Period (Geotools modules 31-SNAPSHOT API)

All Superinterfaces:

Separation, TemporalGeometricPrimitive, TemporalObject, TemporalOrder, TemporalPrimitive

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultPeriod
```
public interface Period
extends TemporalGeometricPrimitive
```
A one-dimensional geometric primitive that represent extent in time.

Author:

Stephane Fellah (Image Matters), Alexander Petkov

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Instant`	`getBeginning()`	Links this period to the instant at which it starts.
`Instant`	`getEnding()`	Links this period to the instant at which it ends.

Methods inherited from interface Separation
distance, length

Methods inherited from interface TemporalOrder
relativePosition

- Method Detail
  - getBeginning
```
Instant getBeginning()
```
    Links this period to the instant at which it starts.
  - getEnding
```
Instant getEnding()
```
    Links this period to the instant at which it ends.