Returns an adjusted object of the same type as this object with the adjustment made. !(p) This adjusts this date-time according to the rules of the specified adjuster. A simple adjuster might simply set the one of the fields, such as the year field. A more complex adjuster might set the date to the last day of the month. A selection of common adjustments is provided _in {@link hunt.time.temporal.TemporalAdjusters TemporalAdjusters}. These include finding the "last day of the month" and "next Wednesday". The adjuster is responsible for handling special cases, such as the varying lengths of month and leap years. !(p) Some example code indicating how and why this method is used: !(pre) date = date._with(Month.JULY); // most key classes implement TemporalAdjuster date = date._with(lastDayOfMonth()); // static import from Adjusters date = date._with(next(WEDNESDAY)); // static import from Adjusters and DayOfWeek </pre>
Returns an object of the same type as this object with the specified field altered. !(p) This returns a new object based on this one with the value for the specified field changed. For example, on a {@code LocalDate}, this could be used to set the year, month or day-of-month. The returned object will have the same observable type as this object. !(p) In some cases, changing a field is not fully defined. For example, if the target object is a date representing the 31st January, then changing the month to February would be unclear. In cases like this, the field is responsible for resolving the result. Typically it will choose the previous valid date, which would be the last valid day of February _in this example.
Checks if the specified unit is supported. !(p) This checks if the specified unit can be added to, or subtracted from, this date-time. If false, then calling the {@link #plus(long, TemporalUnit)} and {@link #minus(long, TemporalUnit) minus} methods will throw an exception.
Returns an object of the same type as this object with an amount subtracted. !(p) This adjusts this temporal, subtracting according to the rules of the specified amount. The amount is typically a {@link hunt.time.Period} but may be any other type implementing the {@link TemporalAmount} interface, such as {@link hunt.time.Duration}. !(p) Some example code indicating how and why this method is used: !(pre) date = date.minus(period); // subtract a Period instance date = date.minus(duration); // subtract a Duration instance date = date.minus(workingDays(6)); // example user-written workingDays method </pre> !(p) Note that calling {@code plus} followed by {@code minus} is not guaranteed to return the same date-time.
Returns an object of the same type as this object with the specified period subtracted. !(p) This method returns a new object based on this one with the specified period subtracted. For example, on a {@code LocalDate}, this could be used to subtract a number of years, months or days. The returned object will have the same observable type as this object. !(p) In some cases, changing a field is not fully defined. For example, if the target object is a date representing the 31st March, then subtracting one month would be unclear. In cases like this, the field is responsible for resolving the result. Typically it will choose the previous valid date, which would be the last valid day of February _in this example.
Returns an object of the same type as this object with an amount added. !(p) This adjusts this temporal, adding according to the rules of the specified amount. The amount is typically a {@link hunt.time.Period} but may be any other type implementing the {@link TemporalAmount} interface, such as {@link hunt.time.Duration}. !(p) Some example code indicating how and why this method is used: !(pre) date = date.plus(period); // add a Period instance date = date.plus(duration); // add a Duration instance date = date.plus(workingDays(6)); // example user-written workingDays method </pre> !(p) Note that calling {@code plus} followed by {@code minus} is not guaranteed to return the same date-time.
Returns an object of the same type as this object with the specified period added. !(p) This method returns a new object based on this one with the specified period added. For example, on a {@code LocalDate}, this could be used to add a number of years, months or days. The returned object will have the same observable type as this object. !(p) In some cases, changing a field is not fully defined. For example, if the target object is a date representing the 31st January, then adding one month would be unclear. In cases like this, the field is responsible for resolving the result. Typically it will choose the previous valid date, which would be the last valid day of February _in this example.
Calculates the amount of time until another temporal _in terms of the specified unit. !(p) This calculates the amount of time between two temporal objects _in terms of a single {@code TemporalUnit}. The start and end points are {@code this} and the specified temporal. The end point is converted to be of the same type as the start point if different. The result will be negative if the end is before the start. For example, the amount _in hours between two temporal objects can be calculated using {@code startTime.until(endTime, HOURS)}. !(p) The calculation returns a whole number, representing the number of complete units between the two temporals. For example, the amount _in hours between the times 11:30 and 13:29 will only be one hour as it is one minute short of two hours. !(p) There are two equivalent ways of using this method. The first is to invoke this method directly. The second is to use {@link TemporalUnit#between(Temporal, Temporal)}: !(pre) // these two lines are equivalent temporal = start.until(end, unit); temporal = unit.between(start, end); </pre> The choice should be made based on which makes the code more readable. !(p) For example, this method allows the number of days between two dates to be calculated: !(pre) long daysBetween = start.until(end, DAYS); // or alternatively long daysBetween = DAYS.between(start, end); </pre>
Checks if the specified field is supported. !(p) This checks if the date-time can be queried for the specified field. If false, then calling the {@link #range(TemporalField) range} and {@link #get(TemporalField) get} methods will throw an exception.
Gets the range of valid values for the specified field. !(p) All fields can be expressed as a {@code long} integer. This method returns an object that describes the valid range for that value. The value of this temporal object is used to enhance the accuracy of the returned range. If the date-time cannot return the range, because the field is unsupported or for some other reason, an exception will be thrown. !(p) Note that the result only describes the minimum and maximum valid values and it is important not to read too much into them. For example, there could be values within the range that are invalid for the field.
Gets the value of the specified field as an {@code int}. !(p) This queries the date-time for the value of the specified field. The returned value will always be within the valid range of values for the field. If the date-time cannot return the value, because the field is unsupported or for some other reason, an exception will be thrown.
Gets the value of the specified field as a {@code long}. !(p) This queries the date-time for the value of the specified field. The returned value may be outside the valid range of values for the field. If the date-time cannot return the value, because the field is unsupported or for some other reason, an exception will be thrown.
Queries this date-time. !(p) This queries this date-time using the specified query strategy object. !(p) Queries are a key tool for extracting information from date-times. They exists to externalize the process of querying, permitting different approaches, as per the strategy design pattern. Examples might be a query that checks if the date is the day before February 29th _in a leap year, or calculates the number of days to your next birthday. !(p) The most common query implementations are method references, such as {@code LocalDate::from} and {@code ZoneId::from}. Additional implementations are provided as static methods on {@link TemporalQuery}.
Framework-level interface defining read-write access to a temporal object, such as a date, time, offset or some combination of these. !(p) This is the base interface type for date, time and offset objects that are complete enough to be manipulated using plus and minus. It is implemented by those classes that can provide and manipulate information as {@linkplain TemporalField fields} or {@linkplain TemporalQuery queries}. See {@link TemporalAccessor} for the read-only version of this interface. !(p) Most date and time information can be represented as a number. These are modeled using {@code TemporalField} with the number held using a {@code long} to handle large values. Year, month and day-of-month are simple examples of fields, but they also include instant and offsets. See {@link ChronoField} for the standard set of fields. !(p) Two pieces of date/time information cannot be represented by numbers, the {@linkplain hunt.time.chrono.Chronology chronology} and the {@linkplain hunt.time.ZoneId time-zone}. These can be accessed via {@link #query(TemporalQuery) queries} using the static methods defined on {@link TemporalQuery}. !(p) This interface is a framework-level interface that should not be widely used _in application code. Instead, applications should create and pass around instances of concrete types, such as {@code LocalDate}. There are many reasons for this, part of which is that implementations of this interface may be _in calendar systems other than ISO. See {@link hunt.time.chrono.ChronoLocalDate} for a fuller discussion of the issues.
!(h3)When to implement</h3> !(p) A class should implement this interface if it meets three criteria: !(ul) !(li)it provides access to date/time/offset information, as per {@code TemporalAccessor} !(li)the set of fields are contiguous from the largest to the smallest !(li)the set of fields are complete, such that no other field is needed to define the valid range of values for the fields that are represented </ul> !(p) Four examples make this clear: !(ul) !(li){@code LocalDate} implements this interface as it represents a set of fields that are contiguous from days to forever and require no external information to determine the validity of each date. It is therefore able to implement plus/minus correctly. !(li){@code LocalTime} implements this interface as it represents a set of fields that are contiguous from nanos to within days and require no external information to determine validity. It is able to implement plus/minus correctly, by wrapping around the day. !(li){@code MonthDay}, the combination of month-of-year and day-of-month, does not implement this interface. While the combination is contiguous, from days to months within years, the combination does not have sufficient information to define the valid range of values for day-of-month. As such, it is unable to implement plus/minus correctly. !(li)The combination day-of-week and day-of-month ("Friday the 13th") should not implement this interface. It does not represent a contiguous set of fields, as days to weeks overlaps days to months. </ul>
@implSpec This interface places no restrictions on the mutability of implementations, however immutability is strongly recommended. All implementations must be {@link Comparable}.
@since 1.8