Interface CalendarDate

All Superinterfaces:
TemporalPosition
All Known Subinterfaces:
DateAndTime
All Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultCalendarDate, DefaultDateAndTime

public interface CalendarDate extends TemporalPosition
A data type that shall be used to identify temporal position within a calendar.
Author:
Stephane Fellah (Image Matters), Alexander Petkov
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    int[]
    Provides a sequence of integers in which the first integer identifies a specific instance of the unit used at the highest level of the calendar hierarchy, the second integer identifies a specific instance of the unit used at the next lower level in the hierarchy, and so on.
    Provides the name of the calendar era to which the date is referenced.

    Methods inherited from interface TemporalPosition

    getIndeterminatePosition
  • Method Details

    • getCalendarEraName

      InternationalString getCalendarEraName()
      Provides the name of the calendar era to which the date is referenced.
    • getCalendarDate

      int[] getCalendarDate()
      Provides a sequence of integers in which the first integer identifies a specific instance of the unit used at the highest level of the calendar hierarchy, the second integer identifies a specific instance of the unit used at the next lower level in the hierarchy, and so on. The format defined in ISO 8601 for dates in the Gregorian calendar may be used for any date that is composed of values for year, month and day.