public final class TemporalQueries extends Object
TemporalQuery.
 
 This class provides common implementations of TemporalQuery.
 These are defined here as they must be constants, and the definition
 of lambdas does not guarantee that. By assigning them once here,
 they become 'normal' Java constants.
 
Queries are a key tool for extracting information from temporal objects. They exist to externalize the process of querying, permitting different approaches, as per the strategy design pattern. Examples might be a query that checks if the date is the day before February 29th in a leap year, or calculates the number of days to your next birthday.
 The TemporalField interface provides another mechanism for querying
 temporal objects. That interface is limited to returning a long.
 By contrast, queries can return any type.
 
 There are two equivalent ways of using a TemporalQuery.
 The first is to invoke the method on this interface directly.
 The second is to use TemporalAccessor.query(TemporalQuery):
 
// these two lines are equivalent, but the second approach is recommended temporal = thisQuery.queryFrom(temporal); temporal = temporal.query(thisQuery);It is recommended to use the second approach,
query(TemporalQuery),
 as it is a lot clearer to read in code.
 
 The most common implementations are method references, such as
 LocalDate::from and ZoneId::from.
 Additional common queries are provided to return:
 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| static TemporalQuery<Chronology> | chronology()A query for the  Chronology. | 
| static TemporalQuery<LocalDate> | localDate()A query for  LocalDatereturning null if not found. | 
| static TemporalQuery<LocalTime> | localTime()A query for  LocalTimereturning null if not found. | 
| static TemporalQuery<ZoneOffset> | offset()A query for  ZoneOffsetreturning null if not found. | 
| static TemporalQuery<TemporalUnit> | precision()A query for the smallest supported unit. | 
| static TemporalQuery<ZoneId> | zone()A lenient query for the  ZoneId, falling back to theZoneOffset. | 
| static TemporalQuery<ZoneId> | zoneId()A strict query for the  ZoneId. | 
public static TemporalQuery<ZoneId> zoneId()
ZoneId.
 
 This queries a TemporalAccessor for the zone.
 The zone is only returned if the date-time conceptually contains a ZoneId.
 It will not be returned if the date-time only conceptually has an ZoneOffset.
 Thus a ZonedDateTime will return the result of getZone(),
 but an OffsetDateTime will return null.
 
 In most cases, applications should use zone() as this query is too strict.
 
 The result from JDK classes implementing TemporalAccessor is as follows:
 LocalDate returns null
 LocalTime returns null
 LocalDateTime returns null
 ZonedDateTime returns the associated zone
 OffsetTime returns null
 OffsetDateTime returns null
 ChronoLocalDate returns null
 ChronoLocalDateTime returns null
 ChronoZonedDateTime returns the associated zone
 Era returns null
 DayOfWeek returns null
 Month returns null
 Year returns null
 YearMonth returns null
 MonthDay returns null
 ZoneOffset returns null
 Instant returns null
public static TemporalQuery<Chronology> chronology()
Chronology.
 
 This queries a TemporalAccessor for the chronology.
 If the target TemporalAccessor represents a date, or part of a date,
 then it should return the chronology that the date is expressed in.
 As a result of this definition, objects only representing time, such as
 LocalTime, will return null.
 
 The result from JDK classes implementing TemporalAccessor is as follows:
 LocalDate returns IsoChronology.INSTANCE
 LocalTime returns null (does not represent a date)
 LocalDateTime returns IsoChronology.INSTANCE
 ZonedDateTime returns IsoChronology.INSTANCE
 OffsetTime returns null (does not represent a date)
 OffsetDateTime returns IsoChronology.INSTANCE
 ChronoLocalDate returns the associated chronology
 ChronoLocalDateTime returns the associated chronology
 ChronoZonedDateTime returns the associated chronology
 Era returns the associated chronology
 DayOfWeek returns null (shared across chronologies)
 Month returns IsoChronology.INSTANCE
 Year returns IsoChronology.INSTANCE
 YearMonth returns IsoChronology.INSTANCE
 MonthDay returns null IsoChronology.INSTANCE
 ZoneOffset returns null (does not represent a date)
 Instant returns null (does not represent a date)
 
 The method Chronology.from(TemporalAccessor) can be used as a
 TemporalQuery via a method reference, Chronology::from.
 That method is equivalent to this query, except that it throws an
 exception if a chronology cannot be obtained.
public static TemporalQuery<TemporalUnit> precision()
 This queries a TemporalAccessor for the time precision.
 If the target TemporalAccessor represents a consistent or complete date-time,
 date or time then this must return the smallest precision actually supported.
 Note that fields such as NANO_OF_DAY and NANO_OF_SECOND
 are defined to always return ignoring the precision, thus this is the only
 way to find the actual smallest supported unit.
 For example, were GregorianCalendar to implement TemporalAccessor
 it would return a precision of MILLIS.
 
 The result from JDK classes implementing TemporalAccessor is as follows:
 LocalDate returns DAYS
 LocalTime returns NANOS
 LocalDateTime returns NANOS
 ZonedDateTime returns NANOS
 OffsetTime returns NANOS
 OffsetDateTime returns NANOS
 ChronoLocalDate returns DAYS
 ChronoLocalDateTime returns NANOS
 ChronoZonedDateTime returns NANOS
 Era returns ERAS
 DayOfWeek returns DAYS
 Month returns MONTHS
 Year returns YEARS
 YearMonth returns MONTHS
 MonthDay returns null (does not represent a complete date or time)
 ZoneOffset returns null (does not represent a date or time)
 Instant returns NANOS
public static TemporalQuery<ZoneId> zone()
ZoneId, falling back to the ZoneOffset.
 
 This queries a TemporalAccessor for the zone.
 It first tries to obtain the zone, using zoneId().
 If that is not found it tries to obtain the offset().
 Thus a ZonedDateTime will return the result of getZone(),
 while an OffsetDateTime will return the result of getOffset().
 
 In most cases, applications should use this query rather than #zoneId().
 
 The method ZoneId.from(TemporalAccessor) can be used as a
 TemporalQuery via a method reference, ZoneId::from.
 That method is equivalent to this query, except that it throws an
 exception if a zone cannot be obtained.
public static TemporalQuery<ZoneOffset> offset()
ZoneOffset returning null if not found.
 
 This returns a TemporalQuery that can be used to query a temporal
 object for the offset. The query will return null if the temporal
 object cannot supply an offset.
 
 The query implementation examines the OFFSET_SECONDS
 field and uses it to create a ZoneOffset.
 
 The method ZoneOffset.from(TemporalAccessor) can be used as a
 TemporalQuery via a method reference, ZoneOffset::from.
 This query and ZoneOffset::from will return the same result if the
 temporal object contains an offset. If the temporal object does not contain
 an offset, then the method reference will throw an exception, whereas this
 query will return null.
public static TemporalQuery<LocalDate> localDate()
LocalDate returning null if not found.
 
 This returns a TemporalQuery that can be used to query a temporal
 object for the local date. The query will return null if the temporal
 object cannot supply a local date.
 
 The query implementation examines the EPOCH_DAY
 field and uses it to create a LocalDate.
 
 The method ZoneOffset.from(TemporalAccessor) can be used as a
 TemporalQuery via a method reference, LocalDate::from.
 This query and LocalDate::from will return the same result if the
 temporal object contains a date. If the temporal object does not contain
 a date, then the method reference will throw an exception, whereas this
 query will return null.
public static TemporalQuery<LocalTime> localTime()
LocalTime returning null if not found.
 
 This returns a TemporalQuery that can be used to query a temporal
 object for the local time. The query will return null if the temporal
 object cannot supply a local time.
 
 The query implementation examines the NANO_OF_DAY
 field and uses it to create a LocalTime.
 
 The method ZoneOffset.from(TemporalAccessor) can be used as a
 TemporalQuery via a method reference, LocalTime::from.
 This query and LocalTime::from will return the same result if the
 temporal object contains a time. If the temporal object does not contain
 a time, then the method reference will throw an exception, whereas this
 query will return null.
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