Class JulianDate

    • Method Detail

      • now

        public static JulianDate now()
        Obtains the current JulianDate from the system clock in the default time-zone.

        This will query the system clock in the default time-zone to obtain the current date.

        Using this method will prevent the ability to use an alternate clock for testing because the clock is hard-coded.

        Returns:
        the current date using the system clock and default time-zone, not null
      • now

        public static JulianDate now​(ZoneId zone)
        Obtains the current JulianDate from the system clock in the specified time-zone.

        This will query the system clock to obtain the current date. Specifying the time-zone avoids dependence on the default time-zone.

        Using this method will prevent the ability to use an alternate clock for testing because the clock is hard-coded.

        Parameters:
        zone - the zone ID to use, not null
        Returns:
        the current date using the system clock, not null
      • now

        public static JulianDate now​(Clock clock)
        Obtains the current JulianDate from the specified clock.

        This will query the specified clock to obtain the current date - today. Using this method allows the use of an alternate clock for testing. The alternate clock may be introduced using dependency injection.

        Parameters:
        clock - the clock to use, not null
        Returns:
        the current date, not null
        Throws:
        DateTimeException - if the current date cannot be obtained
      • of

        public static JulianDate of​(int prolepticYear,
                                    int month,
                                    int dayOfMonth)
        Obtains a JulianDate representing a date in the Julian calendar system from the proleptic-year, month-of-year and day-of-month fields.

        This returns a JulianDate with the specified fields. The day must be valid for the year and month, otherwise an exception will be thrown.

        Parameters:
        prolepticYear - the Julian proleptic-year
        month - the Julian month-of-year, from 1 to 12
        dayOfMonth - the Julian day-of-month, from 1 to 31
        Returns:
        the date in Julian calendar system, not null
        Throws:
        DateTimeException - if the value of any field is out of range, or if the day-of-month is invalid for the month-year
      • from

        public static JulianDate from​(TemporalAccessor temporal)
        Obtains a JulianDate from a temporal object.

        This obtains a date in the Julian calendar system based on the specified temporal. A TemporalAccessor represents an arbitrary set of date and time information, which this factory converts to an instance of JulianDate.

        The conversion typically uses the EPOCH_DAY field, which is standardized across calendar systems.

        This method matches the signature of the functional interface TemporalQuery allowing it to be used as a query via method reference, JulianDate::from.

        Parameters:
        temporal - the temporal object to convert, not null
        Returns:
        the date in Julian calendar system, not null
        Throws:
        DateTimeException - if unable to convert to a JulianDate
      • getChronology

        public JulianChronology getChronology()
        Gets the chronology of this date, which is the Julian calendar system.

        The Chronology represents the calendar system in use. The era and other fields in ChronoField are defined by the chronology.

        Specified by:
        getChronology in interface ChronoLocalDate
        Returns:
        the Julian chronology, not null
      • getEra

        public JulianEra getEra()
        Gets the era applicable at this date.

        The Julian calendar system has two eras, 'AD' and 'BC', defined by JulianEra.

        Specified by:
        getEra in interface ChronoLocalDate
        Returns:
        the era applicable at this date, not null
      • lengthOfMonth

        public int lengthOfMonth()
        Returns the length of the month represented by this date.

        This returns the length of the month in days. Month lengths match those of the ISO calendar system.

        Specified by:
        lengthOfMonth in interface ChronoLocalDate
        Returns:
        the length of the month in days, from 28 to 31
      • equals

        public boolean equals​(Object obj)
        Compares this date to another date, including the chronology.

        Compares this date with another ensuring that the date is the same.

        Only objects of this concrete type are compared, other types return false. To compare the dates of two TemporalAccessor instances, including dates in two different chronologies, use ChronoField.EPOCH_DAY as a comparator.

        Specified by:
        equals in interface ChronoLocalDate
        Overrides:
        equals in class Object
        Parameters:
        obj - the object to check, null returns false
        Returns:
        true if this is equal to the other date
      • hashCode

        public int hashCode()
        A hash code for this date.
        Specified by:
        hashCode in interface ChronoLocalDate
        Overrides:
        hashCode in class Object
        Returns:
        a suitable hash code based only on the Chronology and the date