Package net.time4j.calendar

Class SexagesimalName

java.lang.Object

net.time4j.calendar.SexagesimalName

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<SexagesimalName>

Direct Known Subclasses:

CyclicYear

public class SexagesimalName
extends Object
implements Comparable<SexagesimalName>, Serializable

Represents the cyclic sexagesimal names used in East Asian calendars following a 60 unit cycle.

It is mainly used for cyclic years. The Chinese calendar also knows cyclic months and days.

Since:

5.7

Author:

Meno Hochschild

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	SexagesimalName.Branch	Defines the twelvth terrestrial branches with their animal signs (zodiacs).
static class	SexagesimalName.Stem	Defines the ten celestial stems.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	compareTo(SexagesimalName other)
boolean	equals(Object obj)
SexagesimalName.Branch	getBranch()	Obtains the terrestrial branch of this cyclic sexagesimal name.
String	getDisplayName(Locale locale)	Obtains the localized name of this cyclic sexagesimal name.
int	getNumber()	Obtains the associated cyclic number in the range 1-60.
SexagesimalName.Stem	getStem()	Obtains the celestial stem of this cyclic sexagesimal name.
String	getZodiac(Locale locale)	Obtains the animal describing this cyclic sexagesimal name.
int	hashCode()
static SexagesimalName	of(int numberOfCycle)	Obtains an instance of cyclic sexagesimal name.
static SexagesimalName	of(SexagesimalName.Stem stem, SexagesimalName.Branch branch)	Obtains an instance of cyclic sexagesimal name.
static SexagesimalName	parse(String text, Locale locale)	Parses the given localized name as a combination of stem and branch to a cyclic sexagesimal name.
SexagesimalName	roll(int amount)	Rolls this cyclic sexagesimal name by given amount.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

of

public static SexagesimalName of(int numberOfCycle)

Obtains an instance of cyclic sexagesimal name.

Parameters:

numberOfCycle - cyclic number in the range 1-60

Returns:

SexagesimalName

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the parameter is out of range

of

public static SexagesimalName of(SexagesimalName.Stem stem,
 SexagesimalName.Branch branch)

Obtains an instance of cyclic sexagesimal name.

Parameters:

stem - celestial stem

branch - terrestrial branch

Returns:

SexagesimalName

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the combination of stem and branch is invalid

getNumber

public int getNumber()

Obtains the associated cyclic number in the range 1-60.

Returns:

int

getStem

public SexagesimalName.Stem getStem()

Obtains the celestial stem of this cyclic sexagesimal name.

Returns:

Stem

getBranch

public SexagesimalName.Branch getBranch()

Obtains the terrestrial branch of this cyclic sexagesimal name.

Returns:

Branch

parse

public static SexagesimalName parse(String text,
 Locale locale)
                             throws ParseException

Parses the given localized name as a combination of stem and branch to a cyclic sexagesimal name.

The original Chinese names are usually not translatable. A few languages like Korean, Vietnamese and Russian use their own transcriptions. The pinyin-transcription (official Chinese romanization) serves as fallback for other languages. And the root locale will use a simplified version of pinyin without diacritic accents. This method will always expect a minus sign as separator between stem and branch unless the language is Chinese, Korean or Japanese.

Parameters:

text - the text to be parsed

locale - language

Returns:

parsed cyclic sexagesimal name

Throws:

ParseException - if the text cannot be parsed

See Also:

getDisplayName(Locale)

getDisplayName

public String getDisplayName(Locale locale)

Obtains the localized name of this cyclic sexagesimal name.

The original Chinese names are usually not translatable. A few languages like Korean, Vietnamese and Russian use their own transcriptions. The pinyin-transcription (official Chinese romanization) serves as fallback for other languages.

Parameters:

locale - language

Returns:

display name

See Also:

parse(String, Locale)

getZodiac

public String getZodiac(Locale locale)

Obtains the animal describing this cyclic sexagesimal name.

Convenient short form for getBranch().getZodiac(locale).

Parameters:

locale - language

Returns:

name of associated zodiac animal

roll

public SexagesimalName roll(int amount)

Rolls this cyclic sexagesimal name by given amount.

Parameters:

amount - determines by how many units this instance should be rolled

Returns:

changed copy of this instance

compareTo

public int compareTo(SexagesimalName other)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<SexagesimalName>

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object