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* Copyright 2001-2011 Stephen Colebourne
*
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*
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package org.joda.time;
import java.util.
Locale;
/**
* Defines an instant in time that can be queried using datetime fields.
* <p>
* The implementation of this interface may be mutable or immutable.
* This interface only gives access to retrieve data, never to change it.
* <p>
* Methods in your application should be defined using <code>ReadableDateTime</code>
* as a parameter if the method only wants to read the datetime, and not perform
* any advanced manipulations.
*
* @author Stephen Colebourne
* @author Brian S O'Neill
* @since 1.0
*/
public interface
ReadableDateTime extends
ReadableInstant {
/**
* Get the day of week field value.
* <p>
* The values for the day of week are defined in {@link DateTimeConstants}.
*
* @return the day of week
*/
int
getDayOfWeek();
/**
* Get the day of month field value.
*
* @return the day of month
*/
int
getDayOfMonth();
/**
* Get the day of year field value.
*
* @return the day of year
*/
int
getDayOfYear();
/**
* Get the week of weekyear field value.
* <p>
* This field is associated with the "weekyear" via {@link #getWeekyear()}.
* In the standard ISO8601 week algorithm, the first week of the year
* is that in which at least 4 days are in the year. As a result of this
* definition, day 1 of the first week may be in the previous year.
*
* @return the week of a week based year
*/
int
getWeekOfWeekyear();
/**
* Get the weekyear field value.
* <p>
* The weekyear is the year that matches with the weekOfWeekyear field.
* In the standard ISO8601 week algorithm, the first week of the year
* is that in which at least 4 days are in the year. As a result of this
* definition, day 1 of the first week may be in the previous year.
* The weekyear allows you to query the effective year for that day.
*
* @return the year of a week based year
*/
int
getWeekyear();
/**
* Get the month of year field value.
*
* @return the month of year
*/
int
getMonthOfYear();
/**
* Get the year field value.
*
* @return the year
*/
int
getYear();
/**
* Get the year of era field value.
*
* @return the year of era
*/
int
getYearOfEra();
/**
* Get the year of century field value.
*
* @return the year of century
*/
int
getYearOfCentury();
/**
* Get the year of era field value.
*
* @return the year of era
*/
int
getCenturyOfEra();
/**
* Get the era field value.
*
* @return the era
*/
int
getEra();
// Time field access methods
//-----------------------------------------------------------
/**
* Get the millis of second field value.
*
* @return the millis of second
*/
int
getMillisOfSecond();
/**
* Get the millis of day field value.
*
* @return the millis of day
*/
int
getMillisOfDay();
/**
* Get the second of minute field value.
*
* @return the second of minute
*/
int
getSecondOfMinute();
/**
* Get the second of day field value.
*
* @return the second of day
*/
int
getSecondOfDay();
/**
* Get the minute of hour field value.
*
* @return the minute of hour
*/
int
getMinuteOfHour();
/**
* Get the minute of day field value.
*
* @return the minute of day
*/
int
getMinuteOfDay();
/**
* Get the hour of day field value.
*
* @return the hour of day
*/
int
getHourOfDay();
/**
* Get this object as a DateTime.
* <p>
* If the implementation of the interface is a DateTime, it is returned directly.
*
* @return a DateTime using the same millis
*/
DateTime toDateTime();
/**
* Get this object as a MutableDateTime, always returning a new instance.
*
* @return a MutableDateTime using the same millis
*/
MutableDateTime toMutableDateTime();
/**
* Output the instant using the specified format pattern.
*
* @param pattern pattern specification
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if pattern is invalid
* @see org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormat
*/
String toString(
String pattern) throws
IllegalArgumentException;
/**
* Output the instant using the specified format pattern.
*
* @param pattern pattern specification
* @param locale Locale to use, or null for default
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if pattern is invalid
* @see org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormat
*/
String toString(
String pattern,
Locale locale) throws
IllegalArgumentException;
}