Interface CalendarEra

All Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultCalendarEra

public interface CalendarEra
Characteristics of each calendar era.
Author:
Stephane Fellah (Image Matters), Alexander Petkov
  • Method Details

    • getName

      Uniquely identifies the calendar era within this calendar.
    • getReferenceEvent

      InternationalString getReferenceEvent()
      Provides the name or description of a mythical or historic event which fixes the position of the base scale of the calendar era.
    • getReferenceDate

      CalendarDate getReferenceDate()
      Provides the date of the reference event expressed as a date in the given calendar.
    • getJulianReference

      JulianDate getJulianReference()
      Provides the julian date that corresponds to the reference date.
    • getEpochOfUse

      Period getEpochOfUse()
      Identifies the period for which the calendar era was used as a reference fro dating.
      Returns:
      The period, where the data type for beginning and ending is JulianDate.