Class JulianCal
Extends
Calendar.
Construct a new Julian calendar object. This class encodes information about
a Julian calendar.
Defined in: JulianCal.js.
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JulianCal(options)
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getMonLength(month, year)
Return the number of days in a particular month in a particular year.
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getNumMonths(year)
Return the number of months in the given year.
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getType()
Return the type of this calendar.
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isLeapYear(year)
Return true if the given year is a leap year in the Julian calendar.
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Class Detail
JulianCal(options)
- Parameters:
- {Object=} options
- Options governing the construction of this instance
Method Detail
{number}
getMonLength(month, year)
Return the number of days in a particular month in a particular year. This function
can return a different number for a month depending on the year because of things
like leap years.
- Parameters:
- {number} month
- the month for which the length is sought
- {number} year
- the year within which that month can be found
- Returns:
- {number} the number of days within the given month in the given year
getNumMonths(year)
Return the number of months in the given year. The number of months in a year varies
for lunar calendars because in some years, an extra month is needed to extend the
days in a year to an entire solar year. The month is represented as a 1-based number
where 1=Jaunary, 2=February, etc. until 12=December.
- Parameters:
- {number} year
- a year for which the number of months is sought
{string}
getType()
Return the type of this calendar.
- Returns:
- {string} the name of the type of this calendar
{boolean}
isLeapYear(year)
Return true if the given year is a leap year in the Julian calendar.
The year parameter may be given as a number, or as a JulDate object.
- Parameters:
- {number|JulianDate} year
- the year for which the leap year information is being sought
- Returns:
- {boolean} true if the given year is a leap year