Calculates the amount of time until another date _in terms of the specified unit.
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This calculates the amount of time between two {@code LocalDate}
objects _in terms of a single {@code TemporalUnit}.
The start and end points are {@code this} and the specified date.
The result will be negative if the end is before the start.
The {@code Temporal} passed to this method is converted to a
{@code LocalDate} using {@link #from(TemporalAccessor)}.
For example, the amount _in days between two dates can be calculated
using {@code startDate.until(endDate, DAYS)}.
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The calculation returns a whole number, representing the number of
complete units between the two dates.
For example, the amount _in months between 2012-06-15 and 2012-08-14
will only be one month as it is one day short of two months.
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There are two equivalent ways of using this method.
The first is to invoke this method.
The second is to use {@link TemporalUnit#between(Temporal, Temporal)}:
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// these two lines are equivalent
amount = start.until(end, MONTHS);
amount = MONTHS.between(start, end);
</pre>
The choice should be made based on which makes the code more readable.
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The calculation is implemented _in this method for {@link ChronoUnit}.
The units {@code DAYS}, {@code WEEKS}, {@code MONTHS}, {@code YEARS},
{@code DECADES}, {@code CENTURIES}, {@code MILLENNIA} and {@code ERAS}
are supported. Other {@code ChronoUnit} values will throw an exception.
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If the unit is not a {@code ChronoUnit}, then the result of this method
is obtained by invoking {@code TemporalUnit.between(Temporal, Temporal)}
passing {@code this} as the first argument and the converted input temporal
as the second argument.
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This instance is immutable and unaffected by this method call.
@param endExclusive the end date, exclusive, which is converted to a {@code LocalDate}, not null
@param unit the unit to measure the amount _in, not null
@return the amount of time between this date and the end date
@throws DateTimeException if the amount cannot be calculated, or the end
temporal cannot be converted to a {@code LocalDate}
@throws UnsupportedTemporalTypeException if the unit is not supported
@throws ArithmeticException if numeric overflow occurs
Calculates the amount of time until another date _in terms of the specified unit. !(p) This calculates the amount of time between two {@code LocalDate} objects _in terms of a single {@code TemporalUnit}. The start and end points are {@code this} and the specified date. The result will be negative if the end is before the start. The {@code Temporal} passed to this method is converted to a {@code LocalDate} using {@link #from(TemporalAccessor)}. For example, the amount _in days between two dates can be calculated using {@code startDate.until(endDate, DAYS)}. !(p) The calculation returns a whole number, representing the number of complete units between the two dates. For example, the amount _in months between 2012-06-15 and 2012-08-14 will only be one month as it is one day short of two months. !(p) There are two equivalent ways of using this method. The first is to invoke this method. The second is to use {@link TemporalUnit#between(Temporal, Temporal)}: !(pre) // these two lines are equivalent amount = start.until(end, MONTHS); amount = MONTHS.between(start, end); </pre> The choice should be made based on which makes the code more readable. !(p) The calculation is implemented _in this method for {@link ChronoUnit}. The units {@code DAYS}, {@code WEEKS}, {@code MONTHS}, {@code YEARS}, {@code DECADES}, {@code CENTURIES}, {@code MILLENNIA} and {@code ERAS} are supported. Other {@code ChronoUnit} values will throw an exception. !(p) If the unit is not a {@code ChronoUnit}, then the result of this method is obtained by invoking {@code TemporalUnit.between(Temporal, Temporal)} passing {@code this} as the first argument and the converted input temporal as the second argument. !(p) This instance is immutable and unaffected by this method call.
@param endExclusive the end date, exclusive, which is converted to a {@code LocalDate}, not null @param unit the unit to measure the amount _in, not null @return the amount of time between this date and the end date @throws DateTimeException if the amount cannot be calculated, or the end temporal cannot be converted to a {@code LocalDate} @throws UnsupportedTemporalTypeException if the unit is not supported @throws ArithmeticException if numeric overflow occurs