the original must be returned. This provides equivalent, safe behavior for immutable and mutable implementations.

    Parameters:

    amountToAdd - the amount of the specified unit to add, may be negative

    unit - the unit of the amount to add, not null

    Returns:

    an object of the same type with the specified period added, not null

    Throws:

    DateTimeException - if the unit cannot be added

    UnsupportedTemporalTypeException - if the unit is not supported

    ArithmeticException - if numeric overflow occurs

  • minus

    default Temporal minus(TemporalAmount amount)

    Returns an object of the same type as this object with an amount subtracted.

    This adjusts this temporal, subtracting according to the rules of the specified amount. The amount is typically a Period but may be any other type implementing the TemporalAmount interface, such as Duration.

    Some example code indicating how and why this method is used:

      date = date.minus(period);               // subtract a Period instance
      date = date.minus(duration);             // subtract a Duration instance
      date = date.minus(workingDays(6));       // example user-written workingDays method
     

    Note that calling plus followed by minus is not guaranteed to return the same date-time.

    Implementation Requirements:

    Implementations must not alter either this object or the specified temporal object. Instead, an adjusted copy of the original must be returned. This provides equivalent, safe behavior for immutable and mutable implementations.

    The default implementation must behave equivalent to this code:

      return amount.subtractFrom(this);
     

    Parameters:

    amount - the amount to subtract, not null

    Returns:

    an object of the same type with the specified adjustment made, not null

    Throws:

    DateTimeException - if the subtraction cannot be made

    ArithmeticException - if numeric overflow occurs

  • minus

    default Temporal minus(long amountToSubtract,
                           TemporalUnit unit)

    Returns an object of the same type as this object with the specified period subtracted.

    This method returns a new object based on this one with the specified period subtracted. For example, on a LocalDate, this could be used to subtract a number of years, months or days. The returned object will have the same observable type as this object.

    In some cases, changing a field is not fully defined. For example, if the target object is a date representing the 31st March, then subtracting one month would be unclear. In cases like this, the field is responsible for resolving the result. Typically it will choose the previous valid date, which would be the last valid day of February in this example.

    Implementation Requirements:

    Implementations must behave in a manor equivalent to the default method behavior.

    Implementations must not alter this object. Instead, an adjusted copy of the original must be returned. This provides equivalent, safe behavior for immutable and mutable implementations.

    The default implementation must behave equivalent to this code:

      return (amountToSubtract == Long.MIN_VALUE ?
          plus(Long.MAX_VALUE, unit).plus(1, unit) : plus(-amountToSubtract, unit));
     

    Parameters:

    amountToSubtract - the amount of the specified unit to subtract, may be negative

    unit - the unit of the amount to subtract, not null

    Returns:

    an object of the same type with the specified period subtracted, not null

    Throws:

    DateTimeException - if the unit cannot be subtracted

    UnsupportedTemporalTypeException - if the unit is not supported

    ArithmeticException - if numeric overflow occurs

  • until

    long until(Temporal endExclusive,
               TemporalUnit unit)

    Calculates the amount of time until another temporal in terms of the specified unit.

    This calculates the amount of time between two temporal objects in terms of a single TemporalUnit. The start and end points are this and the specified temporal. The end point is converted to be of the same type as the start point if different. The result will be negative if the end is before the start. For example, the amount in hours between two temporal objects can be calculated using startTime.until(endTime, HOURS).

    The calculation returns a whole number, representing the number of complete units between the two temporals. For example, the amount in hours between the times 11:30 and 13:29 will only be one hour as it is one minute short of two hours.

    There are two equivalent ways of using this method. The first is to invoke this method directly. The second is to use TemporalUnit.between(Temporal, Temporal):

       // these two lines are equivalent
       temporal = start.until(end, unit);
       temporal = unit.between(start, end);
     

    The choice should be made based on which makes the code more readable.

    For example, this method allows the number of days between two dates to be calculated:

      long daysBetween = start.until(end, DAYS);
      // or alternatively
      long daysBetween = DAYS.between(start, end);
     

    Implementation Requirements:

    Implementations must begin by checking to ensure that the input temporal object is of the same observable type as the implementation. They must then perform the calculation for all instances of ChronoUnit. An UnsupportedTemporalTypeException must be thrown for ChronoUnit instances that are unsupported.

    If the unit is not a ChronoUnit, then the result of this method is obtained by invoking TemporalUnit.between(Temporal, Temporal) passing this as the first argument and the converted input temporal as the second argument.

    In summary, implementations must behave in a manner equivalent to this pseudo-code:

      // convert the end temporal to the same type as this class
      if (unit instanceof ChronoUnit) {
        // if unit is supported, then calculate and return result
        // else throw UnsupportedTemporalTypeException for unsupported units
      }
      return unit.between(this, convertedEndTemporal);
     

    Note that the unit's between method must only be invoked if the two temporal objects have exactly the same type evaluated by getClass().

    Implementations must ensure that no observable state is altered when this read-only method is invoked.

    Parameters:

    endExclusive - the end temporal, exclusive, converted to be of the same type as this object, not null

    unit - the unit to measure the amount in, not null

    Returns:

    the amount of time between this temporal object and the specified one in terms of the unit; positive if the specified object is later than this one, negative if it is earlier than this one

    Throws:

    DateTimeException - if the amount cannot be calculated, or the end temporal cannot be converted to the same type as this temporal

    UnsupportedTemporalTypeException - if the unit is not supported

    ArithmeticException - if numeric overflow occurs