DefaultInstant (Geotools modules 31-SNAPSHOT API)

Object
- DefaultTemporalObject
- - DefaultTemporalPrimitive
  - - DefaultTemporalGeometricPrimitive
    - - DefaultInstant

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable<TemporalPrimitive>, Instant, Separation, TemporalGeometricPrimitive, TemporalObject, TemporalOrder, TemporalPrimitive
```
public class DefaultInstant
extends DefaultTemporalGeometricPrimitive
implements Instant
```
A zero-dimensional geometric primitive that represents position in time, equivalent to a point in space.

Author:

Mehdi Sidhoum (Geomatys)

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

DefaultInstant(Position position)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object object)`	Verify if this entry is identical to the specified object.
`Collection<Period>`	`getBegunBy()`	Get the Collection of temporal `Period`s, for which this Instant is the beginning.
`Collection<Period>`	`getEndedBy()`	Get the Collection of temporal `Period`s, for which this Instant is the end.
`Position`	`getPosition()`	Get the position of this instant.
`int`	`hashCode()`
`void`	`setBegunBy(Collection<Period> begunBy)`
`void`	`setEndBy(Collection<Period> endBy)`
`void`	`setPosition(Position position)`
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class DefaultTemporalGeometricPrimitive
distance, length

Methods inherited from class DefaultTemporalPrimitive
compareTo, relativePosition

Methods inherited from class Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface Separation
distance, length

Methods inherited from interface TemporalOrder
relativePosition

- Constructor Detail
  - DefaultInstant
```
public DefaultInstant(Position position)
```
- Method Detail
  - getPosition
```
public Position getPosition()
```
    Get the position of this instant.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getPosition in interface Instant
  - getBegunBy
```
public Collection<Period> getBegunBy()
```
    Get the Collection of temporal Periods, for which this Instant is the beginning. The collection may be empty.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getBegunBy in interface Instant
    
    See Also:
    
    Period#begin
  - getEndedBy
```
public Collection<Period> getEndedBy()
```
    Get the Collection of temporal Periods, for which this Instant is the end. The collection may be empty.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getEndedBy in interface Instant
    
    See Also:
    
    Period#end
  - setPosition
```
public void setPosition(Position position)
```
  - setBegunBy
```
public void setBegunBy(Collection<Period> begunBy)
```
  - setEndBy
```
public void setEndBy(Collection<Period> endBy)
```
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object object)
```
    Verify if this entry is identical to the specified object.
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object