Class Duration

java.lang.Object

javafx.util.Duration

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable, Comparable<Duration>

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

A class that defines a duration of time. Duration instances are immutable, and are therefore replaced rather than modified, similar to BigDecimal. Durations can be created using the constructor, or one of the static construction methods such as seconds(double) or minutes(double).

Since:

JavaFX 2.0

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static final Duration`	`INDEFINITE`	An Infinite Duration.
`static final Duration`	`ONE`	A Duration of 1 millisecond.
`static final Duration`	`UNKNOWN`	A Duration of some unknown amount of time.
`static final Duration`	`ZERO`	A Duration of 0 (no time).

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`Duration(double millis)`	Creates a new Duration with potentially fractional millisecond resolution.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Duration`	`add(Duration other)`	Add this instance and another Duration instance to return a new Duration instance.
`int`	`compareTo(Duration d)`	Compares durations represented by this object and the specified object.
`Duration`	`divide(double n)`	Divide this instance by a number to return a new Duration instance.
`Duration`	`divide(Duration other)`	Deprecated. This method produces surprising results by not taking units into account.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`	Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`boolean`	`greaterThan(Duration other)`	Returns true if the specified duration is greater than (>) this instance.
`boolean`	`greaterThanOrEqualTo(Duration other)`	Returns true if the specified duration is greater than or equal to (>=) this instance.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Returns a hash code for this `Duration` object.
`static Duration`	`hours(double h)`	Factory method that returns a Duration instance representing the specified number of hours.
`boolean`	`isIndefinite()`	Gets whether this Duration instance is Indefinite.
`boolean`	`isUnknown()`	Gets whether this Duration instance is Unknown.
`boolean`	`lessThan(Duration other)`	Returns true if the specified duration is less than (<) this instance.
`boolean`	`lessThanOrEqualTo(Duration other)`	Returns true if the specified duration is less than or equal to (<=) this instance.
`static Duration`	`millis(double ms)`	Factory method that returns a Duration instance for a specified number of milliseconds.
`static Duration`	`minutes(double m)`	Factory method that returns a Duration instance representing the specified number of minutes.
`Duration`	`multiply(double n)`	Multiply this instance with a number representing millis and return a new Duration.
`Duration`	`multiply(Duration other)`	Deprecated. This method produces surprising results by not taking units into account.
`Duration`	`negate()`	Return a new Duration instance which has a negative number of milliseconds from this instance.
`static Duration`	`seconds(double s)`	Factory method that returns a Duration instance representing the specified number of seconds.
`Duration`	`subtract(Duration other)`	Subtract other Duration instance from this instance to return a new Duration instance.
`double`	`toHours()`	Returns the number of hours in this period or Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY if the period is INDEFINITE or NaN if the period is UNKNOWN.
`double`	`toMillis()`	Returns the number of milliseconds in this period or Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY if the period is INDEFINITE or NaN if the period is UNKNOWN.
`double`	`toMinutes()`	Returns the number of minutes in this period or Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY if the period is INDEFINITE or NaN if the period is UNKNOWN.
`double`	`toSeconds()`	Returns the number of seconds in this period or Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY if the period is INDEFINITE or NaN if the period is UNKNOWN.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a string representation of this `Duration` object.
`static Duration`	`valueOf(String time)`	Factory method that returns a Duration instance for a specified amount of time.

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

ZERO

public static final Duration ZERO

A Duration of 0 (no time).

ONE

public static final Duration ONE

A Duration of 1 millisecond.

INDEFINITE

public static final Duration INDEFINITE

An Infinite Duration.

UNKNOWN

public static final Duration UNKNOWN

A Duration of some unknown amount of time.

Constructor Details

Duration

public Duration(double millis)

Creates a new Duration with potentially fractional millisecond resolution.

Parameters:: millis - The number of milliseconds

Method Details

valueOf

public static Duration valueOf(String time)

Factory method that returns a Duration instance for a specified amount of time. The syntax is "[number][ms|s|m|h]".

Parameters:: time - A non-null string properly formatted. Leading or trailing spaces will not parse correctly. Throws a NullPointerException if time is null.
Returns:: a Duration which is represented by the time

millis

public static Duration millis(double ms)

Factory method that returns a Duration instance for a specified number of milliseconds.

Parameters:: ms - the number of milliseconds
Returns:: a Duration instance of the specified number of milliseconds

seconds

public static Duration seconds(double s)

Factory method that returns a Duration instance representing the specified number of seconds.

Parameters:: s - the number of seconds
Returns:: a Duration instance of the specified number of seconds

minutes

public static Duration minutes(double m)

Factory method that returns a Duration instance representing the specified number of minutes.

Parameters:: m - the number of minutes
Returns:: a Duration instance of the specified number of minutes

hours

public static Duration hours(double h)

Factory method that returns a Duration instance representing the specified number of hours.

Parameters:: h - the number of hours
Returns:: a Duration instance representing the specified number of hours

toMillis

public double toMillis()

Returns the number of milliseconds in this period or Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY if the period is INDEFINITE or NaN if the period is UNKNOWN.

Returns:: the Duration in fractional milliseconds

toSeconds

public double toSeconds()

Returns the number of seconds in this period or Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY if the period is INDEFINITE or NaN if the period is UNKNOWN.

Returns:: the Duration in fractional seconds

toMinutes

public double toMinutes()

Returns the number of minutes in this period or Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY if the period is INDEFINITE or NaN if the period is UNKNOWN.

Returns:: the Duration in fractional minutes

toHours

public double toHours()

Returns the number of hours in this period or Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY if the period is INDEFINITE or NaN if the period is UNKNOWN.

Returns:: the Duration in fractional hours

add

public Duration add(Duration other)

Add this instance and another Duration instance to return a new Duration instance. If either instance is INDEFINITE, return INDEFINITE. If either instance is UNKNOWN, return UNKNOWN. This method does not change the value of the called Duration instance.

Parameters:: other - must not be null
Returns:: the result of adding this duration to the other duration. This is the same as millis + other.millis using double arithmetic

subtract

public Duration subtract(Duration other)

Subtract other Duration instance from this instance to return a new Duration instance. If either instance is UNKNOWN, return UNKNOWN. Otherwise, if either instance is INDEFINITE, return INDEFINITE. This method does not change the value of the called Duration instance.

Parameters:: other - must not be null
Returns:: the result of subtracting the other duration from this duration. This is the same as millis - other.millis using double arithmetic

multiply

@Deprecated public Duration multiply(Duration other)

Deprecated.

This method produces surprising results by not taking units into account. Use multiply(double) instead.

Multiply this instance with a number to return a new Duration instance. If either instance is INDEFINITE, return INDEFINITE. If either Duration instance is UNKNOWN, return UNKNOWN. This method does not change the value of the called Duration instance.

Parameters:: other - must not be null
Returns:: the result of multiplying this duration with the other duration. This is the same as millis * other.millis using double arithmetic

multiply

public Duration multiply(double n)

Multiply this instance with a number representing millis and return a new Duration. If the called Duration instance is INDEFINITE, return INDEFINITE. If the called Duration instance is UNKNOWN, return UNKNOWN. This method does not change the value of the called Duration instance.

Parameters:: n - the amount to multiply by in fractional milliseconds
Returns:: the result of multiplying this duration with n. This is the same as millis * n using double arithmetic

divide

public Duration divide(double n)

Divide this instance by a number to return a new Duration instance. If the called Duration instance is INDEFINITE, return INDEFINITE. If the called Duration instance is UNKNOWN, return UNKNOWN. This method does not change the value of the called Duration instance.

Parameters:: n - the amount to divide by in fractional milliseconds
Returns:: the result of dividing this duration with n. This is the same as millis / n using double arithmetic

divide

@Deprecated public Duration divide(Duration other)

Deprecated.

This method produces surprising results by not taking units into account. Use divide(double) instead.

Divide this instance by another Duration to return the ratio. If both instances are INDEFINITE, return NaN. If this instance is INDEFINITE, return POSITIVE_INFINITY If the other instance is INDEFINITE, return 0.0. This function does not change the value of the called Duration instance.

Parameters:: other - must not be null
Returns:: the result of dividing this duration by the other duration. This is the same as millis / other.millis using double arithmetic

negate

public Duration negate()

Return a new Duration instance which has a negative number of milliseconds from this instance. For example, Duration.millis(50).negate() returns a Duration of -50 milliseconds. If the called Duration instance is INDEFINITE, return INDEFINITE. This function does not change the value of the called Duration instance.

Returns:: the result of negating this duration. This is the same as -millis using double arithmetic

isIndefinite

public boolean isIndefinite()

Gets whether this Duration instance is Indefinite. A Duration is Indefinite if it equals Duration.INDEFINITE.

Returns:: true if this Duration is equivalent to Duration.INDEFINITE or Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY.

isUnknown

public boolean isUnknown()

Gets whether this Duration instance is Unknown. A Duration is Unknown if it equals Duration.UNKNOWN.

Returns:: true if this Duration is equivalent to Duration.UNKNOWN or Double.isNaN(millis)

lessThan

public boolean lessThan(Duration other)

Returns true if the specified duration is less than (<) this instance. INDEFINITE is treated as if it were positive infinity.

Parameters:: other - cannot be null
Returns:: true if millis < other.millis using double arithmetic

lessThanOrEqualTo

public boolean lessThanOrEqualTo(Duration other)

Returns true if the specified duration is less than or equal to (<=) this instance. INDEFINITE is treated as if it were positive infinity.

Parameters:: other - cannot be null
Returns:: true if millis <= other.millis using double arithmetic

greaterThan

public boolean greaterThan(Duration other)

Returns true if the specified duration is greater than (>) this instance. INDEFINITE is treated as if it were positive infinity.

Parameters:: other - cannot be null
Returns:: true if millis > other.millis using double arithmetic

greaterThanOrEqualTo

public boolean greaterThanOrEqualTo(Duration other)

Returns true if the specified duration is greater than or equal to (>=) this instance. INDEFINITE is treated as if it were positive infinity.

Parameters:: other - cannot be null
Returns:: true if millis >= other.millis using double arithmetic

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of this Duration object.

Overrides:: toString in class Object
Returns:: a string representation of this Duration object.

compareTo

public int compareTo(Duration d)

Compares durations represented by this object and the specified object. Returns a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this duration is less than, equal to, or greater than the specified duration.

Specified by:: compareTo in interface Comparable<Duration>
Parameters:: d - the duration to be compared.
Returns:: a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this duration is less than, equal to, or greater than the specified duration.

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.

Overrides:: equals in class Object
Parameters:: obj - the reference object with which to compare.
Returns:: true if this object is equal to the obj argument; false otherwise.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code for this Duration object.

Overrides:: hashCode in class Object
Returns:: a hash code for this Duration object.

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