JapaneseEra (Java Platform SE 8 )

java.lang.Object
- java.time.chrono.JapaneseEra

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Era, TemporalAccessor, TemporalAdjuster
```
public final class JapaneseEra
extends Object
implements Era, Serializable
```
An era in the Japanese Imperial calendar system.
This class defines the valid eras for the Japanese chronology. Japan introduced the Gregorian calendar starting with Meiji 6. Only Meiji and later eras are supported; dates before Meiji 6, January 1 are not supported.

Implementation Requirements:

This class is immutable and thread-safe.

Since:

1.8

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static JapaneseEra`	`HEISEI` The singleton instance for the 'Heisei' era (1989-01-08 - current) which has the value 2.
`static JapaneseEra`	`MEIJI` The singleton instance for the 'Meiji' era (1868-01-01 - 1912-07-29) which has the value -1.
`static JapaneseEra`	`SHOWA` The singleton instance for the 'Showa' era (1926-12-25 - 1989-01-07) which has the value 1.
`static JapaneseEra`	`TAISHO` The singleton instance for the 'Taisho' era (1912-07-30 - 1926-12-24) which has the value 0.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`String`	`getDisplayName(TextStyle style, Locale locale)` Gets the textual representation of this era.
`int`	`getValue()` Gets the numeric era `int` value.
`static JapaneseEra`	`of(int japaneseEra)` Obtains an instance of `JapaneseEra` from an `int` value.
`ValueRange`	`range(TemporalField field)` Gets the range of valid values for the specified field.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of the object.
`static JapaneseEra`	`valueOf(String japaneseEra)` Returns the `JapaneseEra` with the name.
`static JapaneseEra[]`	`values()` Returns an array of JapaneseEras.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.time.chrono.Era
adjustInto, get, getLong, isSupported, query

- Field Detail
  - MEIJI
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public static final JapaneseEra MEIJI
```
    The singleton instance for the 'Meiji' era (1868-01-01 - 1912-07-29) which has the value -1.
  - TAISHO
```
public static final JapaneseEra TAISHO
```
    The singleton instance for the 'Taisho' era (1912-07-30 - 1926-12-24) which has the value 0.
  - SHOWA
```
public static final JapaneseEra SHOWA
```
    The singleton instance for the 'Showa' era (1926-12-25 - 1989-01-07) which has the value 1.
  - HEISEI
```
public static final JapaneseEra HEISEI
```
    The singleton instance for the 'Heisei' era (1989-01-08 - current) which has the value 2.
- Method Detail
  - of
```
public static JapaneseEra of(int japaneseEra)
```
    Obtains an instance of JapaneseEra from an int value.
    The SHOWA era that contains 1970-01-01 (ISO calendar system) has the value 1 Later era is numbered 2 (HEISEI). Earlier eras are numbered 0 (TAISHO), -1 (MEIJI), only Meiji and later eras are supported.
    
    Parameters:
    
    japaneseEra - the era to represent
    
    Returns:
    
    the JapaneseEra singleton, not null
    
    Throws:
    
    DateTimeException - if the value is invalid
  - valueOf
```
public static JapaneseEra valueOf(String japaneseEra)
```
    Returns the JapaneseEra with the name.
    The string must match exactly the name of the era. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)
    
    Parameters:
    
    japaneseEra - the japaneseEra name; non-null
    
    Returns:
    
    the JapaneseEra singleton, never null
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if there is not JapaneseEra with the specified name
  - values
```
public static JapaneseEra[] values()
```
    Returns an array of JapaneseEras.
    This method may be used to iterate over the JapaneseEras as follows:
```
 for (JapaneseEra c : JapaneseEra.values())
     System.out.println(c);
 
```
    Returns:
    
    an array of JapaneseEras
  - getDisplayName
```
public String getDisplayName(TextStyle style,
                             Locale locale)
```
    Gets the textual representation of this era.
    This returns the textual name used to identify the era, suitable for presentation to the user. The parameters control the style of the returned text and the locale.
    If no textual mapping is found then the numeric value is returned.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDisplayName in interface Era
    
    Parameters:
    
    style - the style of the text required, not null
    
    locale - the locale to use, not null
    
    Returns:
    
    the text value of the era, not null
  - getValue
```
public int getValue()
```
    Gets the numeric era int value.
    The SHOWA era that contains 1970-01-01 (ISO calendar system) has the value 1. Later eras are numbered from 2 (HEISEI). Earlier eras are numbered 0 (TAISHO), -1 (MEIJI)).
    
    Specified by:
    
    getValue in interface Era
    
    Returns:
    
    the era value
  - range
```
public ValueRange range(TemporalField field)
```
    Gets the range of valid values for the specified field.
    The range object expresses the minimum and maximum valid values for a field. This era 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 ERA field returns the range. 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.
    The range of valid Japanese eras can change over time due to the nature of the Japanese calendar system.
    
    Specified by:
    
    range in interface Era
    
    Specified by:
    
    range in interface TemporalAccessor
    
    Parameters:
    
    field - the field to query the range for, not null
    
    Returns:
    
    the range of valid values for the field, not null
    
    Throws:
    
    DateTimeException - if the range for the field cannot be obtained
    
    UnsupportedTemporalTypeException - if the unit is not supported
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Description copied from class: Object
    Returns a string representation of the object. In general, the toString method returns a string that "textually represents" this object. The result should be a concise but informative representation that is easy for a person to read. It is recommended that all subclasses override this method.
    The toString method for class Object returns a string consisting of the name of the class of which the object is an instance, the at-sign character `@', and the unsigned hexadecimal representation of the hash code of the object. In other words, this method returns a string equal to the value of:
    getClass().getName() + '@' + Integer.toHexString(hashCode())
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    a string representation of the object.

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Class JapaneseEra

Field Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from interface java.time.chrono.Era

Field Detail

MEIJI

TAISHO

SHOWA

HEISEI

Method Detail

of

valueOf

values

getDisplayName

getValue

range

toString