Module ical4j.core
Package net.fortuna.ical4j.model

Class Period<T extends Temporal>

java.lang.Object
net.fortuna.ical4j.model.Period<T>
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparable<Period<T>>
public class Period<T extends Temporal> extends Object implements Comparable<Period<T>>, Serializable
$Id$ [Apr 14, 2004] Defines a period of time. A period may be specified as either a start date and end date, or a start date and duration. This class enforces a consistent string representation of start date and (where specified) end date via a common CalendarDateFormat. NOTE: End dates and durations are implicitly derived when not explicitly specified. This means that you cannot rely on the returned values from the getters to deduce whether a period has an explicit end date or duration. 
     3.3.9.  Period of Time

    Value Name:  PERIOD

    Purpose:  This value type is used to identify values that contain a
       precise period of time.

    Format Definition:  This value type is defined by the following
       notation:

        period     = period-explicit / period-start

        period-explicit = date-time "/" date-time
        ; [ISO.8601.2004] complete representation basic format for a
        ; period of time consisting of a start and end.  The start MUST
        ; be before the end.

        period-start = date-time "/" dur-value
        ; [ISO.8601.2004] complete representation basic format for a
        ; period of time consisting of a start and positive duration
        ; of time.


    Description:  If the property permits, multiple "period" values are
       specified by a COMMA-separated list of values.  There are two
       forms of a period of time.  First, a period of time is identified
       by its start and its end.  This format is based on the
       [ISO.8601.2004] complete representation, basic format for "DATE-
       TIME" start of the period, followed by a SOLIDUS character
       followed by the "DATE-TIME" of the end of the period.  The start
       of the period MUST be before the end of the period.  Second, a
       period of time can also be defined by a start and a positive
       duration of time.  The format is based on the [ISO.8601.2004]
       complete representation, basic format for the "DATE-TIME" start of
       the period, followed by a SOLIDUS character, followed by the
       [ISO.8601.2004] basic format for "DURATION" of the period.

    Example:  The period starting at 18:00:00 UTC, on January 1, 1997 and
       ending at 07:00:00 UTC on January 2, 1997 would be:

        19970101T180000Z/19970102T070000Z

       The period start at 18:00:00 on January 1, 1997 and lasting 5
       hours and 30 minutes would be:

        19970101T180000Z/PT5H30M

       No additional content value encoding (i.e., BACKSLASH character
       encoding, see Section 3.3.11) is defined for this value type.
See Also:

  • Constructor Details

    • Period

      public Period(T start, T end)
      Constructs a new period with the specified start and end date.
      Parameters:
      start - the start date of the period
      end - the end date of the period

    • Period

      public Period(T start, T end, CalendarDateFormat dateFormat)
      Constructs a new period with the specified start and end date with a common date format.
      Parameters:
      start - the start date of the period
      end - the end date of the period
      dateFormat - the format used to generate string representations

    • Period

      @Deprecated public Period(DateTime start, Dur duration)
      Deprecated.
      Constructs a new period with the specified start date and duration.
      Parameters:
      start - the start date of the period
      duration - the duration of the period

    • Period

      public Period(T start, TemporalAmount duration)
      Constructs a new period with the specified start date and duration.
      Parameters:
      start - the start date of the period
      duration - the duration of the period

    • Period

      public Period(T start, TemporalAmount duration, CalendarDateFormat dateFormat)

  • Method Details

    • parse

      public static <T extends Temporal> Period<T> parse(String value)
      Parse a string representation of a period.
      Type Parameters:
      T - the expected temporal type of the resulting period
      Parameters:
      value - a string representation of a period
      Returns:
      a new period instance
      Throws:
      DateTimeParseException - if the text cannot be parsed to a period

    • getDuration

      public final TemporalAmount getDuration()
      Returns the duration of this period. If an explicit duration is not specified, the duration is derived from the end date.
      Returns:
      the duration of this period in milliseconds.

    • getEnd

      public final T getEnd()
      Returns the end date of this period. If an explicit end date is not specified, the end date is derived from the duration.
      Returns:
      the end date of this period.

    • getStart

      public final T getStart()
      Returns:
      Returns the start.

    • includes

      @Deprecated public final boolean includes(Date date, boolean inclusive)
      Deprecated.
      use includes(Temporal) instead.
      Parameters:
      date - a date to test for inclusion
      inclusive - indicates if the start and end of the period are included in the test
      Returns:
      true if the specified date occurs within the current period

    • includes

      public final boolean includes(Temporal date)
      Determines if the specified date occurs within this period (inclusive of period start and end).
      Parameters:
      date - a date to test for inclusion
      Returns:
      true if the specified date occurs within the current period

    • add

      public final Period<T> add(Period<T> period)
      Creates a period that encompasses both this period and another one. If the other period is null, return a copy of this period. NOTE: Resulting periods are specified by explicitly setting a start date and end date (i.e. durations are implied).
      Parameters:
      period - the period to add to this one
      Returns:
      a period

    • subtract

      public final PeriodList<T> subtract(Period<T> period)
      Creates a set of periods resulting from the subtraction of the specified period from this one. If the specified period is completely contained in this period, the resulting list will contain two periods. Otherwise it will contain one. If the specified period does not intersect this period a list containing this period is returned. If this period is completely contained within the specified period an empty period list is returned.
      Parameters:
      period - a period to subtract from this one
      Returns:
      a list containing zero, one or two periods.

    • isEmpty

      public final boolean isEmpty()
      An empty period is one that consumes no time.
      Returns:
      true if this period consumes no time, otherwise false

    • toString

      public String toString()
      Formats the period as an iCalendar compatible string. NOTE: Where a period represents floating date/time values the default local timezone is applied prior to formatting.
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object
      Returns:
      a string representation of the period

    • toString

      public String toString(ZoneId zoneId)
      Formats the period as an iCalendar compatible string in the specified timezone.
      Returns:
      a string representation of the period as applied in the specified timezone

    • intersects

      public boolean intersects(Period<?> other)
      Decides whether this period intersects with another one.
      Parameters:
      other - a possible intersecting period
      Returns:
      true if the specified period intersects this one, false otherwise.

    • toInterval

      public org.threeten.extra.Interval toInterval()

    • toInterval

      public org.threeten.extra.Interval toInterval(ZoneId zoneId)

    • compareTo

      public final int compareTo(Period<T> period)
      Compares the specified period with this period. First, compare the start dates. If they are the same, compare the end dates.
      Specified by:
      compareTo in interface Comparable<T extends Temporal>
      Parameters:
      period - a period to compare with this one
      Returns:
      a postive value if this period is greater, negative if the other is greater, or zero if they are equal

    • equals

      public boolean equals(Object o)
      Overrides:
      equals in class Object

    • hashCode

      public int hashCode()
      Overrides:
      hashCode in class Object

    • getComponent

      public Component getComponent()

    • setComponent

      public void setComponent(Component component)