com.marklogic.xcc.types

## Class Duration

- java.lang.Object
- - com.marklogic.xcc.types.Duration

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    XdmDuration

      public class Duration
      extends java.lang.Object
      implements XdmDuration

  The Duration class is a mutable class which implements the XdmDuration interface.

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `Duration()` Construct a duration object, initialized to zero length.
    `Duration(boolean negative, int years, int months, int days, int hours, int minutes, java.math.BigDecimal seconds)` Construct a duration object by specifying the individual values.
    `Duration(java.lang.String duration)` Construct a duration object initialized from the given string in the format of a serialized xs:duration item.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `boolean` | `equals(java.lang.Object otherObj)` Compares this `XdmDuration` object to the specified object.
    `int` | `getDays()`
    `int` | `getHours()`
    `int` | `getMinutes()`
    `int` | `getMonths()`
    `java.math.BigDecimal` | `getSeconds()`
    `long` | `getWholeSeconds()`
    `int` | `getYears()`
    `int` | `hashCode()`
    `boolean` | `isNegative()`
    `boolean` | `isPositive()`
    `void` | `setDays(int days)` Sets the days value of this duration.
    `void` | `setHours(int hours)` Sets the hours value of this duration.
    `void` | `setMinutes(int minutes)` Sets the minutes value of this duration.
    `void` | `setMonths(int months)` Sets the months value of this duration.
    `void` | `setSign(boolean negative)` Sets the sign of this duration, either positive or negative.
    `void` | `setWholeSeconds(long seconds)` Sets the seconds value of this duration.
    `void` | `setYears(int years)` Sets the years value of this duration.
    `java.lang.String` | `toString()` Formats this duration object as a String in the format prescribed in the W3C description of XML datatypes for a duration.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### Duration

          public Duration()

      Construct a duration object, initialized to zero length.

    - #### Duration

          public Duration(java.lang.String duration)

      Construct a duration object initialized from the given string in the format of a serialized xs:duration item. Examples: P2Y3M141DT12H46M12.34S, -P92M, -P32M2DT0.2S.
      Parameters:
        `duration` - An xs:duration value as defined by Throws:
        `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException` - If the given string is not a valid duration value.

    - #### Duration

          public Duration(boolean negative,
                          int years,
                          int months,
                          int days,
                          int hours,
                          int minutes,
                          java.math.BigDecimal seconds)

      Construct a duration object by specifying the individual values.
      Parameters:
        `negative` - Pass true if the duration should be neagtive, otherwise false.
        `years` - The number of years.
        `months` - The number of months.
        `days` - The number of days.
        `hours` - The number of hours.
        `minutes` - The number of minutes.
        `seconds` - The (possibly fractional) number of seconds. Note that this is specified by a `BigDecimal` object. If null, a value of zero is assumed.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### isPositive

          public boolean isPositive()

      Specified by:
        `isPositive` in interface `XdmDuration`

    - #### isNegative

          public boolean isNegative()

      Specified by:
        `isNegative` in interface `XdmDuration`

    - #### getYears

          public int getYears()

      Specified by:
        `getYears` in interface `XdmDuration`

    - #### getMonths

          public int getMonths()

      Specified by:
        `getMonths` in interface `XdmDuration`

    - #### getDays

          public int getDays()

      Specified by:
        `getDays` in interface `XdmDuration`

    - #### getHours

          public int getHours()

      Specified by:
        `getHours` in interface `XdmDuration`

    - #### getMinutes

          public int getMinutes()

      Specified by:
        `getMinutes` in interface `XdmDuration`

    - #### getWholeSeconds

          public long getWholeSeconds()

      Specified by:
        `getWholeSeconds` in interface `XdmDuration`

    - #### getSeconds

          public java.math.BigDecimal getSeconds()

      Specified by:
        `getSeconds` in interface `XdmDuration`

    - #### setSign

          public void setSign(boolean negative)

      Sets the sign of this duration, either positive or negative.
      Parameters:
        `negative` - If true, the duration is considered negative, otherwise it's positive.

    - #### setYears

          public void setYears(int years)

      Sets the years value of this duration.
      Parameters:
        `years` - the integer years value.

    - #### setMonths

          public void setMonths(int months)

      Sets the months value of this duration.
      Parameters:
        `months` - the integer months value.

    - #### setDays

          public void setDays(int days)

      Sets the days value of this duration.
      Parameters:
        `days` - the integer days value.

    - #### setHours

          public void setHours(int hours)

      Sets the hours value of this duration.
      Parameters:
        `hours` - the integer hours value.

    - #### setMinutes

          public void setMinutes(int minutes)

      Sets the minutes value of this duration.
      Parameters:
        `minutes` - the integer minutes value.

    - #### setWholeSeconds

          public void setWholeSeconds(long seconds)

      Sets the seconds value of this duration.
      Parameters:
        `seconds` - the integer seconds value.

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals(java.lang.Object otherObj)

      Compares this `XdmDuration` object to the specified object. The result is true if and only if the argument is not null and the sign, year, month, day, hours, minutes, seconds and subseconds values have the same value as this object.
      Overrides:
        `equals` in class `java.lang.Object`
      Parameters:
        `otherObj` - the Duration object to compare
      Returns:
        true if the objects have the same duration value, false otherwise.

    - #### hashCode

          public int hashCode()

      Overrides:
        `hashCode` in class `java.lang.Object`

    - #### toString

          public java.lang.String toString()

      Formats this duration object as a String in the format prescribed in the W3C description of XML datatypes for a duration.

      Example: -P2Y4M5DT3H5M42.057S

      Represents a duration of minus 2 years, 4 months, 5 days, 3 hours, 5 minutes, and 42.057 seconds.
      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `java.lang.Object`
      Returns:
        the String representation of the duration value.
      See Also:
        XCC/J 11.3.2

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