public interface TemporalAdjuster
Adjusters are a key tool for modifying temporal objects. They exist to externalize the process of adjustment, permitting different approaches, as per the strategy design pattern. Examples might be an adjuster that sets the date avoiding weekends, or one that sets the date to the last day of the month.
There are two equivalent ways of using a TemporalAdjuster
. The first is to invoke the method on this
interface directly. The second is to use Temporal.with(TemporalAdjuster)
:
// these two lines are equivalent, but the second approach is recommended temporal = thisAdjuster.adjustInto(temporal); temporal = temporal.with(thisAdjuster);It is recommended to use the second approach,
with(TemporalAdjuster)
, as it is a lot clearer to read in code.
The TemporalAdjusters
class contains a standard set of adjusters, available as static methods. These include:
This interface places no restrictions on the mutability of implementations, however immutability is strongly recommended.
since 1.8
Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
---|---|
Temporal |
adjustInto(Temporal temporal)
Adjusts the specified temporal object.
|
Temporal adjustInto(Temporal temporal)
This adjusts the specified temporal object using the logic encapsulated in the implementing class. Examples might be an adjuster that sets the date avoiding weekends, or one that sets the date to the last day of the month.
There are two equivalent ways of using this method. The first is to invoke this method directly. The second is to
use Temporal.with(TemporalAdjuster)
:
// these two lines are equivalent, but the second approach is recommended temporal = thisAdjuster.adjustInto(temporal); temporal = temporal.with(thisAdjuster);It is recommended to use the second approach,
with(TemporalAdjuster)
, as it is a lot clearer to read in
code.
The implementation must take the input object and adjust it. The implementation defines the logic of
the adjustment and is responsible for documenting that logic. It may use any method on Temporal
to query the temporal object and perform the adjustment. The returned object must have the same
observable type as the input object
The input object must not be altered. Instead, an adjusted copy of the original must be returned. This provides equivalent, safe behavior for immutable and mutable temporal objects.
The input temporal object may be in a calendar system other than ISO. Implementations may choose to
document compatibility with other calendar systems, or reject non-ISO temporal objects by
querying the chronology
.
This method may be called from multiple threads in parallel. It must be thread-safe when invoked.
temporal
- the temporal object to adjust, not nullDateTimeException
- if unable to make the adjustment