Clock (Geotools modules 31-SNAPSHOT API)

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

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
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 Detail
  - 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.