CalendarEra (Geotools modules 31-SNAPSHOT API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultCalendarEra
```
public interface CalendarEra
```
Characteristics of each calendar era.

Author:

Stephane Fellah (Image Matters), Alexander Petkov

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Period`	`getEpochOfUse()`	Identifies the period for which the calendar era was used as a reference fro dating.
`JulianDate`	`getJulianReference()`	Provides the julian date that corresponds to the reference date.
`InternationalString`	`getName()`	Uniquely identifies the calendar era within this calendar.
`CalendarDate`	`getReferenceDate()`	Provides the date of the reference event expressed as a date in the given calendar.
`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.

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
InternationalString 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 begin and end is JulianDate.