On Period and DateTimeFormatter

[David Alayachew]

I can certainly agree that there might have been a better name than Period.
I like your suggestion, and I would even go further and suggest that
Interval would have been a better term.

But Period is certainly acceptable. It captures the meaning well enough --
a period of time between 2 events.

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/period+of+time

On Wed, Jun 18, 2025, 1:54 PM Archie Cobbs <archie.cobbs at gmail.com> wrote:

> Period is like Duration - they are both "lengths of time", just using
> different units (so they are both a TemporalAmount).
>
> Similar to how LocalDateTime vs. Instant are both "points in time", just
> using different units (so they are both a Temporal).
>
> But you bring up a good point - perhaps CalendarDuration would have been
> a better name than Period...
>
> -Archie
>
> On Wed, Jun 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM Pavel Rappo <pavel.rappo at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> We are talking about a period, not an interval. I used the word
>> "interval" in my previous email in the sense close to that def. #5
>> from your dictionary link:
>>
>> > : a set of real numbers between two numbers either including or
>> excluding one or both of them
>>
>> So to me, an interval between two dates logically consists of all
>> (time) instants between its both ends.
>>
>> Alright, your reply kinda tips the scales in favour of "it's just me".
>> Perhaps others don't have a similar issue with java.util.Period.
>>
>
> --
> Archie L. Cobbs
>
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