org.joda.time
Interface ReadableInterval

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
Author:
Sean Geoghegan, Brian S O'Neill, Stephen Colebourne

Method Summary
 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 completely.
 boolean equals(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 compatable 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.
 String toString()
          Get the value as a String in the ISO8601 interval format.
 

Method Detail

getChronology

public Chronology getChronology()
Gets the chronology of the interval, which is the chronology of the first datetime.

Returns:
the chronology of the interval

getStartMillis

public 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

public DateTime getStart()
Gets the start of this time interval, which is inclusive, as a DateTime.

Returns:
the start of the time interval

getEndMillis

public 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

public DateTime getEnd()
Gets the end of this time interval, which is exclusive, as a DateTime.

Returns:
the end of the time interval

contains

public boolean contains(ReadableInstant instant)
Does this time interval contain the specified instant.

Intervals are inclusive of the start instant and exclusive of the end.

Parameters:
instant - the instant, null means now
Returns:
true if this time interval contains the instant

contains

public boolean contains(ReadableInterval interval)
Does this time interval contain the specified time interval completely.

Intervals are inclusive of the start instant and exclusive of the end.

Parameters:
interval - the time interval to compare to, null means now
Returns:
true if this time interval contains the time interval

overlaps

public boolean overlaps(ReadableInterval interval)
Does this time interval overlap the specified time interval.

The intervals overlap if at least some of the time interval is in common. Intervals are inclusive of the start instant and exclusive of the end.

Parameters:
interval - the time interval to compare to, null means now
Returns:
true if the time intervals overlap

isAfter

public 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

public 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

public 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

public 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

public 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

public 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

public Duration toDuration()
Gets the millisecond duration of this time interval.

Returns:
the millisecond duration of the time interval
Throws:
ArithmeticException - if the duration exceeds the capacity of a long

toDurationMillis

public long toDurationMillis()
Gets the millisecond duration of this time interval.

Returns:
the millisecond duration of the time interval
Throws:
ArithmeticException - if the duration exceeds the capacity of a long

toPeriod

public Period toPeriod()
Converts the duration of the interval to a period using the standard period type.

This method should be used to exract the field values describing the difference between the start and end instants.

Returns:
a time period derived from the interval

toPeriod

public Period toPeriod(PeriodType type)
Converts the duration of the interval to a period using the specified period type.

This method should be used to exract 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

public boolean equals(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.

Parameters:
readableInterval - a readable interval to check against
Returns:
true if the start and end millis are equal

hashCode

public int hashCode()
Gets a hash code for the time interval that is compatable 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;

Returns:
a hash code

toString

public 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".

Returns:
the value as an ISO8601 string


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