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  62 package java.time.chrono;
  63 
  64 import static java.time.temporal.ChronoField.EPOCH_DAY;
  65 import static java.time.temporal.ChronoField.ERA;
  66 import static java.time.temporal.ChronoField.YEAR;
  67 import static java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit.DAYS;
  68 
  69 import java.time.DateTimeException;
  70 import java.time.LocalDate;
  71 import java.time.LocalTime;
  72 import java.time.Period;
  73 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
  74 import java.time.temporal.ChronoField;
  75 import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;
  76 import java.time.temporal.Queries;
  77 import java.time.temporal.Temporal;
  78 import java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor;
  79 import java.time.temporal.TemporalAdjuster;
  80 import java.time.temporal.TemporalAmount;
  81 import java.time.temporal.TemporalField;
  82 import java.time.temporal.TemporalQuery;
  83 import java.time.temporal.TemporalUnit;
  84 import java.util.Comparator;
  85 import java.util.Objects;
  86 
  87 /**
  88  * A date without time-of-day or time-zone in an arbitrary chronology, intended
  89  * for advanced globalization use cases.
  90  * <p>
  91  * <b>Most applications should declare method signatures, fields and variables
  92  * as {@link LocalDate}, not this interface.</b>
  93  * <p>
  94  * A {@code ChronoLocalDate} is the abstract representation of a date where the
  95  * {@code Chronology chronology}, or calendar system, is pluggable.
  96  * The date is defined in terms of fields expressed by {@link TemporalField},
  97  * where most common implementations are defined in {@link ChronoField}.
  98  * The chronology defines how the calendar system operates and the meaning of
  99  * the standard fields.
 100  *
 101  * <h3>When to use this interface</h3>
 102  * The design of the API encourages the use of {@code LocalDate} rather than this
 103  * interface, even in the case where the application needs to deal with multiple
 104  * calendar systems. The rationale for this is explored in the following documentation.
 105  * <p>
 106  * The primary use case where this interface should be used is where the generic
 107  * type parameter {@code <D>} is fully defined as a specific chronology.
 108  * In that case, the assumptions of that chronology are known at development
 109  * time and specified in the code.
 110  * <p>
 111  * When the chronology is defined in the generic type parameter as ? or otherwise
 112  * unknown at development time, the rest of the discussion below applies.
 113  * <p>
 114  * To emphasize the point, declaring a method signature, field or variable as this
 115  * interface type can initially seem like the sensible way to globalize an application,
 116  * however it is usually the wrong approach.
 117  * As such, it should be considered an application-wide architectural decision to choose
 118  * to use this interface as opposed to {@code LocalDate}.
 119  *
 120  * <h3>Architectural issues to consider</h3>
 121  * These are some of the points that must be considered before using this interface
 122  * throughout an application.
 123  * <p>
 124  * 1) Applications using this interface, as opposed to using just {@code LocalDate},
 125  * face a significantly higher probability of bugs. This is because the calendar system
 126  * in use is not known at development time. A key cause of bugs is where the developer
 127  * applies assumptions from their day-to-day knowledge of the ISO calendar system
 128  * to code that is intended to deal with any arbitrary calendar system.
 129  * The section below outlines how those assumptions can cause problems
 130  * The primary mechanism for reducing this increased risk of bugs is a strong code review process.
 131  * This should also be considered a extra cost in maintenance for the lifetime of the code.
 132  * <p>
 133  * 2) This interface does not enforce immutability of implementations.
 134  * While the implementation notes indicate that all implementations must be immutable
 135  * there is nothing in the code or type system to enforce this. Any method declared
 136  * to accept a {@code ChronoLocalDate} could therefore be passed a poorly or
 137  * maliciously written mutable implementation.
 138  * <p>
 139  * 3) Applications using this interface  must consider the impact of eras.
 140  * {@code LocalDate} shields users from the concept of eras, by ensuring that {@code getYear()}
 141  * returns the proleptic year. That decision ensures that developers can think of
 142  * {@code LocalDate} instances as consisting of three fields - year, month-of-year and day-of-month.
 143  * By contrast, users of this interface must think of dates as consisting of four fields -
 144  * era, year-of-era, month-of-year and day-of-month. The extra era field is frequently
 145  * forgotten, yet it is of vital importance to dates in an arbitrary calendar system.
 146  * For example, in the Japanese calendar system, the era represents the reign of an Emperor.
 147  * Whenever one reign ends and another starts, the year-of-era is reset to one.
 148  * <p>
 149  * 4) The only agreed international standard for passing a date between two systems
 150  * is the ISO-8601 standard which requires the ISO calendar system. Using this interface
 151  * throughout the application will inevitably lead to the requirement to pass the date
 152  * across a network or component boundary, requiring an application specific protocol or format.
 153  * <p>
 154  * 5) Long term persistence, such as a database, will almost always only accept dates in the
 155  * ISO-8601 calendar system (or the related Julian-Gregorian). Passing around dates in other
 156  * calendar systems increases the complications of interacting with persistence.
 157  * <p>
 158  * 6) Most of the time, passing a {@code ChronoLocalDate} throughout an application
 159  * is unnecessary, as discussed in the last section below.
 160  *
 161  * <h3>False assumptions causing bugs in multi-calendar system code</h3>
 162  * As indicated above, there are many issues to consider when try to use and manipulate a
 163  * date in an arbitrary calendar system. These are some of the key issues.
 164  * <p>
 165  * Code that queries the day-of-month and assumes that the value will never be more than
 166  * 31 is invalid. Some calendar systems have more than 31 days in some months.
 167  * <p>
 168  * Code that adds 12 months to a date and assumes that a year has been added is invalid.
 169  * Some calendar systems have a different number of months, such as 13 in the Coptic or Ethiopic.
 170  * <p>
 171  * Code that adds one month to a date and assumes that the month-of-year value will increase
 172  * by one or wrap to the next year is invalid. Some calendar systems have a variable number
 173  * of months in a year, such as the Hebrew.
 174  * <p>
 175  * Code that adds one month, then adds a second one month and assumes that the day-of-month
 176  * will remain close to its original value is invalid. Some calendar systems have a large difference
 177  * between the length of the longest month and the length of the shortest month.
 178  * For example, the Coptic or Ethiopic have 12 months of 30 days and 1 month of 5 days.
 179  * <p>
 180  * Code that adds seven days and assumes that a week has been added is invalid.
 181  * Some calendar systems have weeks of other than seven days, such as the French Revolutionary.
 182  * <p>
 183  * Code that assumes that because the year of {@code date1} is greater than the year of {@code date2}
 184  * then {@code date1} is after {@code date2} is invalid. This is invalid for all calendar systems
 185  * when referring to the year-of-era, and especially untrue of the Japanese calendar system
 186  * where the year-of-era restarts with the reign of every new Emperor.
 187  * <p>
 188  * Code that treats month-of-year one and day-of-month one as the start of the year is invalid.
 189  * Not all calendar systems start the year when the month value is one.
 190  * <p>
 191  * In general, manipulating a date, and even querying a date, is wide open to bugs when the
 192  * calendar system is unknown at development time. This is why it is essential that code using
 193  * this interface is subjected to additional code reviews. It is also why an architectural
 194  * decision to avoid this interface type is usually the correct one.
 195  *
 196  * <h3>Using LocalDate instead</h3>
 197  * The primary alternative to using this interface throughout your application is as follows.
 198  * <p><ul>
 199  * <li>Declare all method signatures referring to dates in terms of {@code LocalDate}.
 200  * <li>Either store the chronology (calendar system) in the user profile or lookup
 201  *  the chronology from the user locale
 202  * <li>Convert the ISO {@code LocalDate} to and from the user's preferred calendar system during
 203  *  printing and parsing
 204  * </ul><p>
 205  * This approach treats the problem of globalized calendar systems as a localization issue
 206  * and confines it to the UI layer. This approach is in keeping with other localization
 207  * issues in the java platform.
 208  * <p>
 209  * As discussed above, performing calculations on a date where the rules of the calendar system
 210  * are pluggable requires skill and is not recommended.
 211  * Fortunately, the need to perform calculations on a date in an arbitrary calendar system
 212  * is extremely rare. For example, it is highly unlikely that the business rules of a library
 213  * book rental scheme will allow rentals to be for one month, where meaning of the month
 214  * is dependent on the user's preferred calendar system.
 215  * <p>
 216  * A key use case for calculations on a date in an arbitrary calendar system is producing
 217  * a month-by-month calendar for display and user interaction. Again, this is a UI issue,
 218  * and use of this interface solely within a few methods of the UI layer may be justified.
 219  * <p>
 220  * In any other part of the system, where a date must be manipulated in a calendar system
 221  * other than ISO, the use case will generally specify the calendar system to use.
 222  * For example, an application may need to calculate the next Islamic or Hebrew holiday
 223  * which may require manipulating the date.
 224  * This kind of use case can be handled as follows:
 225  * <p><ul>
 226  * <li>start from the ISO {@code LocalDate} being passed to the method
 227  * <li>convert the date to the alternate calendar system, which for this use case is known
 228  *  rather than arbitrary
 229  * <li>perform the calculation
 230  * <li>convert back to {@code LocalDate}
 231  * </ul><p>
 232  * Developers writing low-level frameworks or libraries should also avoid this interface.
 233  * Instead, one of the two general purpose access interfaces should be used.
 234  * Use {@link TemporalAccessor} if read-only access is required, or use {@link Temporal}
 235  * if read-write access is required.
 236  *
 237  * <h3>Specification for implementors</h3>
 238  * This interface must be implemented with care to ensure other classes operate correctly.
 239  * All implementations that can be instantiated must be final, immutable and thread-safe.
 240  * Subclasses should be Serializable wherever possible.
 241  * <p>
 242  * Additional calendar systems may be added to the system.
 243  * See {@link Chronology} for more details.
 244  *
 245  * @param <D> the concrete type for the date
 246  * @since 1.8
 247  */
 248 public interface ChronoLocalDate<D extends ChronoLocalDate<D>>
 249         extends Temporal, TemporalAdjuster, Comparable<ChronoLocalDate<?>> {
 250 
 251     /**
 252      * Comparator for two {@code ChronoLocalDate}s ignoring the chronology.
 253      * <p>
 254      * This comparator differs from the comparison in {@link #compareTo} in that it
 255      * only compares the underlying date and not the chronology.
 256      * This allows dates in different calendar systems to be compared based
 257      * on the time-line position.
 258      * This is equivalent to using {@code Long.compare(date1.toEpochDay(),  date2.toEpochDay())}.
 259      *
 260      * @see #isAfter
 261      * @see #isBefore
 262      * @see #isEqual
 263      */
 264     public static final Comparator<ChronoLocalDate<?>> DATE_COMPARATOR =
 265             new Comparator<ChronoLocalDate<?>>() {
 266         @Override
 267         public int compare(ChronoLocalDate<?> date1, ChronoLocalDate<?> date2) {
 268             return Long.compare(date1.toEpochDay(), date2.toEpochDay());
 269         }
 270     };
 271 
 272     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 273     /**
 274      * Gets the chronology of this date.
 275      * <p>
 276      * The {@code Chronology} represents the calendar system in use.
 277      * The era and other fields in {@link ChronoField} are defined by the chronology.
 278      *
 279      * @return the chronology, not null
 280      */
 281     Chronology getChronology();
 282 
 283     /**
 284      * Gets the era, as defined by the chronology.
 285      * <p>
 286      * The era is, conceptually, the largest division of the time-line.
 287      * Most calendar systems have a single epoch dividing the time-line into two eras.
 288      * However, some have multiple eras, such as one for the reign of each leader.
 289      * The exact meaning is determined by the {@code Chronology}.
 290      * <p>
 291      * All correctly implemented {@code Era} classes are singletons, thus it
 292      * is valid code to write {@code date.getEra() == SomeChrono.ERA_NAME)}.
 293      * <p>
 294      * This default implementation uses {@link Chronology#eraOf(int)}.
 295      *
 296      * @return the chronology specific era constant applicable at this date, not null
 297      */
 298     public default Era getEra() {
 299         return getChronology().eraOf(get(ERA));
 300     }
 301 
 302     /**
 303      * Checks if the year is a leap year, as defined by the calendar system.
 304      * <p>
 305      * A leap-year is a year of a longer length than normal.
 306      * The exact meaning is determined by the chronology with the constraint that
 307      * a leap-year must imply a year-length longer than a non leap-year.
 308      * <p>
 309      * This default implementation uses {@link Chronology#isLeapYear(long)}.
 310      *
 311      * @return true if this date is in a leap year, false otherwise
 312      */
 313     public default boolean isLeapYear() {
 314         return getChronology().isLeapYear(getLong(YEAR));
 315     }
 316 
 317     /**
 318      * Returns the length of the month represented by this date, as defined by the calendar system.
 319      * <p>
 320      * This returns the length of the month in days.
 321      *
 322      * @return the length of the month in days
 323      */
 324     int lengthOfMonth();
 325 
 326     /**
 327      * Returns the length of the year represented by this date, as defined by the calendar system.
 328      * <p>
 329      * This returns the length of the year in days.
 330      * <p>
 331      * The default implementation uses {@link #isLeapYear()} and returns 365 or 366.
 332      *
 333      * @return the length of the year in days
 334      */
 335     public default int lengthOfYear() {
 336         return (isLeapYear() ? 366 : 365);
 337     }
 338 
 339     @Override
 340     public default boolean isSupported(TemporalField field) {
 341         if (field instanceof ChronoField) {
 342             return ((ChronoField) field).isDateField();
 343         }
 344         return field != null && field.isSupportedBy(this);
 345     }
 346 
 347     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 348     // override for covariant return type
 349     /**
 350      * {@inheritDoc}
 351      * @throws DateTimeException {@inheritDoc}
 352      * @throws ArithmeticException {@inheritDoc}
 353      */
 354     @Override
 355     public default D with(TemporalAdjuster adjuster) {
 356         return (D) getChronology().ensureChronoLocalDate(Temporal.super.with(adjuster));
 357     }
 358 
 359     /**
 360      * {@inheritDoc}
 361      * @throws DateTimeException {@inheritDoc}
 362      * @throws ArithmeticException {@inheritDoc}
 363      */
 364     @Override
 365     public default D with(TemporalField field, long newValue) {
 366         if (field instanceof ChronoField) {
 367             throw new DateTimeException("Unsupported field: " + field.getName());
 368         }
 369         return (D) getChronology().ensureChronoLocalDate(field.adjustInto(this, newValue));
 370     }
 371 
 372     /**
 373      * {@inheritDoc}
 374      * @throws DateTimeException {@inheritDoc}
 375      * @throws ArithmeticException {@inheritDoc}
 376      */
 377     @Override
 378     public default D plus(TemporalAmount amount) {
 379         return (D) getChronology().ensureChronoLocalDate(Temporal.super.plus(amount));
 380     }
 381 
 382     /**
 383      * {@inheritDoc}
 384      * @throws DateTimeException {@inheritDoc}
 385      * @throws ArithmeticException {@inheritDoc}
 386      */
 387     @Override
 388     public default D plus(long amountToAdd, TemporalUnit unit) {
 389         if (unit instanceof ChronoUnit) {
 390             throw new DateTimeException("Unsupported unit: " + unit.getName());
 391         }
 392         return (D) getChronology().ensureChronoLocalDate(unit.addTo(this, amountToAdd));
 393     }
 394 
 395     /**
 396      * {@inheritDoc}
 397      * @throws DateTimeException {@inheritDoc}
 398      * @throws ArithmeticException {@inheritDoc}
 399      */
 400     @Override
 401     public default D minus(TemporalAmount amount) {
 402         return (D) getChronology().ensureChronoLocalDate(Temporal.super.minus(amount));
 403     }
 404 
 405     /**
 406      * {@inheritDoc}
 407      * @throws DateTimeException {@inheritDoc}
 408      * @throws ArithmeticException {@inheritDoc}
 409      */
 410     @Override
 411     public default D minus(long amountToSubtract, TemporalUnit unit) {
 412         return (D) getChronology().ensureChronoLocalDate(Temporal.super.minus(amountToSubtract, unit));
 413     }
 414 
 415     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 416     /**
 417      * Queries this date using the specified query.
 418      * <p>
 419      * This queries this date using the specified query strategy object.
 420      * The {@code TemporalQuery} object defines the logic to be used to
 421      * obtain the result. Read the documentation of the query to understand
 422      * what the result of this method will be.
 423      * <p>
 424      * The result of this method is obtained by invoking the
 425      * {@link TemporalQuery#queryFrom(TemporalAccessor)} method on the
 426      * specified query passing {@code this} as the argument.
 427      *
 428      * @param <R> the type of the result
 429      * @param query  the query to invoke, not null
 430      * @return the query result, null may be returned (defined by the query)
 431      * @throws DateTimeException if unable to query (defined by the query)
 432      * @throws ArithmeticException if numeric overflow occurs (defined by the query)
 433      */
 434     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 435     @Override
 436     public default <R> R query(TemporalQuery<R> query) {
 437         if (query == Queries.zoneId() || query == Queries.zone() || query == Queries.offset()) {
 438             return null;
 439         } else if (query == Queries.localTime()) {
 440             return null;
 441         } else if (query == Queries.chronology()) {
 442             return (R) getChronology();
 443         } else if (query == Queries.precision()) {
 444             return (R) DAYS;
 445         }
 446         // inline TemporalAccessor.super.query(query) as an optimization
 447         // non-JDK classes are not permitted to make this optimization
 448         return query.queryFrom(this);
 449     }
 450 
 451     /**
 452      * Adjusts the specified temporal object to have the same date as this object.
 453      * <p>
 454      * This returns a temporal object of the same observable type as the input
 455      * with the date changed to be the same as this.
 456      * <p>
 457      * The adjustment is equivalent to using {@link Temporal#with(TemporalField, long)}
 458      * passing {@link ChronoField#EPOCH_DAY} as the field.
 459      * <p>
 460      * In most cases, it is clearer to reverse the calling pattern by using
 461      * {@link Temporal#with(TemporalAdjuster)}:
 462      * <pre>
 463      *   // these two lines are equivalent, but the second approach is recommended
 464      *   temporal = thisLocalDate.adjustInto(temporal);
 465      *   temporal = temporal.with(thisLocalDate);
 466      * </pre>
 467      * <p>
 468      * This instance is immutable and unaffected by this method call.
 469      *
 470      * @param temporal  the target object to be adjusted, not null
 471      * @return the adjusted object, not null
 472      * @throws DateTimeException if unable to make the adjustment
 473      * @throws ArithmeticException if numeric overflow occurs
 474      */
 475     @Override
 476     public default Temporal adjustInto(Temporal temporal) {
 477         return temporal.with(EPOCH_DAY, toEpochDay());
 478     }
 479 
 480     /**
 481      * Calculates the period between this date and another date in
 482      * terms of the specified unit.
 483      * <p>
 484      * This calculates the period between two dates in terms of a single unit.
 485      * The start and end points are {@code this} and the specified date.
 486      * The result will be negative if the end is before the start.
 487      * The {@code Temporal} passed to this method must be a
 488      * {@code ChronoLocalDate} in the same chronology.
 489      * The calculation returns a whole number, representing the number of
 490      * complete units between the two dates.
 491      * For example, the period in days between two dates can be calculated
 492      * using {@code startDate.periodUntil(endDate, DAYS)}.
 493      * <p>
 494      * There are two equivalent ways of using this method.
 495      * The first is to invoke this method.
 496      * The second is to use {@link TemporalUnit#between(Temporal, Temporal)}:
 497      * <pre>
 498      *   // these two lines are equivalent
 499      *   amount = start.periodUntil(end, MONTHS);
 500      *   amount = MONTHS.between(start, end);
 501      * </pre>
 502      * The choice should be made based on which makes the code more readable.
 503      * <p>
 504      * The calculation is implemented in this method for {@link ChronoUnit}.
 505      * The units {@code DAYS}, {@code WEEKS}, {@code MONTHS}, {@code YEARS},
 506      * {@code DECADES}, {@code CENTURIES}, {@code MILLENNIA} and {@code ERAS}
 507      * should be supported by all implementations.
 508      * Other {@code ChronoUnit} values will throw an exception.
 509      * <p>
 510      * If the unit is not a {@code ChronoUnit}, then the result of this method
 511      * is obtained by invoking {@code TemporalUnit.between(Temporal, Temporal)}
 512      * passing {@code this} as the first argument and the input temporal as
 513      * the second argument.
 514      * <p>
 515      * This instance is immutable and unaffected by this method call.
 516      *
 517      * @param endDate  the end date, which must be a {@code ChronoLocalDate}
 518      *  in the same chronology, not null
 519      * @param unit  the unit to measure the period in, not null
 520      * @return the amount of the period between this date and the end date
 521      * @throws DateTimeException if the period cannot be calculated
 522      * @throws ArithmeticException if numeric overflow occurs
 523      */
 524     @Override  // override for Javadoc
 525     public abstract long periodUntil(Temporal endDate, TemporalUnit unit);
 526 
 527     /**
 528      * Calculates the period between this date and another date as a {@code Period}.
 529      * <p>
 530      * This calculates the period between two dates in terms of years, months and days.
 531      * The start and end points are {@code this} and the specified date.
 532      * The result will be negative if the end is before the start.
 533      * <p>
 534      * The calculation is performed using the the chronology of this date.
 535      * If necessary, the input date will be converted to match.
 536      * <p>
 537      * The result of this method can be a negative period if the end is before the start.
 538      * The negative sign will be the same in each of year, month and day.
 539      * <p>
 540      * This instance is immutable and unaffected by this method call.
 541      *
 542      * @param endDate  the end date, exclusive, which may be in any chronology, not null
 543      * @return the period between this date and the end date, not null
 544      * @throws DateTimeException if the period cannot be calculated
 545      * @throws ArithmeticException if numeric overflow occurs
 546      */
 547     public abstract Period periodUntil(ChronoLocalDate<?> endDate);
 548 
 549     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 550     /**
 551      * Combines this date with a time to create a {@code ChronoLocalDateTime}.
 552      * <p>
 553      * This returns a {@code ChronoLocalDateTime} formed from this date at the specified time.
 554      * All possible combinations of date and time are valid.
 555      *
 556      * @param localTime  the local time to use, not null
 557      * @return the local date-time formed from this date and the specified time, not null
 558      */
 559     public default ChronoLocalDateTime<D> atTime(LocalTime localTime) {
 560         return (ChronoLocalDateTime<D>)ChronoLocalDateTimeImpl.of(this, localTime);
 561     }
 562 
 563     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 564     /**
 565      * Converts this date to the Epoch Day.
 566      * <p>
 567      * The {@link ChronoField#EPOCH_DAY Epoch Day count} is a simple
 568      * incrementing count of days where day 0 is 1970-01-01 (ISO).
 569      * This definition is the same for all chronologies, enabling conversion.
 570      * <p>
 571      * This default implementation queries the {@code EPOCH_DAY} field.
 572      *
 573      * @return the Epoch Day equivalent to this date
 574      */
 575     public default long toEpochDay() {
 576         return getLong(EPOCH_DAY);
 577     }
 578 
 579     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 580     /**
 581      * Compares this date to another date, including the chronology.
 582      * <p>
 583      * The comparison is based first on the underlying time-line date, then
 584      * on the chronology.
 585      * It is "consistent with equals", as defined by {@link Comparable}.
 586      * <p>
 587      * For example, the following is the comparator order:
 588      * <ol>
 589      * <li>{@code 2012-12-03 (ISO)}</li>
 590      * <li>{@code 2012-12-04 (ISO)}</li>
 591      * <li>{@code 2555-12-04 (ThaiBuddhist)}</li>
 592      * <li>{@code 2012-12-05 (ISO)}</li>
 593      * </ol>
 594      * Values #2 and #3 represent the same date on the time-line.
 595      * When two values represent the same date, the chronology ID is compared to distinguish them.
 596      * This step is needed to make the ordering "consistent with equals".
 597      * <p>
 598      * If all the date objects being compared are in the same chronology, then the
 599      * additional chronology stage is not required and only the local date is used.
 600      * To compare the dates of two {@code TemporalAccessor} instances, including dates
 601      * in two different chronologies, use {@link ChronoField#EPOCH_DAY} as a comparator.
 602      * <p>
 603      * This default implementation performs the comparison defined above.
 604      *
 605      * @param other  the other date to compare to, not null
 606      * @return the comparator value, negative if less, positive if greater
 607      */
 608     @Override
 609     public default int compareTo(ChronoLocalDate<?> other) {
 610         int cmp = Long.compare(toEpochDay(), other.toEpochDay());
 611         if (cmp == 0) {
 612             cmp = getChronology().compareTo(other.getChronology());
 613         }
 614         return cmp;
 615     }
 616 
 617     /**
 618      * Checks if this date is after the specified date ignoring the chronology.
 619      * <p>
 620      * This method differs from the comparison in {@link #compareTo} in that it
 621      * only compares the underlying date and not the chronology.
 622      * This allows dates in different calendar systems to be compared based
 623      * on the time-line position.
 624      * This is equivalent to using {@code date1.toEpochDay() &gt; date2.toEpochDay()}.
 625      * <p>
 626      * This default implementation performs the comparison based on the epoch-day.
 627      *
 628      * @param other  the other date to compare to, not null
 629      * @return true if this is after the specified date
 630      */
 631     public default boolean isAfter(ChronoLocalDate<?> other) {
 632         return this.toEpochDay() > other.toEpochDay();
 633     }
 634 
 635     /**
 636      * Checks if this date is before the specified date ignoring the chronology.
 637      * <p>
 638      * This method differs from the comparison in {@link #compareTo} in that it
 639      * only compares the underlying date and not the chronology.
 640      * This allows dates in different calendar systems to be compared based
 641      * on the time-line position.
 642      * This is equivalent to using {@code date1.toEpochDay() &lt; date2.toEpochDay()}.
 643      * <p>
 644      * This default implementation performs the comparison based on the epoch-day.
 645      *
 646      * @param other  the other date to compare to, not null
 647      * @return true if this is before the specified date
 648      */
 649     public default boolean isBefore(ChronoLocalDate<?> other) {
 650         return this.toEpochDay() < other.toEpochDay();
 651     }
 652 
 653     /**
 654      * Checks if this date is equal to the specified date ignoring the chronology.
 655      * <p>
 656      * This method differs from the comparison in {@link #compareTo} in that it
 657      * only compares the underlying date and not the chronology.
 658      * This allows dates in different calendar systems to be compared based
 659      * on the time-line position.
 660      * This is equivalent to using {@code date1.toEpochDay() == date2.toEpochDay()}.
 661      * <p>
 662      * This default implementation performs the comparison based on the epoch-day.
 663      *
 664      * @param other  the other date to compare to, not null
 665      * @return true if the underlying date is equal to the specified date
 666      */
 667     public default boolean isEqual(ChronoLocalDate<?> other) {
 668         return this.toEpochDay() == other.toEpochDay();
 669     }
 670 
 671     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 672     /**
 673      * Checks if this date is equal to another date, including the chronology.
 674      * <p>
 675      * Compares this date with another ensuring that the date and chronology are the same.
 676      * <p>
 677      * To compare the dates of two {@code TemporalAccessor} instances, including dates
 678      * in two different chronologies, use {@link ChronoField#EPOCH_DAY} as a comparator.
 679      *
 680      * @param obj  the object to check, null returns false
 681      * @return true if this is equal to the other date
 682      */
 683     @Override
 684     boolean equals(Object obj);
 685 
 686     /**
 687      * A hash code for this date.
 688      *
 689      * @return a suitable hash code
 690      */
 691     @Override
 692     int hashCode();
 693 
 694     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 695     /**
 696      * Outputs this date as a {@code String}.
 697      * <p>
 698      * The output will include the full local date and the chronology ID.
 699      *
 700      * @return the formatted date, not null
 701      */
 702     @Override
 703     String toString();
 704 
 705     /**
 706      * Outputs this date as a {@code String} using the formatter.
 707      * <p>
 708      * The default implementation must behave as follows:
 709      * <pre>
 710      *  return formatter.format(this);
 711      * </pre>
 712      *
 713      * @param formatter  the formatter to use, not null
 714      * @return the formatted date string, not null
 715      * @throws DateTimeException if an error occurs during printing
 716      */
 717     public default String toString(DateTimeFormatter formatter) {
 718         Objects.requireNonNull(formatter, "formatter");
 719         return formatter.format(this);
 720     }
 721 
 722 }