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java.time

public final Class Year

extends Object
implements Temporal, TemporalAdjuster, Comparable<Year>, Serializable
Class Inheritance
All Implemented Interfaces
java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable, java.time.temporal.TemporalAdjuster, java.time.temporal.Temporal, java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor
Annotations
@ValueBased
Static Imports
java.time.temporal.ChronoField.ERA, .ChronoField.YEAR, .ChronoField.YEAR_OF_ERA, .ChronoUnit.CENTURIES, .ChronoUnit.DECADES, .ChronoUnit.ERAS, .ChronoUnit.MILLENNIA, .ChronoUnit.YEARS

A year in the ISO-8601 calendar system, such as 2007.

Year is an immutable date-time object that represents a year. Any field that can be derived from a year can be obtained.

Note that years in the ISO chronology only align with years in the Gregorian-Julian system for modern years. Parts of Russia did not switch to the modern Gregorian/ISO rules until 1920. As such, historical years must be treated with caution.

This class does not store or represent a month, day, time or time-zone. For example, the value "2007" can be stored in a Year.

Years represented by this class follow the ISO-8601 standard and use the proleptic numbering system. Year 1 is preceded by year 0, then by year -1.

The ISO-8601 calendar system is the modern civil calendar system used today in most of the world. It is equivalent to the proleptic Gregorian calendar system, in which today's rules for leap years are applied for all time. For most applications written today, the ISO-8601 rules are entirely suitable. However, any application that makes use of historical dates, and requires them to be accurate will find the ISO-8601 approach unsuitable.

This is a value-based class; programmers should treat instances that are equal as interchangeable and should not use instances for synchronization, or unpredictable behavior may occur. For example, in a future release, synchronization may fail. The equals method should be used for comparisons.

Implementation Specification

This class is immutable and thread-safe.

Since
1.8

Field Summary

Modifier and TypeField and Description
public static final int
MAX_VALUE

The maximum supported year, '+999,999,999'.

public static final int
MIN_VALUE

The minimum supported year, '-999,999,999'.

private static final DateTimeFormatter
PARSER

Parser.

private static final long
serialVersionUID

Serialization version.

private final int
year

The year being represented.

Constructor Summary

AccessConstructor and Description
private
Year(int
the year to represent
year
)

Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public Temporal

Returns:

the adjusted object, not null
adjustInto
(Temporal
the target object to be adjusted, not null
temporal
)

Implements java.time.temporal.TemporalAdjuster.adjustInto.

Adjusts the specified temporal object to have this year.
public LocalDate

Returns:

the local date formed from this year and the specified date of year, not null
atDay
(int
the day-of-year to use, from 1 to 365-366
dayOfYear
)

Combines this year with a day-of-year to create a LocalDate.

public YearMonth

Returns:

the year-month formed from this year and the specified month, not null
atMonth
(Month
the month-of-year to use, not null
month
)

Combines this year with a month to create a YearMonth.

public YearMonth

Returns:

the year-month formed from this year and the specified month, not null
atMonth
(int
the month-of-year to use, from 1 (January) to 12 (December)
month
)

Combines this year with a month to create a YearMonth.

public LocalDate

Returns:

the local date formed from this year and the specified month-day, not null
atMonthDay
(MonthDay
the month-day to use, not null
monthDay
)

Combines this year with a month-day to create a LocalDate.

public int

Returns:

the comparator value, that is less than zero if this is before other, zero if they are equal, or greater than zero if this is after other
compareTo
(Year
the other year to compare to, not null
other
)

Implements java.lang.Comparable.compareTo.

Compares this year to another year.
public boolean

Returns:

true if this is equal to the other year
equals
(Object
the object to check, null returns false
obj
)

Overrides java.lang.Object.equals.

Checks if this year is equal to another year.
public String

Returns:

the formatted year string, not null
format
(DateTimeFormatter
the formatter to use, not null
formatter
)

Formats this year using the specified formatter.

public static Year

Returns:

the year, not null
from
(TemporalAccessor
the temporal object to convert, not null
temporal
)

Obtains an instance of Year from a temporal object.

public int

Returns:

the value for the field
get
(TemporalField
the field to get, not null
field
)

Overrides default java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor.get.

Gets the value of the specified field from this year as an int.
public long

Returns:

the value for the field
getLong
(TemporalField
the field to get, not null
field
)

Implements java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor.getLong.

Gets the value of the specified field from this year as a long.
public int

Returns:

the year, MIN_VALUE to MAX_VALUE
getValue
()

Gets the year value.

public int

Returns:

a suitable hash code
hashCode
()

Overrides java.lang.Object.hashCode.

A hash code for this year.
public boolean

Returns:

true if this is after the specified year
isAfter
(Year
the other year to compare to, not null
other
)

Checks if this year is after the specified year.

public boolean

Returns:

true if this point is before the specified year
isBefore
(Year
the other year to compare to, not null
other
)

Checks if this year is before the specified year.

public static boolean

Returns:

true if the year is leap, false otherwise
isLeap
(long
the year to check
year
)

Checks if the year is a leap year, according to the ISO proleptic calendar system rules.

public boolean

Returns:

true if the year is leap, false otherwise
isLeap
()

Checks if the year is a leap year, according to the ISO proleptic calendar system rules.

public boolean

Returns:

true if the field is supported on this year, false if not
isSupported
(TemporalField
the field to check, null returns false
field
)

Implements java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor.isSupported.

Checks if the specified field is supported.
public boolean

Returns:

true if the unit can be added/subtracted, false if not
isSupported
(TemporalUnit
the unit to check, null returns false
unit
)

Implements java.time.temporal.Temporal.isSupported.

Checks if the specified unit is supported.
public boolean

Returns:

true if the month and day are valid for this year
isValidMonthDay
(MonthDay
the month-day to validate, null returns false
monthDay
)

Checks if the month-day is valid for this year.

public int

Returns:

the length of this year in days, 365 or 366
length
()

Gets the length of this year in days.

public Year

Returns:

a Year based on this year with the subtraction made, not null
minus
(TemporalAmount
the amount to subtract, not null
amountToSubtract
)

Overrides default java.time.temporal.Temporal.minus.

Returns a copy of this year with the specified amount subtracted.
public Year

Returns:

a Year based on this year with the specified amount subtracted, not null
minus
(long
the amount of the unit to subtract from the result, may be negative
amountToSubtract
,
TemporalUnit
the unit of the amount to subtract, not null
unit
)

Overrides default java.time.temporal.Temporal.minus.

Returns a copy of this year with the specified amount subtracted.
public Year

Returns:

a Year based on this year with the year subtracted, not null
minusYears
(long
the years to subtract, may be negative
yearsToSubtract
)

Returns a copy of this Year with the specified number of years subtracted.

public static Year

Returns:

the current year using the system clock and default time-zone, not null
now
()

Obtains the current year from the system clock in the default time-zone.

public static Year

Returns:

the current year using the system clock, not null
now
(ZoneId
the zone ID to use, not null
zone
)

Obtains the current year from the system clock in the specified time-zone.

public static Year

Returns:

the current year, not null
now
(Clock
the clock to use, not null
clock
)

Obtains the current year from the specified clock.

public static Year

Returns:

the year, not null
of
(int
the ISO proleptic year to represent, from MIN_VALUE to MAX_VALUE
isoYear
)

Obtains an instance of Year.

public static Year

Returns:

the parsed year, not null
parse
(CharSequence
the text to parse such as "2007", not null
text
)

Obtains an instance of Year from a text string such as 2007.

public static Year

Returns:

the parsed year, not null
parse
(CharSequence
the text to parse, not null
text
,
DateTimeFormatter
the formatter to use, not null
formatter
)

Obtains an instance of Year from a text string using a specific formatter.

public Year

Returns:

a Year based on this year with the addition made, not null
plus
(TemporalAmount
the amount to add, not null
amountToAdd
)

Overrides default java.time.temporal.Temporal.plus.

Returns a copy of this year with the specified amount added.
public Year

Returns:

a Year based on this year with the specified amount added, not null
plus
(long
the amount of the unit to add to the result, may be negative
amountToAdd
,
TemporalUnit
the unit of the amount to add, not null
unit
)

Implements java.time.temporal.Temporal.plus.

Returns a copy of this year with the specified amount added.
public Year

Returns:

a Year based on this year with the years added, not null
plusYears
(long
the years to add, may be negative
yearsToAdd
)

Returns a copy of this Year with the specified number of years added.

public <
the type of the result
R
>
R

Returns:

the query result, null may be returned (defined by the query)
query
(TemporalQuery<R>
the query to invoke, not null
query
)

Overrides default java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor.query.

Queries this year using the specified query.
public ValueRange

Returns:

the range of valid values for the field, not null
range
(TemporalField
the field to query the range for, not null
field
)

Overrides default java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor.range.

Gets the range of valid values for the specified field.
pack-priv static Year
private void
readObject(ObjectInputStream
the stream to read
s
)

Defend against malicious streams.

public String

Returns:

a string representation of this year, not null
toString
()

Overrides java.lang.Object.toString.

Outputs this year as a String.
public long

Returns:

the amount of time between this year and the end year
until
(Temporal
the end date, exclusive, which is converted to a Year, not null
endExclusive
,
TemporalUnit
the unit to measure the amount in, not null
unit
)

Implements java.time.temporal.Temporal.until.

Calculates the amount of time until another year in terms of the specified unit.
public Year

Returns:

a Year based on this with the adjustment made, not null
with
(TemporalAdjuster
the adjuster to use, not null
adjuster
)

Overrides default java.time.temporal.Temporal.with.

Returns an adjusted copy of this year.
public Year

Returns:

a Year based on this with the specified field set, not null
with
(TemporalField
the field to set in the result, not null
field
,
long
the new value of the field in the result
newValue
)

Implements java.time.temporal.Temporal.with.

Returns a copy of this year with the specified field set to a new value.
pack-priv void
private Object

Returns:

the instance of Ser, not null
writeReplace
()

Writes the object using a dedicated serialized form.

Inherited from java.lang.Object:
clonefinalizegetClassnotifynotifyAllwaitwaitwait

Field Detail

MAX_VALUEback to summary
public static final int MAX_VALUE

The maximum supported year, '+999,999,999'.

MIN_VALUEback to summary
public static final int MIN_VALUE

The minimum supported year, '-999,999,999'.

PARSERback to summary
private static final DateTimeFormatter PARSER

Parser.

serialVersionUIDback to summary
private static final long serialVersionUID

Serialization version.

Annotations
@Serial
yearback to summary
private final int year

The year being represented.

Constructor Detail

Yearback to summary
private Year(int year)

Constructor.

Parameters
year:int

the year to represent

Method Detail

adjustIntoback to summary
public Temporal adjustInto(Temporal temporal)

Implements java.time.temporal.TemporalAdjuster.adjustInto.

Adjusts the specified temporal object to have this year.

This returns a temporal object of the same observable type as the input with the year changed to be the same as this.

The adjustment is equivalent to using Temporal#with(TemporalField, long) passing ChronoField#YEAR as the field. If the specified temporal object does not use the ISO calendar system then a DateTimeException is thrown.

In most cases, it is clearer to reverse the calling pattern by using Temporal#with(TemporalAdjuster):

  // these two lines are equivalent, but the second approach is recommended
  temporal = thisYear.adjustInto(temporal);
  temporal = temporal.with(thisYear);

This instance is immutable and unaffected by this method call.

Parameters
temporal:Temporal

the target object to be adjusted, not null

Returns:Temporal

the adjusted object, not null

Annotations
@Override
Exceptions
DateTimeException:
if unable to make the adjustment
ArithmeticException:
if numeric overflow occurs
atDayback to summary
public LocalDate atDay(int dayOfYear)

Combines this year with a day-of-year to create a LocalDate.

This returns a LocalDate formed from this year and the specified day-of-year.

The day-of-year value 366 is only valid in a leap year.

Parameters
dayOfYear:int

the day-of-year to use, from 1 to 365-366

Returns:LocalDate

the local date formed from this year and the specified date of year, not null

Exceptions
DateTimeException:
if the day of year is zero or less, 366 or greater or equal to 366 and this is not a leap year
atMonthback to summary
public YearMonth atMonth(Month month)

Combines this year with a month to create a YearMonth.

This returns a YearMonth formed from this year and the specified month. All possible combinations of year and month are valid.

This method can be used as part of a chain to produce a date:

 LocalDate date = year.atMonth(month).atDay(day);
Parameters
month:Month

the month-of-year to use, not null

Returns:YearMonth

the year-month formed from this year and the specified month, not null

atMonthback to summary
public YearMonth atMonth(int month)

Combines this year with a month to create a YearMonth.

This returns a YearMonth formed from this year and the specified month. All possible combinations of year and month are valid.

This method can be used as part of a chain to produce a date:

 LocalDate date = year.atMonth(month).atDay(day);
Parameters
month:int

the month-of-year to use, from 1 (January) to 12 (December)

Returns:YearMonth

the year-month formed from this year and the specified month, not null

Exceptions
DateTimeException:
if the month is invalid
atMonthDayback to summary
public LocalDate atMonthDay(MonthDay monthDay)

Combines this year with a month-day to create a LocalDate.

This returns a LocalDate formed from this year and the specified month-day.

A month-day of February 29th will be adjusted to February 28th in the resulting date if the year is not a leap year.

Parameters
monthDay:MonthDay

the month-day to use, not null

Returns:LocalDate

the local date formed from this year and the specified month-day, not null

compareToback to summary
public int compareTo(Year other)

Implements java.lang.Comparable.compareTo.

Compares this year to another year.

The comparison is based on the value of the year. It is "consistent with equals", as defined by Comparable.

Parameters
other:Year

the other year to compare to, not null

Returns:int

the comparator value, that is less than zero if this is before other, zero if they are equal, or greater than zero if this is after other

Annotations
@Override
See Also
isBefore, isAfter
equalsback to summary
public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides java.lang.Object.equals.

Checks if this year is equal to another year.

The comparison is based on the time-line position of the years.

Parameters
obj:Object

the object to check, null returns false

Returns:boolean

true if this is equal to the other year

Annotations
@Override
formatback to summary
public String format(DateTimeFormatter formatter)

Formats this year using the specified formatter.

This year will be passed to the formatter to produce a string.

Parameters
formatter:DateTimeFormatter

the formatter to use, not null

Returns:String

the formatted year string, not null

Exceptions
DateTimeException:
if an error occurs during printing
fromback to summary
public static Year from(TemporalAccessor temporal)

Obtains an instance of Year from a temporal object.

This obtains a year based on the specified temporal. A TemporalAccessor represents an arbitrary set of date and time information, which this factory converts to an instance of Year.

The conversion extracts the year field. The extraction is only permitted if the temporal object has an ISO chronology, or can be converted to a LocalDate.

This method matches the signature of the functional interface TemporalQuery allowing it to be used as a query via method reference, Year::from.

Parameters
temporal:TemporalAccessor

the temporal object to convert, not null

Returns:Year

the year, not null

Exceptions
DateTimeException:
if unable to convert to a Year
getback to summary
public int get(TemporalField field)

Overrides default java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor.get.

Gets the value of the specified field from this year as an int.

This queries this year for the value of the specified field. The returned value will always be within the valid range of values for the field. If it is not possible to return the value, because the field is not supported or for some other reason, an exception is thrown.

If the field is a ChronoField then the query is implemented here. The supported fields will return valid values based on this year. All other ChronoField instances will throw an UnsupportedTemporalTypeException.

If the field is not a ChronoField, then the result of this method is obtained by invoking TemporalField.getFrom(TemporalAccessor) passing this as the argument. Whether the value can be obtained, and what the value represents, is determined by the field.

Parameters
field:TemporalField

the field to get, not null

Returns:int

the value for the field

Annotations
@Override
Exceptions
DateTimeException:
if a value for the field cannot be obtained or the value is outside the range of valid values for the field
UnsupportedTemporalTypeException:
if the field is not supported or the range of values exceeds an int
ArithmeticException:
if numeric overflow occurs
getLongback to summary
public long getLong(TemporalField field)

Implements java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor.getLong.

Gets the value of the specified field from this year as a long.

This queries this year for the value of the specified field. If it is not possible to return the value, because the field is not supported or for some other reason, an exception is thrown.

If the field is a ChronoField then the query is implemented here. The supported fields will return valid values based on this year. All other ChronoField instances will throw an UnsupportedTemporalTypeException.

If the field is not a ChronoField, then the result of this method is obtained by invoking TemporalField.getFrom(TemporalAccessor) passing this as the argument. Whether the value can be obtained, and what the value represents, is determined by the field.

Parameters
field:TemporalField

the field to get, not null

Returns:long

the value for the field

Annotations
@Override
Exceptions
DateTimeException:
if a value for the field cannot be obtained
UnsupportedTemporalTypeException:
if the field is not supported
ArithmeticException:
if numeric overflow occurs
getValueback to summary
public int getValue()

Gets the year value.

The year returned by this method is proleptic as per get(YEAR).

Returns:int

the year, MIN_VALUE to MAX_VALUE

hashCodeback to summary
public int hashCode()

Overrides java.lang.Object.hashCode.

A hash code for this year.

Returns:int

a suitable hash code

Annotations
@Override
isAfterback to summary
public boolean isAfter(Year other)

Checks if this year is after the specified year.

Parameters
other:Year

the other year to compare to, not null

Returns:boolean

true if this is after the specified year

isBeforeback to summary
public boolean isBefore(Year other)

Checks if this year is before the specified year.

Parameters
other:Year

the other year to compare to, not null

Returns:boolean

true if this point is before the specified year

isLeapback to summary
public static boolean isLeap(long year)

Checks if the year is a leap year, according to the ISO proleptic calendar system rules.

This method applies the current rules for leap years across the whole time-line. In general, a year is a leap year if it is divisible by four without remainder. However, years divisible by 100, are not leap years, with the exception of years divisible by 400 which are.

For example, 1904 is a leap year it is divisible by 4. 1900 was not a leap year as it is divisible by 100, however 2000 was a leap year as it is divisible by 400.

The calculation is proleptic - applying the same rules into the far future and far past. This is historically inaccurate, but is correct for the ISO-8601 standard.

Parameters
year:long

the year to check

Returns:boolean

true if the year is leap, false otherwise

isLeapback to summary
public boolean isLeap()

Checks if the year is a leap year, according to the ISO proleptic calendar system rules.

This method applies the current rules for leap years across the whole time-line. In general, a year is a leap year if it is divisible by four without remainder. However, years divisible by 100, are not leap years, with the exception of years divisible by 400 which are.

For example, 1904 is a leap year it is divisible by 4. 1900 was not a leap year as it is divisible by 100, however 2000 was a leap year as it is divisible by 400.

The calculation is proleptic - applying the same rules into the far future and far past. This is historically inaccurate, but is correct for the ISO-8601 standard.

Returns:boolean

true if the year is leap, false otherwise

isSupportedback to summary
public boolean isSupported(TemporalField field)

Implements java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor.isSupported.

Checks if the specified field is supported.

This checks if this year can be queried for the specified field. If false, then calling the range, get and with(TemporalField, long) methods will throw an exception.

If the field is a ChronoField then the query is implemented here. The supported fields are:

  • YEAR_OF_ERA
  • YEAR
  • ERA
All other ChronoField instances will return false.

If the field is not a ChronoField, then the result of this method is obtained by invoking TemporalField.isSupportedBy(TemporalAccessor) passing this as the argument. Whether the field is supported is determined by the field.

Parameters
field:TemporalField

the field to check, null returns false

Returns:boolean

true if the field is supported on this year, false if not

Annotations
@Override
isSupportedback to summary
public boolean isSupported(TemporalUnit unit)

Implements java.time.temporal.Temporal.isSupported.

Checks if the specified unit is supported.

This checks if the specified unit can be added to, or subtracted from, this year. If false, then calling the plus(long, TemporalUnit) and minus methods will throw an exception.

If the unit is a ChronoUnit then the query is implemented here. The supported units are:

  • YEARS
  • DECADES
  • CENTURIES
  • MILLENNIA
  • ERAS
All other ChronoUnit instances will return false.

If the unit is not a ChronoUnit, then the result of this method is obtained by invoking TemporalUnit.isSupportedBy(Temporal) passing this as the argument. Whether the unit is supported is determined by the unit.

Parameters
unit:TemporalUnit

the unit to check, null returns false

Returns:boolean

true if the unit can be added/subtracted, false if not

Annotations
@Override
isValidMonthDayback to summary
public boolean isValidMonthDay(MonthDay monthDay)

Checks if the month-day is valid for this year.

This method checks whether this year and the input month and day form a valid date.

Parameters
monthDay:MonthDay

the month-day to validate, null returns false

Returns:boolean

true if the month and day are valid for this year

lengthback to summary
public int length()

Gets the length of this year in days.

Returns:int

the length of this year in days, 365 or 366

minusback to summary
public Year minus(TemporalAmount amountToSubtract)

Overrides default java.time.temporal.Temporal.minus.

Returns a copy of this year with the specified amount subtracted.

This returns a Year, based on this one, with the specified amount subtracted. The amount is typically Period but may be any other type implementing the TemporalAmount interface.

The calculation is delegated to the amount object by calling TemporalAmount#subtractFrom(Temporal). The amount implementation is free to implement the subtraction in any way it wishes, however it typically calls back to minus(long, TemporalUnit). Consult the documentation of the amount implementation to determine if it can be successfully subtracted.

This instance is immutable and unaffected by this method call.

Parameters
amountToSubtract:TemporalAmount

the amount to subtract, not null

Returns:Year

a Year based on this year with the subtraction made, not null

Annotations
@Override
Exceptions
DateTimeException:
if the subtraction cannot be made
ArithmeticException:
if numeric overflow occurs
minusback to summary
public Year minus(long amountToSubtract, TemporalUnit unit)

Overrides default java.time.temporal.Temporal.minus.

Returns a copy of this year with the specified amount subtracted.

This returns a Year, based on this one, with the amount in terms of the unit subtracted. If it is not possible to subtract the amount, because the unit is not supported or for some other reason, an exception is thrown.

This method is equivalent to plus(long, TemporalUnit) with the amount negated. See that method for a full description of how addition, and thus subtraction, works.

This instance is immutable and unaffected by this method call.

Parameters
amountToSubtract:long

the amount of the unit to subtract from the result, may be negative

unit:TemporalUnit

the unit of the amount to subtract, not null

Returns:Year

a Year based on this year with the specified amount subtracted, not null

Annotations
@Override
Exceptions
DateTimeException:
if the subtraction cannot be made
UnsupportedTemporalTypeException:
if the unit is not supported
ArithmeticException:
if numeric overflow occurs
minusYearsback to summary
public Year minusYears(long yearsToSubtract)

Returns a copy of this Year with the specified number of years subtracted.

This instance is immutable and unaffected by this method call.

Parameters
yearsToSubtract:long

the years to subtract, may be negative

Returns:Year

a Year based on this year with the year subtracted, not null

Exceptions
DateTimeException:
if the result exceeds the supported range
nowback to summary
public static Year now()

Obtains the current year from the system clock in the default time-zone.

This will query the system clock in the default time-zone to obtain the current year.

Using this method will prevent the ability to use an alternate clock for testing because the clock is hard-coded.

Returns:Year

the current year using the system clock and default time-zone, not null

nowback to summary
public static Year now(ZoneId zone)

Obtains the current year from the system clock in the specified time-zone.

This will query the system clock to obtain the current year. Specifying the time-zone avoids dependence on the default time-zone.

Using this method will prevent the ability to use an alternate clock for testing because the clock is hard-coded.

Parameters
zone:ZoneId

the zone ID to use, not null

Returns:Year

the current year using the system clock, not null

nowback to summary
public static Year now(Clock clock)

Obtains the current year from the specified clock.

This will query the specified clock to obtain the current year. Using this method allows the use of an alternate clock for testing. The alternate clock may be introduced using dependency injection.

Parameters
clock:Clock

the clock to use, not null

Returns:Year

the current year, not null

ofback to summary
public static Year of(int isoYear)

Obtains an instance of Year.

This method accepts a year value from the proleptic ISO calendar system.

The year 2AD/CE is represented by 2.
The year 1AD/CE is represented by 1.
The year 1BC/BCE is represented by 0.
The year 2BC/BCE is represented by -1.

Parameters
isoYear:int

the ISO proleptic year to represent, from MIN_VALUE to MAX_VALUE

Returns:Year

the year, not null

Exceptions
DateTimeException:
if the field is invalid
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public static Year parse(CharSequence text)

Obtains an instance of Year from a text string such as 2007.

The string must represent a valid year.

Parameters
text:CharSequence

the text to parse such as "2007", not null

Returns:Year

the parsed year, not null

Exceptions
DateTimeParseException:
if the text cannot be parsed
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public static Year parse(CharSequence text, DateTimeFormatter formatter)

Obtains an instance of Year from a text string using a specific formatter.

The text is parsed using the formatter, returning a year.

Parameters
text:CharSequence

the text to parse, not null

formatter:DateTimeFormatter

the formatter to use, not null

Returns:Year

the parsed year, not null

Exceptions
DateTimeParseException:
if the text cannot be parsed
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public Year plus(TemporalAmount amountToAdd)

Overrides default java.time.temporal.Temporal.plus.

Returns a copy of this year with the specified amount added.

This returns a Year, based on this one, with the specified amount added. The amount is typically Period but may be any other type implementing the TemporalAmount interface.

The calculation is delegated to the amount object by calling TemporalAmount#addTo(Temporal). The amount implementation is free to implement the addition in any way it wishes, however it typically calls back to plus(long, TemporalUnit). Consult the documentation of the amount implementation to determine if it can be successfully added.

This instance is immutable and unaffected by this method call.

Parameters
amountToAdd:TemporalAmount

the amount to add, not null

Returns:Year

a Year based on this year with the addition made, not null

Annotations
@Override
Exceptions
DateTimeException:
if the addition cannot be made
ArithmeticException:
if numeric overflow occurs
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public Year plus(long amountToAdd, TemporalUnit unit)

Implements java.time.temporal.Temporal.plus.

Returns a copy of this year with the specified amount added.

This returns a Year, based on this one, with the amount in terms of the unit added. If it is not possible to add the amount, because the unit is not supported or for some other reason, an exception is thrown.

If the field is a ChronoUnit then the addition is implemented here. The supported fields behave as follows:

  • YEARS - Returns a Year with the specified number of years added. This is equivalent to plusYears(long).
  • DECADES - Returns a Year with the specified number of decades added. This is equivalent to calling plusYears(long) with the amount multiplied by 10.
  • CENTURIES - Returns a Year with the specified number of centuries added. This is equivalent to calling plusYears(long) with the amount multiplied by 100.
  • MILLENNIA - Returns a Year with the specified number of millennia added. This is equivalent to calling plusYears(long) with the amount multiplied by 1,000.
  • ERAS - Returns a Year with the specified number of eras added. Only two eras are supported so the amount must be one, zero or minus one. If the amount is non-zero then the year is changed such that the year-of-era is unchanged.

All other ChronoUnit instances will throw an UnsupportedTemporalTypeException.

If the field is not a ChronoUnit, then the result of this method is obtained by invoking TemporalUnit.addTo(Temporal, long) passing this as the argument. In this case, the unit determines whether and how to perform the addition.

This instance is immutable and unaffected by this method call.

Parameters
amountToAdd:long

the amount of the unit to add to the result, may be negative

unit:TemporalUnit

the unit of the amount to add, not null

Returns:Year

a Year based on this year with the specified amount added, not null

Annotations
@Override
Exceptions
DateTimeException:
if the addition cannot be made
UnsupportedTemporalTypeException:
if the unit is not supported
ArithmeticException:
if numeric overflow occurs
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public Year plusYears(long yearsToAdd)

Returns a copy of this Year with the specified number of years added.

This instance is immutable and unaffected by this method call.

Parameters
yearsToAdd:long

the years to add, may be negative

Returns:Year

a Year based on this year with the years added, not null

Exceptions
DateTimeException:
if the result exceeds the supported range
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public <R> R query(TemporalQuery<R> query)

Overrides default java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor.query.

Queries this year using the specified query.

This queries this year using the specified query strategy object. The TemporalQuery object defines the logic to be used to obtain the result. Read the documentation of the query to understand what the result of this method will be.

The result of this method is obtained by invoking the TemporalQuery#queryFrom(TemporalAccessor) method on the specified query passing this as the argument.

Parameters
<R>
the type of the result
query:TemporalQuery<R>

the query to invoke, not null

Returns:R

the query result, null may be returned (defined by the query)

Annotations
@SuppressWarnings:unchecked
@Override
Exceptions
DateTimeException:
if unable to query (defined by the query)
ArithmeticException:
if numeric overflow occurs (defined by the query)
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public ValueRange range(TemporalField field)

Overrides default java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor.range.

Gets the range of valid values for the specified field.

The range object expresses the minimum and maximum valid values for a field. This year is used to enhance the accuracy of the returned range. If it is not possible to return the range, because the field is not supported or for some other reason, an exception is thrown.

If the field is a ChronoField then the query is implemented here. The supported fields will return appropriate range instances. All other ChronoField instances will throw an UnsupportedTemporalTypeException.

If the field is not a ChronoField, then the result of this method is obtained by invoking TemporalField.rangeRefinedBy(TemporalAccessor) passing this as the argument. Whether the range can be obtained is determined by the field.

Parameters
field:TemporalField

the field to query the range for, not null

Returns:ValueRange

the range of valid values for the field, not null

Annotations
@Override
Exceptions
DateTimeException:
if the range for the field cannot be obtained
UnsupportedTemporalTypeException:
if the field is not supported
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pack-priv static Year readExternal(DataInput in) throws IOException
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private void readObject(ObjectInputStream s) throws InvalidObjectException

Defend against malicious streams.

Parameters
s:ObjectInputStream

the stream to read

Annotations
@Serial
Exceptions
InvalidObjectException:
always
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public String toString()

Overrides java.lang.Object.toString.

Outputs this year as a String.

Returns:String

a string representation of this year, not null

Annotations
@Override
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public long until(Temporal endExclusive, TemporalUnit unit)

Implements java.time.temporal.Temporal.until.

Calculates the amount of time until another year in terms of the specified unit.

This calculates the amount of time between two Year objects in terms of a single TemporalUnit. The start and end points are this and the specified year. The result will be negative if the end is before the start. The Temporal passed to this method is converted to a Year using from(TemporalAccessor). For example, the amount in decades between two year can be calculated using startYear.until(endYear, DECADES).

The calculation returns a whole number, representing the number of complete units between the two years. For example, the amount in decades between 2012 and 2031 will only be one decade as it is one year short of two decades.

There are two equivalent ways of using this method. The first is to invoke this method. The second is to use TemporalUnit#between(Temporal, Temporal):

  // these two lines are equivalent
  amount = start.until(end, YEARS);
  amount = YEARS.between(start, end);
The choice should be made based on which makes the code more readable.

The calculation is implemented in this method for ChronoUnit. The units YEARS, DECADES, CENTURIES, MILLENNIA and ERAS are supported. Other ChronoUnit values will throw an exception.

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.

This instance is immutable and unaffected by this method call.

Parameters
endExclusive:Temporal

the end date, exclusive, which is converted to a Year, not null

unit:TemporalUnit

the unit to measure the amount in, not null

Returns:long

the amount of time between this year and the end year

Annotations
@Override
Exceptions
DateTimeException:
if the amount cannot be calculated, or the end temporal cannot be converted to a Year
UnsupportedTemporalTypeException:
if the unit is not supported
ArithmeticException:
if numeric overflow occurs
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public Year with(TemporalAdjuster adjuster)

Overrides default java.time.temporal.Temporal.with.

Returns an adjusted copy of this year.

This returns a Year, based on this one, with the year adjusted. The adjustment takes place using the specified adjuster strategy object. Read the documentation of the adjuster to understand what adjustment will be made.

The result of this method is obtained by invoking the TemporalAdjuster#adjustInto(Temporal) method on the specified adjuster passing this as the argument.

This instance is immutable and unaffected by this method call.

Parameters
adjuster:TemporalAdjuster

the adjuster to use, not null

Returns:Year

a Year based on this with the adjustment made, not null

Annotations
@Override
Exceptions
DateTimeException:
if the adjustment cannot be made
ArithmeticException:
if numeric overflow occurs
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public Year with(TemporalField field, long newValue)

Implements java.time.temporal.Temporal.with.

Returns a copy of this year with the specified field set to a new value.

This returns a Year, based on this one, with the value for the specified field changed. If it is not possible to set the value, because the field is not supported or for some other reason, an exception is thrown.

If the field is a ChronoField then the adjustment is implemented here. The supported fields behave as follows:

  • YEAR_OF_ERA - Returns a Year with the specified year-of-era The era will be unchanged.
  • YEAR - Returns a Year with the specified year. This completely replaces the date and is equivalent to of(int).
  • ERA - Returns a Year with the specified era. The year-of-era will be unchanged.

In all cases, if the new value is outside the valid range of values for the field then a DateTimeException will be thrown.

All other ChronoField instances will throw an UnsupportedTemporalTypeException.

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 argument. In this case, the field determines whether and how to adjust the instant.

This instance is immutable and unaffected by this method call.

Parameters
field:TemporalField

the field to set in the result, not null

newValue:long

the new value of the field in the result

Returns:Year

a Year based on this with the specified field set, not null

Annotations
@Override
Exceptions
DateTimeException:
if the field cannot be set
UnsupportedTemporalTypeException:
if the field is not supported
ArithmeticException:
if numeric overflow occurs
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pack-priv void writeExternal(DataOutput out) throws IOException
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private Object writeReplace()

Writes the object using a dedicated serialized form.

Returns:Object

the instance of Ser, not null

Annotations
@Serial
Serial data
 out.writeByte(11);  // identifies a Year
 out.writeInt(year);