Package org.geotools.api.temporal

Interface Clock

All Superinterfaces:

IdentifiedObject, ReferenceSystem, TemporalReferenceSystem

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultClock

public interface Clock
extends TemporalReferenceSystem

Provides a basis for defining temporal position within a 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
ClockTime	clkTrans(ClockTime clkTime)	Converts UTC time to a time on this clock.
InternationalString	getReferenceEvent()	Event used as the datum for this clock.
ClockTime	getReferenceTime()	Time of the reference Event for this clock, usually the origin of the clock scale.
ClockTime	getUTCReference()	Provides the 24-hour local or UTC time that corresponds to the reference time.
ClockTime	utcTrans(ClockTime uTime)	Converts UTC time to a time on this clock.

Methods inherited from interface IdentifiedObject

getAlias, getIdentifiers, getRemarks, toWKT

Methods inherited from interface ReferenceSystem

getScope

Methods inherited from interface TemporalReferenceSystem

getDomainOfValidity, getName

Method Details

getReferenceEvent

InternationalString getReferenceEvent()

Event used as the datum for this clock.

getReferenceTime

ClockTime getReferenceTime()

Time of the reference Event for this clock, usually the origin of the clock scale.

getUTCReference

ClockTime getUTCReference()

Provides the 24-hour local or UTC time that corresponds to the reference time.

clkTrans

ClockTime clkTrans(ClockTime clkTime)

Converts UTC time to a time on this clock.

utcTrans

ClockTime utcTrans(ClockTime uTime)

Converts UTC time to a time on this clock.