org.protempa.proposition.value

Class AbstractTimeUnit

java.lang.Object

org.protempa.proposition.value.AbstractTimeUnit

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Unit>, Unit

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbsoluteTimeUnit, AbstractRelativeTimeUnit

public abstract class AbstractTimeUnit
extends Object
implements Unit

Base class for defining time units.

Author:

Andrew Post

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getAbbreviatedName() Returns a short version of the unit's singular name.
int	getCalendarUnits() The equivalent units in Calendar.
protected long	getLength()
Format	getLongFormat()
Format	getMediumFormat()
String	getName() Returns the unit's singular name.
String	getPluralName() Returns the unit's plural name.
Format	getShortFormat()
String	toString() Returns the unit's name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.protempa.proposition.value.Unit

addToPosition

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

getPluralName

public String getPluralName()

Description copied from interface: Unit

Returns the unit's plural name.

Specified by:

getPluralName in interface Unit

Returns:

a String

getName

public String getName()

Description copied from interface: Unit

Returns the unit's singular name.

Specified by:

getName in interface Unit

Returns:

a String

getAbbreviatedName

public String getAbbreviatedName()

Description copied from interface: Unit

Returns a short version of the unit's singular name.

Specified by:

getAbbreviatedName in interface Unit

Returns:

a String

getLength

protected long getLength()

getCalendarUnits

public int getCalendarUnits()

The equivalent units in Calendar.

Returns:

a unit int

getLongFormat

public Format getLongFormat()

Specified by:

getLongFormat in interface Unit

getMediumFormat

public Format getMediumFormat()

Specified by:

getMediumFormat in interface Unit

getShortFormat

public Format getShortFormat()

Specified by:

getShortFormat in interface Unit

toString

public String toString()

Returns the unit's name.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

See Also:

Object.toString(), getName()