All Known Subinterfaces:

ReadWritableInterval

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractInterval, BaseInterval, Interval, MutableInterval
```
public interface ReadableInterval
```
Readable interface for an interval of time between two instants.
A time interval represents a period of time between two instants. Intervals are inclusive of the start instant and exclusive of the end. The end instant is always greater than or equal to the start instant.
Intervals have a fixed millisecond duration. This is the difference between the start and end instants. The duration is represented separately by ReadableDuration. As a result, intervals are not comparable. To compare the length of two intervals, you should compare their durations.
An interval can also be converted to a ReadablePeriod. This represents the difference between the start and end points in terms of fields such as years and days.
Methods that are passed an interval as a parameter will treat null as a zero length interval at the current instant in time.

Since:

1.0

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`contains(ReadableInstant instant)`	Does this time interval contain the specified instant.
`boolean`	`contains(ReadableInterval interval)`	Does this time interval contain the specified time interval.
`boolean`	`equals(java.lang.Object readableInterval)`	Compares this object with the specified object for equality based on start and end millis plus the chronology.
`Chronology`	`getChronology()`	Gets the chronology of the interval, which is the chronology of the first datetime.
`DateTime`	`getEnd()`	Gets the end of this time interval, which is exclusive, as a DateTime.
`long`	`getEndMillis()`	Gets the end of this time interval which is exclusive.
`DateTime`	`getStart()`	Gets the start of this time interval, which is inclusive, as a DateTime.
`long`	`getStartMillis()`	Gets the start of this time interval which is inclusive.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Gets a hash code for the time interval that is compatible with the equals method.
`boolean`	`isAfter(ReadableInstant instant)`	Is this time interval after the specified instant.
`boolean`	`isAfter(ReadableInterval interval)`	Is this time interval entirely after the specified interval.
`boolean`	`isBefore(ReadableInstant instant)`	Is this time interval before the specified instant.
`boolean`	`isBefore(ReadableInterval interval)`	Is this time interval entirely before the specified interval.
`boolean`	`overlaps(ReadableInterval interval)`	Does this time interval overlap the specified time interval.
`Duration`	`toDuration()`	Gets the millisecond duration of this time interval.
`long`	`toDurationMillis()`	Gets the millisecond duration of this time interval.
`Interval`	`toInterval()`	Get this interval as an immutable `Interval` object.
`MutableInterval`	`toMutableInterval()`	Get this time interval as a `MutableInterval`.
`Period`	`toPeriod()`	Converts the duration of the interval to a period using the standard period type.
`Period`	`toPeriod(PeriodType type)`	Converts the duration of the interval to a period using the specified period type.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`	Get the value as a String in the ISO8601 interval format.

- Method Detail
  - getChronology
```
Chronology getChronology()
```
    Gets the chronology of the interval, which is the chronology of the first datetime.
    
    Returns:
    
    the chronology of the interval
  - getStartMillis
```
long getStartMillis()
```
    Gets the start of this time interval which is inclusive.
    
    Returns:
    
    the start of the time interval, millisecond instant from 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
  - getStart
```
DateTime getStart()
```
    Gets the start of this time interval, which is inclusive, as a DateTime.
    
    Returns:
    
    the start of the time interval
  - getEndMillis
```
long getEndMillis()
```
    Gets the end of this time interval which is exclusive.
    
    Returns:
    
    the end of the time interval, millisecond instant from 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
  - getEnd
```
DateTime getEnd()
```
    Gets the end of this time interval, which is exclusive, as a DateTime.
    
    Returns:
    
    the end of the time interval
  - contains
```
boolean contains(ReadableInstant instant)
```
    Does this time interval contain the specified instant.
    Non-zero duration intervals are inclusive of the start instant and exclusive of the end. A zero duration interval cannot contain anything.
    For example:
    [09:00 to 10:00) contains 08:59 = false (before start) [09:00 to 10:00) contains 09:00 = true [09:00 to 10:00) contains 09:59 = true [09:00 to 10:00) contains 10:00 = false (equals end) [09:00 to 10:00) contains 10:01 = false (after end) [14:00 to 14:00) contains 14:00 = false (zero duration contains nothing)
    Parameters:
    
    instant - the instant, null means now
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this time interval contains the instant
  - contains
```
boolean contains(ReadableInterval interval)
```
    Does this time interval contain the specified time interval.
    Non-zero duration intervals are inclusive of the start instant and exclusive of the end. The other interval is contained if this interval wholly contains, starts, finishes or equals it. A zero duration interval cannot contain anything.
    When two intervals are compared the result is one of three states: (a) they abut, (b) there is a gap between them, (c) they overlap. The contains method is not related to these states. In particular, a zero duration interval is contained at the start of a larger interval, but does not overlap (it abuts instead).
    For example:
    [09:00 to 10:00) contains [09:00 to 10:00) = true [09:00 to 10:00) contains [09:00 to 09:30) = true [09:00 to 10:00) contains [09:30 to 10:00) = true [09:00 to 10:00) contains [09:15 to 09:45) = true [09:00 to 10:00) contains [09:00 to 09:00) = true [09:00 to 10:00) contains [08:59 to 10:00) = false (otherStart before thisStart) [09:00 to 10:00) contains [09:00 to 10:01) = false (otherEnd after thisEnd) [09:00 to 10:00) contains [10:00 to 10:00) = false (otherStart equals thisEnd) [14:00 to 14:00) contains [14:00 to 14:00) = false (zero duration contains nothing)
    Parameters:
    
    interval - the time interval to compare to, null means a zero duration interval now
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this time interval contains the time interval
  - overlaps
```
boolean overlaps(ReadableInterval interval)
```
    Does this time interval overlap the specified time interval.
    Intervals are inclusive of the start instant and exclusive of the end. An interval overlaps another if it shares some common part of the datetime continuum.
    When two intervals are compared the result is one of three states: (a) they abut, (b) there is a gap between them, (c) they overlap. The abuts state takes precedence over the other two, thus a zero duration interval at the start of a larger interval abuts and does not overlap.
    For example:
    [09:00 to 10:00) overlaps [08:00 to 08:30) = false (completely before) [09:00 to 10:00) overlaps [08:00 to 09:00) = false (abuts before) [09:00 to 10:00) overlaps [08:00 to 09:30) = true [09:00 to 10:00) overlaps [08:00 to 10:00) = true [09:00 to 10:00) overlaps [08:00 to 11:00) = true [09:00 to 10:00) overlaps [09:00 to 09:00) = false (abuts before) [09:00 to 10:00) overlaps [09:00 to 09:30) = true [09:00 to 10:00) overlaps [09:00 to 10:00) = true [09:00 to 10:00) overlaps [09:00 to 11:00) = true [09:00 to 10:00) overlaps [09:30 to 09:30) = true [09:00 to 10:00) overlaps [09:30 to 10:00) = true [09:00 to 10:00) overlaps [09:30 to 11:00) = true [09:00 to 10:00) overlaps [10:00 to 10:00) = false (abuts after) [09:00 to 10:00) overlaps [10:00 to 11:00) = false (abuts after) [09:00 to 10:00) overlaps [10:30 to 11:00) = false (completely after) [14:00 to 14:00) overlaps [14:00 to 14:00) = false (abuts before and after) [14:00 to 14:00) overlaps [13:00 to 15:00) = true
    Parameters:
    
    interval - the time interval to compare to, null means a zero length interval now
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the time intervals overlap
  - isAfter
```
boolean isAfter(ReadableInstant instant)
```
    Is this time interval after the specified instant.
    Intervals are inclusive of the start instant and exclusive of the end.
    
    Parameters:
    
    instant - the instant to compare to, null means now
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this time interval is after the instant
  - isAfter
```
boolean isAfter(ReadableInterval interval)
```
    Is this time interval entirely after the specified interval.
    Intervals are inclusive of the start instant and exclusive of the end.
    
    Parameters:
    
    interval - the interval to compare to, null means now
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this time interval is after the interval specified
  - isBefore
```
boolean isBefore(ReadableInstant instant)
```
    Is this time interval before the specified instant.
    Intervals are inclusive of the start instant and exclusive of the end.
    
    Parameters:
    
    instant - the instant to compare to, null means now
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this time interval is before the instant
  - isBefore
```
boolean isBefore(ReadableInterval interval)
```
    Is this time interval entirely before the specified interval.
    Intervals are inclusive of the start instant and exclusive of the end.
    
    Parameters:
    
    interval - the interval to compare to, null means now
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this time interval is before the interval specified
  - toInterval
```
Interval toInterval()
```
    Get this interval as an immutable Interval object.
    This will either typecast this instance, or create a new Interval.
    
    Returns:
    
    the interval as an Interval object
  - toMutableInterval
```
MutableInterval toMutableInterval()
```
    Get this time interval as a MutableInterval.
    This will always return a new MutableInterval with the same interval.
    
    Returns:
    
    the time interval as a MutableInterval object
  - toDuration
```
Duration toDuration()
```
    Gets the millisecond duration of this time interval.
    
    Returns:
    
    the millisecond duration of the time interval
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.ArithmeticException - if the duration exceeds the capacity of a long
  - toDurationMillis
```
long toDurationMillis()
```
    Gets the millisecond duration of this time interval.
    
    Returns:
    
    the millisecond duration of the time interval
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.ArithmeticException - if the duration exceeds the capacity of a long
  - toPeriod
```
Period toPeriod()
```
    Converts the duration of the interval to a period using the standard period type.
    This method should be used to extract the field values describing the difference between the start and end instants.
    
    Returns:
    
    a time period derived from the interval
  - toPeriod
```
Period toPeriod(PeriodType type)
```
    Converts the duration of the interval to a period using the specified period type.
    This method should be used to extract the field values describing the difference between the start and end instants.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the requested type of the duration, null means standard
    
    Returns:
    
    a time period derived from the interval
  - equals
```
boolean equals(java.lang.Object readableInterval)
```
    Compares this object with the specified object for equality based on start and end millis plus the chronology. All ReadableInterval instances are accepted.
    To compare the duration of two time intervals, use toDuration() to get the durations and compare those.
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class java.lang.Object
    
    Parameters:
    
    readableInterval - a readable interval to check against
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the start and end millis are equal
  - hashCode
```
int hashCode()
```
    Gets a hash code for the time interval that is compatible with the equals method.
    The formula used must be as follows:
    int result = 97; result = 31 * result + ((int) (getStartMillis() ^ (getStartMillis() >>> 32))); result = 31 * result + ((int) (getEndMillis() ^ (getEndMillis() >>> 32))); result = 31 * result + getChronology().hashCode(); return result;
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class java.lang.Object
    
    Returns:
    
    a hash code
  - toString
```
java.lang.String toString()
```
    Get the value as a String in the ISO8601 interval format.
    For example, "2004-06-09T12:30:00.000/2004-07-10T13:30:00.000".
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object
    
    Returns:
    
    the value as an ISO8601 string

Interface ReadableInterval

Method Summary

Method Detail

getChronology

getStartMillis

getStart

getEndMillis

getEnd

contains

contains

overlaps

isAfter

isAfter

isBefore

isBefore

toInterval

toMutableInterval

toDuration

toDurationMillis

toPeriod

toPeriod

equals

hashCode

toString