public final class Era
extends java.lang.Object
Era represents a calendar era that defines a
period of time in which the same year numbering is used. For
example, Gregorian year 2004 is Heisei 16 in the Japanese
calendar system. An era starts at any point of time (Gregorian) that is
represented by CalendarDate.
Eras that are applicable to a particular calendar
system can be obtained by calling CalendarSystem.getEras()
one of which can be used to specify a date in
CalendarDate.
The following era names are defined in this release.
Calendar system Era name Since (in Gregorian)
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Japanese calendar Meiji 1868-01-01T00:00:00 local time
Taisho 1912-07-30T00:00:00 local time
Showa 1926-12-25T00:00:00 local time
Heisei 1989-01-08T00:00:00 local time
Reiwa 2019-05-01T00:00:00 local time
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| Constructor and Description |
|---|
Era(java.lang.String name,
java.lang.String abbr,
long since,
boolean localTime)
Constructs an
Era instance. |
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
|---|---|
boolean |
equals(java.lang.Object o) |
java.lang.String |
getAbbreviation() |
java.lang.String |
getDiaplayAbbreviation(java.util.Locale locale) |
java.lang.String |
getDisplayName(java.util.Locale locale) |
java.lang.String |
getName() |
long |
getSince(java.util.TimeZone zone) |
CalendarDate |
getSinceDate() |
int |
hashCode() |
boolean |
isLocalTime() |
java.lang.String |
toString() |
public Era(java.lang.String name,
java.lang.String abbr,
long since,
boolean localTime)
Era instance.name - the era name (e.g., "BeforeCommonEra" for the Julian calendar system)abbr - the abbreviation of the era name (e.g., "B.C.E." for "BeforeCommonEra")since - the time (millisecond offset from January 1, 1970
(Gregorian) UTC or local time) when the era starts, inclusive.localTime - true if since
specifies a local time; false if
since specifies UTCpublic java.lang.String getName()
public java.lang.String getDisplayName(java.util.Locale locale)
public java.lang.String getAbbreviation()
public java.lang.String getDiaplayAbbreviation(java.util.Locale locale)
public long getSince(java.util.TimeZone zone)
public CalendarDate getSinceDate()
public boolean isLocalTime()
public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)
equals in class java.lang.Objectpublic int hashCode()
hashCode in class java.lang.Objectpublic java.lang.String toString()
toString in class java.lang.Object