Package org.geotools.api.temporal

Interface CalendarEra

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultCalendarEra

public interface CalendarEra

Characteristics of each calendar era.

Author:

Stephane Fellah (Image Matters), Alexander Petkov

Method Summary

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 Details

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 beginning and ending is JulianDate.