* #### isSupported
boolean isSupported([TemporalUnit](../../../java/time/temporal/TemporalUnit.html "interface in java.time.temporal") unit)
Checks if the specified unit is supported.
This checks if the specified unit can be added to, or subtracted from, this date-time. If false, then calling the [plus(long, TemporalUnit)](../../../java/time/temporal/Temporal.html#plus-long-java.time.temporal.TemporalUnit-) and[minus](../../../java/time/temporal/Temporal.html#minus-long-java.time.temporal.TemporalUnit-) methods will throw an exception.
Implementation Requirements:
Implementations must check and handle all units defined in [ChronoUnit](../../../java/time/temporal/ChronoUnit.html "enum in java.time.temporal"). If the unit is supported, then true must be returned, otherwise false must be returned.
If the field is not a `ChronoUnit`, then the result of this method is obtained by invoking `TemporalUnit.isSupportedBy(Temporal)` passing `this` as the argument.
Implementations must ensure that no observable state is altered when this read-only method is invoked.
Parameters:
`unit` \- the unit to check, null returns false
Returns:
true if the unit can be added/subtracted, false if not
* #### with
default [Temporal](../../../java/time/temporal/Temporal.html "interface in java.time.temporal") with([TemporalAdjuster](../../../java/time/temporal/TemporalAdjuster.html "interface in java.time.temporal") adjuster)
Returns an adjusted object of the same type as this object with the adjustment made.
This adjusts this date-time according to the rules of the specified adjuster. A simple adjuster might simply set the one of the fields, such as the year field. A more complex adjuster might set the date to the last day of the month. A selection of common adjustments is provided in[TemporalAdjusters](../../../java/time/temporal/TemporalAdjusters.html "class in java.time.temporal"). These include finding the "last day of the month" and "next Wednesday". The adjuster is responsible for handling special cases, such as the varying lengths of month and leap years.
Some example code indicating how and why this method is used:
date = date.with(Month.JULY); // most key classes implement TemporalAdjuster
date = date.with(lastDayOfMonth()); // static import from Adjusters
date = date.with(next(WEDNESDAY)); // static import from Adjusters and DayOfWeek
Implementation Requirements:
Implementations must not alter either this object or the specified temporal object. Instead, an adjusted copy of the original must be returned. This provides equivalent, safe behavior for immutable and mutable implementations.
The default implementation must behave equivalent to this code:
return adjuster.adjustInto(this);
Parameters:
`adjuster` \- the adjuster to use, not null
Returns:
an object of the same type with the specified adjustment made, not null
Throws:
`[DateTimeException](../../../java/time/DateTimeException.html "class in java.time")` \- if unable to make the adjustment
`[ArithmeticException](../../../java/lang/ArithmeticException.html "class in java.lang")` \- if numeric overflow occurs
* #### with
[Temporal](../../../java/time/temporal/Temporal.html "interface in java.time.temporal") with([TemporalField](../../../java/time/temporal/TemporalField.html "interface in java.time.temporal") field,
long newValue)
Returns an object of the same type as this object with the specified field altered.
This returns a new object based on this one with the value for the specified field changed. For example, on a `LocalDate`, this could be used to set the year, month or day-of-month. The returned object will have the same observable type as this object.
In some cases, changing a field is not fully defined. For example, if the target object is a date representing the 31st January, then changing the month to February would be unclear. In cases like this, the field is responsible for resolving the result. Typically it will choose the previous valid date, which would be the last valid day of February in this example.
Implementation Requirements:
Implementations must check and handle all fields defined in [ChronoField](../../../java/time/temporal/ChronoField.html "enum in java.time.temporal"). If the field is supported, then the adjustment must be performed. If unsupported, then an `UnsupportedTemporalTypeException` must be thrown.
If the field is not a `ChronoField`, then the result of this method is obtained by invoking `TemporalField.adjustInto(Temporal, long)` passing `this` as the first argument.
Implementations must not alter this object. Instead, an adjusted copy of the original must be returned. This provides equivalent, safe behavior for immutable and mutable implementations.
Parameters:
`field` \- the field to set in the result, not null
`newValue` \- the new value of the field in the result
Returns:
an object of the same type with the specified field set, not null
Throws:
`[DateTimeException](../../../java/time/DateTimeException.html "class in java.time")` \- if the field cannot be set
`[UnsupportedTemporalTypeException](../../../java/time/temporal/UnsupportedTemporalTypeException.html "class in java.time.temporal")` \- if the field is not supported
`[ArithmeticException](../../../java/lang/ArithmeticException.html "class in java.lang")` \- if numeric overflow occurs
* #### plus
default [Temporal](../../../java/time/temporal/Temporal.html "interface in java.time.temporal") plus([TemporalAmount](../../../java/time/temporal/TemporalAmount.html "interface in java.time.temporal") amount)
Returns an object of the same type as this object with an amount added.
This adjusts this temporal, adding according to the rules of the specified amount. The amount is typically a [Period](../../../java/time/Period.html "class in java.time") but may be any other type implementing the [TemporalAmount](../../../java/time/temporal/TemporalAmount.html "interface in java.time.temporal") interface, such as [Duration](../../../java/time/Duration.html "class in java.time").
Some example code indicating how and why this method is used:
date = date.plus(period); // add a Period instance
date = date.plus(duration); // add a Duration instance
date = date.plus(workingDays(6)); // example user-written workingDays method
Note that calling `plus` followed by `minus` is not guaranteed to return the same date-time.
Implementation Requirements:
Implementations must not alter either this object or the specified temporal object. Instead, an adjusted copy of the original must be returned. This provides equivalent, safe behavior for immutable and mutable implementations.
The default implementation must behave equivalent to this code:
return amount.addTo(this);
Parameters:
`amount` \- the amount to add, not null
Returns:
an object of the same type with the specified adjustment made, not null
Throws:
`[DateTimeException](../../../java/time/DateTimeException.html "class in java.time")` \- if the addition cannot be made
`[ArithmeticException](../../../java/lang/ArithmeticException.html "class in java.lang")` \- if numeric overflow occurs
* #### plus
[Temporal](../../../java/time/temporal/Temporal.html "interface in java.time.temporal") plus(long amountToAdd,
[TemporalUnit](../../../java/time/temporal/TemporalUnit.html "interface in java.time.temporal") unit)
Returns an object of the same type as this object with the specified period added.
This method returns a new object based on this one with the specified period added. For example, on a `LocalDate`, this could be used to add a number of years, months or days. The returned object will have the same observable type as this object.
In some cases, changing a field is not fully defined. For example, if the target object is a date representing the 31st January, then adding one month would be unclear. In cases like this, the field is responsible for resolving the result. Typically it will choose the previous valid date, which would be the last valid day of February in this example.
Implementation Requirements:
Implementations must check and handle all units defined in [ChronoUnit](../../../java/time/temporal/ChronoUnit.html "enum in java.time.temporal"). If the unit is supported, then the addition must be performed. If unsupported, then an `UnsupportedTemporalTypeException` must be thrown.
If the unit is not a `ChronoUnit`, then the result of this method is obtained by invoking `TemporalUnit.addTo(Temporal, long)` passing `this` as the first argument.
Implementations must not alter this object. Instead, an adjusted copy of the original must be returned. This provides equivalent, safe behavior for immutable and mutable implementations.
Parameters:
`amountToAdd` \- the amount of the specified unit to add, may be negative
`unit` \- the unit of the amount to add, not null
Returns:
an object of the same type with the specified period added, not null
Throws:
`[DateTimeException](../../../java/time/DateTimeException.html "class in java.time")` \- if the unit cannot be added
`[UnsupportedTemporalTypeException](../../../java/time/temporal/UnsupportedTemporalTypeException.html "class in java.time.temporal")` \- if the unit is not supported
`[ArithmeticException](../../../java/lang/ArithmeticException.html "class in java.lang")` \- if numeric overflow occurs
* #### minus
default [Temporal](../../../java/time/temporal/Temporal.html "interface in java.time.temporal") minus([TemporalAmount](../../../java/time/temporal/TemporalAmount.html "interface in java.time.temporal") amount)
Returns an object of the same type as this object with an amount subtracted.
This adjusts this temporal, subtracting according to the rules of the specified amount. The amount is typically a [Period](../../../java/time/Period.html "class in java.time") but may be any other type implementing the [TemporalAmount](../../../java/time/temporal/TemporalAmount.html "interface in java.time.temporal") interface, such as [Duration](../../../java/time/Duration.html "class in java.time").
Some example code indicating how and why this method is used:
date = date.minus(period); // subtract a Period instance
date = date.minus(duration); // subtract a Duration instance
date = date.minus(workingDays(6)); // example user-written workingDays method
Note that calling `plus` followed by `minus` is not guaranteed to return the same date-time.
Implementation Requirements:
Implementations must not alter either this object or the specified temporal object. Instead, an adjusted copy of the original must be returned. This provides equivalent, safe behavior for immutable and mutable implementations.
The default implementation must behave equivalent to this code:
return amount.subtractFrom(this);
Parameters:
`amount` \- the amount to subtract, not null
Returns:
an object of the same type with the specified adjustment made, not null
Throws:
`[DateTimeException](../../../java/time/DateTimeException.html "class in java.time")` \- if the subtraction cannot be made
`[ArithmeticException](../../../java/lang/ArithmeticException.html "class in java.lang")` \- if numeric overflow occurs
* #### minus
default [Temporal](../../../java/time/temporal/Temporal.html "interface in java.time.temporal") minus(long amountToSubtract,
[TemporalUnit](../../../java/time/temporal/TemporalUnit.html "interface in java.time.temporal") unit)
Returns an object of the same type as this object with the specified period subtracted.
This method returns a new object based on this one with the specified period subtracted. For example, on a `LocalDate`, this could be used to subtract a number of years, months or days. The returned object will have the same observable type as this object.
In some cases, changing a field is not fully defined. For example, if the target object is a date representing the 31st March, then subtracting one month would be unclear. In cases like this, the field is responsible for resolving the result. Typically it will choose the previous valid date, which would be the last valid day of February in this example.
Implementation Requirements:
Implementations must behave in a manor equivalent to the default method behavior.
Implementations must not alter this object. Instead, an adjusted copy of the original must be returned. This provides equivalent, safe behavior for immutable and mutable implementations.
The default implementation must behave equivalent to this code:
return (amountToSubtract == Long.MIN_VALUE ?
plus(Long.MAX_VALUE, unit).plus(1, unit) : plus(-amountToSubtract, unit));
Parameters:
`amountToSubtract` \- the amount of the specified unit to subtract, may be negative
`unit` \- the unit of the amount to subtract, not null
Returns:
an object of the same type with the specified period subtracted, not null
Throws:
`[DateTimeException](../../../java/time/DateTimeException.html "class in java.time")` \- if the unit cannot be subtracted
`[UnsupportedTemporalTypeException](../../../java/time/temporal/UnsupportedTemporalTypeException.html "class in java.time.temporal")` \- if the unit is not supported
`[ArithmeticException](../../../java/lang/ArithmeticException.html "class in java.lang")` \- if numeric overflow occurs
* #### until
long until([Temporal](../../../java/time/temporal/Temporal.html "interface in java.time.temporal") endExclusive,
[TemporalUnit](../../../java/time/temporal/TemporalUnit.html "interface in java.time.temporal") unit)
Calculates the amount of time until another temporal in terms of the specified unit.
This calculates the amount of time between two temporal objects in terms of a single `TemporalUnit`. The start and end points are `this` and the specified temporal. The end point is converted to be of the same type as the start point if different. The result will be negative if the end is before the start. For example, the amount in hours between two temporal objects can be calculated using `startTime.until(endTime, HOURS)`.
The calculation returns a whole number, representing the number of complete units between the two temporals. For example, the amount in hours between the times 11:30 and 13:29 will only be one hour as it is one minute short of two hours.
There are two equivalent ways of using this method. The first is to invoke this method directly. The second is to use [TemporalUnit.between(Temporal, Temporal)](../../../java/time/temporal/TemporalUnit.html#between-java.time.temporal.Temporal-java.time.temporal.Temporal-):
// these two lines are equivalent
temporal = start.until(end, unit);
temporal = unit.between(start, end);
The choice should be made based on which makes the code more readable.
For example, this method allows the number of days between two dates to be calculated:
long daysBetween = start.until(end, DAYS);
// or alternatively
long daysBetween = DAYS.between(start, end);
Implementation Requirements:
Implementations must begin by checking to ensure that the input temporal object is of the same observable type as the implementation. They must then perform the calculation for all instances of [ChronoUnit](../../../java/time/temporal/ChronoUnit.html "enum in java.time.temporal"). An `UnsupportedTemporalTypeException` must be thrown for `ChronoUnit` instances that are unsupported.
If the unit is not a `ChronoUnit`, then the result of this method is obtained by invoking `TemporalUnit.between(Temporal, Temporal)` passing `this` as the first argument and the converted input temporal as the second argument.
In summary, implementations must behave in a manner equivalent to this pseudo-code:
// convert the end temporal to the same type as this class
if (unit instanceof ChronoUnit) {
// if unit is supported, then calculate and return result
// else throw UnsupportedTemporalTypeException for unsupported units
}
return unit.between(this, convertedEndTemporal);
Note that the unit's `between` method must only be invoked if the two temporal objects have exactly the same type evaluated by `getClass()`.
Implementations must ensure that no observable state is altered when this read-only method is invoked.
Parameters:
`endExclusive` \- the end temporal, exclusive, converted to be of the same type as this object, not null
`unit` \- the unit to measure the amount in, not null
Returns:
the amount of time between this temporal object and the specified one in terms of the unit; positive if the specified object is later than this one, negative if it is earlier than this one
Throws:
`[DateTimeException](../../../java/time/DateTimeException.html "class in java.time")` \- if the amount cannot be calculated, or the end temporal cannot be converted to the same type as this temporal
`[UnsupportedTemporalTypeException](../../../java/time/temporal/UnsupportedTemporalTypeException.html "class in java.time.temporal")` \- if the unit is not supported
`[ArithmeticException](../../../java/lang/ArithmeticException.html "class in java.lang")` \- if numeric overflow occurs