net.time4j.engine

Interface TimeMetric<U,P>

Type Parameters:

U - generic type of time unit

P - generic type of duration type

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractMetric

public interface TimeMetric<U,P>

Computes temporal distances on a time axis as time spans.

Author:

Meno Hochschild

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T extends TimePoint<? super U,T>> P	between(T start, T end) Computes the temporal distance between two time points.

Method Detail

between

<T extends TimePoint<? super U,T>> P between(T start,
                                           T end)

Computes the temporal distance between two time points.

Type Parameters:

T - generic type of time point

Parameters:

start - first time point

end - second time point

Returns:

calculated time span between given time points, will be negative if start is after end