java.time.Period Class

Introduction

The java.time.Period class models a quantity or amount of time in terms of years, months and days.

Class declaration

Following is the declaration for java.time.Period class −

pubpc final class Period
   extends Object
      implements ChronoPeriod, Seriapzable

Field

Following are the fields for Java.time.Period class −

static Period ZERO − Constant for a Period of zero.

Class methods

Sr.No.	Method & Description
1	Temporal addTo(Temporal temporal) Adds this Period to the specified temporal object.
2	Obtains a Period consisting of the number of years, months, and days between two dates.
3	boolean equals(Object otherPeriod) Checks if this Period is equal to the specified Period.
4	Obtains an instance of Period from a temporal amount.
5	long get(TemporalUnit unit) Gets the value of the requested unit.
6	IsoChronology getChronology() Gets the chronology of this period, which is the ISO calendar system.
7	int getDays() Gets the amount of days of this period.
8	int getMonths() Gets the amount of months of this period.
9	List<TemporalUnit> getUnits() Gets the set of units supported by this Period.
10	int hashCode() A hash code for this Period.
11	boolean isNegative() Checks if this Period is negative, excluding zero.
12	boolean isZero() Checks if this Period is zero length.
13	Returns a copy of this Period with the specified Period subtracted.
14	Period minusDays(long daysToSubtract) Returns a copy of this period with the specified days subtracted.
15	Period minusMonths(long months) Returns a copy of this period with the specified months subtracted.
16	Period minusYears(long years) Returns a copy of this period with the specified years subtracted.
17	Period multippedBy(long multippcand) Returns a copy of this Period multipped by the scalar.
18	Period negated() Returns a copy of this Period with the length negated.
19	Period normapzed() Returns a copy of this period with the years and months normapzed.
20	Obtains a Period representing a number of years, months and days.
21	static Period ofDays(int days) Obtains a Period representing a number of days.
22	static Period ofMonths(int months) Obtains a Period representing a number of months.
23	static Period ofWeeks(int weeks) Obtains a Period representing a number of weeks.
24	static Period ofYears(int years) Obtains a Period representing a number of weeks.
25	static Period parse(CharSequence text) Obtains a Period from a text string such as PnYnMnD.
26	Period plus(TemporalAmount amountToAdd) Returns a copy of this Period with the specified Period added.
27	Period plusDays(long daysToAdd) Returns a copy of this period with the specified days added.
28	Period plusMonths(long monthsToAdd) Returns a copy of this period with the specified months added.
29	Period plusYears(long yearsToAdd) Returns a copy of this period with the specified years added.
30	Subtracts this Period from the specified temporal object.
31	String toString() A string representation of this Period using ISO-8601 seconds based representation, such as PT8H6M12.345S.
32	long toTotalMonths() Gets the total number of months in this period.
33	Period withDays(int days) Returns a copy of this period with the specified amount of days.
34	Period withMonths(int months) Returns a copy of this period with the specified amount of months.
35	Period withYears(int years) Returns a copy of this period with the specified amount of Years.

Methods inherited

This class inherits methods from the following classes −