Package org.joda.time.base

Class BasePeriod

java.lang.Object

org.joda.time.base.AbstractPeriod

org.joda.time.base.BasePeriod

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, ReadablePeriod

Direct Known Subclasses:

MutablePeriod, Period

public abstract class BasePeriod
extends AbstractPeriod
implements ReadablePeriod, java.io.Serializable

BasePeriod is an abstract implementation of ReadablePeriod that stores data in a PeriodType and an int[].

This class should generally not be used directly by API users. The ReadablePeriod interface should be used when different kinds of period objects are to be referenced.

BasePeriod subclasses may be mutable and not thread-safe.

Since:

1.0

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
PeriodType	getPeriodType()	Gets the period type.
int	getValue(int index)	Gets the value at the specified index.
Duration	toDurationFrom(ReadableInstant startInstant)	Gets the total millisecond duration of this period relative to a start instant.
Duration	toDurationTo(ReadableInstant endInstant)	Gets the total millisecond duration of this period relative to an end instant.

Methods inherited from class org.joda.time.base.AbstractPeriod

equals, get, getFieldType, getFieldTypes, getValues, hashCode, indexOf, isSupported, size, toMutablePeriod, toPeriod, toString, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.joda.time.ReadablePeriod

equals, get, getFieldType, hashCode, isSupported, size, toMutablePeriod, toPeriod, toString

Method Detail

getPeriodType

public PeriodType getPeriodType()

Gets the period type.

Specified by:

getPeriodType in interface ReadablePeriod

Returns:

the period type

getValue

public int getValue(int index)

Gets the value at the specified index.

Specified by:

getValue in interface ReadablePeriod

Parameters:

index - the index to retrieve

Returns:

the value of the field at the specified index

Throws:

java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException - if the index is invalid

toDurationFrom

public Duration toDurationFrom(ReadableInstant startInstant)

Gets the total millisecond duration of this period relative to a start instant.

This method adds the period to the specified instant in order to calculate the duration.

An instant must be supplied as the duration of a period varies. For example, a period of 1 month could vary between the equivalent of 28 and 31 days in milliseconds due to different length months. Similarly, a day can vary at Daylight Savings cutover, typically between 23 and 25 hours.

Parameters:

startInstant - the instant to add the period to, thus obtaining the duration

Returns:

the total length of the period as a duration relative to the start instant

Throws:

java.lang.ArithmeticException - if the millis exceeds the capacity of the duration

toDurationTo

public Duration toDurationTo(ReadableInstant endInstant)

Gets the total millisecond duration of this period relative to an end instant.

This method subtracts the period from the specified instant in order to calculate the duration.

An instant must be supplied as the duration of a period varies. For example, a period of 1 month could vary between the equivalent of 28 and 31 days in milliseconds due to different length months. Similarly, a day can vary at Daylight Savings cutover, typically between 23 and 25 hours.

Parameters:

endInstant - the instant to subtract the period from, thus obtaining the duration

Returns:

the total length of the period as a duration relative to the end instant

Throws:

java.lang.ArithmeticException - if the millis exceeds the capacity of the duration