Package org.geotools.api.temporal

Interface Calendar

All Superinterfaces:

IdentifiedObject, ReferenceSystem, TemporalReferenceSystem

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultCalendar

public interface Calendar
extends TemporalReferenceSystem

A discrete temporal reference system that provides a basis for defining temporal position to a resolution of one day.

Author:

Alexander Petkov

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface IdentifiedObject

ALIAS_KEY, IDENTIFIERS_KEY, NAME_KEY, REMARKS_KEY

Fields inherited from interface ReferenceSystem

DOMAIN_OF_VALIDITY_KEY, SCOPE_KEY

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
JulianDate	dateTrans(CalendarDate date, ClockTime time)	Converts a date in this calendar to a julian date.
Collection<CalendarEra>	getBasis()	links this calendar to the calendar eras that it uses as a reference for dating.
Clock	getClock()	Links this calendar to the clock that is used for specifying temporal positions within the smallest calendar interval.
CalendarDate	julTrans(JulianDate julian)	Converts a julian date to a date in this calendar.

Methods inherited from interface IdentifiedObject

getAlias, getIdentifiers, getRemarks, toWKT

Methods inherited from interface ReferenceSystem

getScope

Methods inherited from interface TemporalReferenceSystem

getDomainOfValidity, getName

Method Details

dateTrans

JulianDate dateTrans(CalendarDate date,
 ClockTime time)

Converts a date in this calendar to a julian date.

julTrans

CalendarDate julTrans(JulianDate julian)

Converts a julian date to a date in this calendar.

getBasis

Collection<CalendarEra> getBasis()

links this calendar to the calendar eras that it uses as a reference for dating.

getClock

Clock getClock()

Links this calendar to the clock that is used for specifying temporal positions within the smallest calendar interval.