groovy.time

## Class BaseDuration

- java.lang.Object
- - groovy.time.BaseDuration

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Comparable<BaseDuration>
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    DatumDependentDuration, Duration

      public abstract class BaseDuration
      extends Object
      implements Comparable<BaseDuration>

  Base class for date and time durations.
  Author:
    John Wilson tug@wilson.co.uk
  See Also:
    `Duration`

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `static class` | `BaseDuration.From`

  - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected int` | `days`
    `protected int` | `hours`
    `protected int` | `millis`
    `protected int` | `minutes`
    `protected int` | `months`
    `protected int` | `seconds`
    `protected int` | `years`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Modifier | Constructor and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected` | `BaseDuration(int days, int hours, int minutes, int seconds, int millis)`
    `protected` | `BaseDuration(int years, int months, int days, int hours, int minutes, int seconds, int millis)`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `int` | `compareTo(BaseDuration otherDuration)`
    `abstract Date` | `getAgo()`
    `int` | `getDays()`
    `abstract BaseDuration.From` | `getFrom()`
    `int` | `getHours()`
    `int` | `getMillis()`
    `int` | `getMinutes()`
    `int` | `getMonths()`
    `int` | `getSeconds()`
    `int` | `getYears()`
    `Date` | `plus(Date date)`
    `abstract long` | `toMilliseconds()`
    `String` | `toString()`

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

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

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### years

          protected final int years

    - #### months

          protected final int months

    - #### days

          protected final int days

    - #### hours

          protected final int hours

    - #### minutes

          protected final int minutes

    - #### seconds

          protected final int seconds

    - #### millis

          protected final int millis

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### BaseDuration

          protected BaseDuration(int years,
                      int months,
                      int days,
                      int hours,
                      int minutes,
                      int seconds,
                      int millis)

    - #### BaseDuration

          protected BaseDuration(int days,
                      int hours,
                      int minutes,
                      int seconds,
                      int millis)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getYears

          public int getYears()

    - #### getMonths

          public int getMonths()

    - #### getDays

          public int getDays()

    - #### getHours

          public int getHours()

    - #### getMinutes

          public int getMinutes()

    - #### getSeconds

          public int getSeconds()

    - #### getMillis

          public int getMillis()

    - #### plus

          public Date plus(Date date)

    - #### toString

          public String toString()

      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `Object`

    - #### toMilliseconds

          public abstract long toMilliseconds()

    - #### getAgo

          public abstract Date getAgo()

    - #### getFrom

          public abstract BaseDuration.From getFrom()

    - #### compareTo

          public int compareTo(BaseDuration otherDuration)

      Specified by:
        `compareTo` in interface `Comparable<BaseDuration>`