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 | 28 | <h2><span class="refentrytitle">Class template period</span></h2> | 
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 | 29 | <p>boost::date_time::period — Provides generalized period type useful in date-time systems. </p> | 
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 | 30 | </div> | 
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 | 31 | <h2 xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="refsynopsisdiv-title">Synopsis</h2> | 
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 | 32 | <div xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="refsynopsisdiv"><pre class="synopsis"><span class="bold"><strong>template</strong></span><<span class="bold"><strong>typename</strong></span> point_rep, <span class="bold"><strong>typename</strong></span> duration_rep>  | 
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 | 33 | <span class="bold"><strong>class</strong></span> period { | 
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 | 34 | <span class="bold"><strong>public</strong></span>: | 
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 | 35 |   <span class="emphasis"><em>// types</em></span> | 
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 | 36 |   <span class="bold"><strong>typedef</strong></span> point_rep    point_type;    | 
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 | 37 |   <span class="bold"><strong>typedef</strong></span> duration_rep duration_type; | 
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 | 38 |  | 
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 | 39 |   <span class="emphasis"><em>// <a href="period.html#periodconstruct-copy-destruct">construct/copy/destruct</a></em></span> | 
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 | 40 |   <a href="period.html#id2410155-bb">period</a>(point_rep, point_rep); | 
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 | 41 |   <a href="period.html#id2410192-bb">period</a>(point_rep, duration_rep); | 
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 | 42 |  | 
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 | 43 |   <span class="emphasis"><em>// <a href="period.html#id2458307-bb">public member functions</a></em></span> | 
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 | 44 |   <span class="type">point_rep</span> <a href="period.html#id2458311-bb">begin</a>() <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>; | 
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 | 45 |   <span class="type">point_rep</span> <a href="period.html#id2442552-bb">end</a>() <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>; | 
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 | 46 |   <span class="type">point_rep</span> <a href="period.html#id2442568-bb">last</a>() <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>; | 
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 | 47 |   <span class="type">duration_rep</span> <a href="period.html#id2442584-bb">length</a>() <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>; | 
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 | 48 |   <span class="type"><span class="bold"><strong>bool</strong></span></span> <a href="period.html#id2477874-bb">is_null</a>() <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>; | 
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 | 49 |   <span class="type"><span class="bold"><strong>bool</strong></span></span> <a href="period.html#id2477891-bb"><span class="bold"><strong>operator</strong></span>==</a>(<span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span> <a href="period.html" title="Class template period">period</a> &) <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>; | 
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 | 50 |   <span class="type"><span class="bold"><strong>bool</strong></span></span> <a href="period.html#id2417421-bb"><span class="bold"><strong>operator</strong></span><</a>(<span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span> <a href="period.html" title="Class template period">period</a> &) <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>; | 
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 | 51 |   <span class="type"><span class="bold"><strong>void</strong></span></span> <a href="period.html#id2417451-bb">shift</a>(<span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span> duration_rep &) ; | 
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 | 52 |   <span class="type"><span class="bold"><strong>bool</strong></span></span> <a href="period.html#id2457178-bb">contains</a>(<span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span> point_rep &) <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>; | 
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 | 53 |   <span class="type"><span class="bold"><strong>bool</strong></span></span> <a href="period.html#id2457205-bb">contains</a>(<span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span> <a href="period.html" title="Class template period">period</a> &) <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>; | 
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 | 54 |   <span class="type"><span class="bold"><strong>bool</strong></span></span> <a href="period.html#id2452458-bb">intersects</a>(<span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span> <a href="period.html" title="Class template period">period</a> &) <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>; | 
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 | 55 |   <span class="type"><span class="bold"><strong>bool</strong></span></span> <a href="period.html#id2453088-bb">is_adjacent</a>(<span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span> <a href="period.html" title="Class template period">period</a> &) <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>; | 
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 | 56 |   <span class="type"><span class="bold"><strong>bool</strong></span></span> <a href="period.html#id2453119-bb">is_before</a>(<span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span> point_rep &) <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>; | 
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 | 57 |   <span class="type"><span class="bold"><strong>bool</strong></span></span> <a href="period.html#id2393884-bb">is_after</a>(<span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span> point_rep &) <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>; | 
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 | 58 |   <span class="type"><a href="period.html" title="Class template period">period</a></span> <a href="period.html#id2393911-bb">intersection</a>(<span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span> <a href="period.html" title="Class template period">period</a> &) <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>; | 
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 | 59 |   <span class="type"><a href="period.html" title="Class template period">period</a></span> <a href="period.html#id2432541-bb">merge</a>(<span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span> <a href="period.html" title="Class template period">period</a> &) <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>; | 
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 | 60 |   <span class="type"><a href="period.html" title="Class template period">period</a></span> <a href="period.html#id2472159-bb">span</a>(<span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span> <a href="period.html" title="Class template period">period</a> &) <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>; | 
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 | 61 | };</pre></div> | 
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 | 62 | <div class="refsect1" lang="en"> | 
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 | 63 | <a name="id2646299"></a><h2>Description</h2> | 
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 | 64 | <p>This template uses a class to represent a time point within the period and another class to represent a duration. As a result, this class is not appropriate for use when the number and duration representation are the same (eg: in the regular number domain).</p> | 
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 | 65 | <p>A period can be specified by providing either the begining point and a duration or the begining point and the end point( end is NOT part of the period but 1 unit past it. A period will be "invalid" if either end_point <= begin_point or the given duration is <= 0. Any valid period will return false for is_null().</p> | 
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 | 66 | <p>Zero length periods are also considered invalid. Zero length periods are periods where the begining and end points are the same, or, the given duration is zero. For a zero length period, the last point will be one unit less than the begining point.</p> | 
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 | 67 | <p>In the case that the begin and last are the same, the period has a length of one unit.</p> | 
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 | 68 | <p>The best way to handle periods is usually to provide a begining point and a duration. So, day1 + 7 days is a week period which includes all of the first day and 6 more days (eg: Sun to Sat). </p> | 
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 | 69 | <div class="refsect2" lang="en"> | 
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 | 70 | <a name="id2646334"></a><h3> | 
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 | 71 | <a name="periodconstruct-copy-destruct"></a><code class="computeroutput">period</code> construct/copy/destruct</h3> | 
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 | 73 | <li> | 
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 | 74 | <pre class="literallayout"><a name="id2410155-bb"></a>period(point_rep first_point, point_rep end_point);</pre> | 
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 | 75 | <p>If end <= begin then the period will be invalid </p> | 
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 | 76 | </li> | 
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 | 77 | <li> | 
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 | 78 | <pre class="literallayout"><a name="id2410192-bb"></a>period(point_rep first_point, duration_rep len);</pre> | 
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 | 79 | <p>If len is <= 0 then the period will be invalid </p> | 
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 | 80 | </li> | 
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 | 81 | </ol></div> | 
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 | 82 | </div> | 
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 | 83 | <div class="refsect2" lang="en"> | 
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 | 84 | <a name="id2646392"></a><h3> | 
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 | 85 | <a name="id2458307-bb"></a><code class="computeroutput">period</code> public member functions</h3> | 
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 | 86 | <div class="orderedlist"><ol type="1"> | 
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 | 87 | <li><pre class="literallayout"><span class="type">point_rep</span> <a name="id2458311-bb"></a>begin() <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>;</pre></li> | 
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 | 88 | <li><pre class="literallayout"><span class="type">point_rep</span> <a name="id2442552-bb"></a>end() <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>;</pre></li> | 
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 | 89 | <li><pre class="literallayout"><span class="type">point_rep</span> <a name="id2442568-bb"></a>last() <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>;</pre></li> | 
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 | 90 | <li><pre class="literallayout"><span class="type">duration_rep</span> <a name="id2442584-bb"></a>length() <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>;</pre></li> | 
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 | 91 | <li><pre class="literallayout"><span class="type"><span class="bold"><strong>bool</strong></span></span> <a name="id2477874-bb"></a>is_null() <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>;</pre></li> | 
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 | 92 | <li><pre class="literallayout"><span class="type"><span class="bold"><strong>bool</strong></span></span> <a name="id2477891-bb"></a><span class="bold"><strong>operator</strong></span>==(<span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span> <a href="period.html" title="Class template period">period</a> & rhs) <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>;</pre></li> | 
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 | 93 | <li><pre class="literallayout"><span class="type"><span class="bold"><strong>bool</strong></span></span> <a name="id2417421-bb"></a><span class="bold"><strong>operator</strong></span><(<span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span> <a href="period.html" title="Class template period">period</a> & rhs) <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>;</pre></li> | 
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 | 94 | <li><pre class="literallayout"><span class="type"><span class="bold"><strong>void</strong></span></span> <a name="id2417451-bb"></a>shift(<span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span> duration_rep & d) ;</pre></li> | 
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 | 95 | <li><pre class="literallayout"><span class="type"><span class="bold"><strong>bool</strong></span></span> <a name="id2457178-bb"></a>contains(<span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span> point_rep & point) <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>;</pre></li> | 
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 | 96 | <li><pre class="literallayout"><span class="type"><span class="bold"><strong>bool</strong></span></span> <a name="id2457205-bb"></a>contains(<span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span> <a href="period.html" title="Class template period">period</a> & other) <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>;</pre></li> | 
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 | 97 | <li><pre class="literallayout"><span class="type"><span class="bold"><strong>bool</strong></span></span> <a name="id2452458-bb"></a>intersects(<span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span> <a href="period.html" title="Class template period">period</a> & other) <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>;</pre></li> | 
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 | 98 | <li><pre class="literallayout"><span class="type"><span class="bold"><strong>bool</strong></span></span> <a name="id2453088-bb"></a>is_adjacent(<span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span> <a href="period.html" title="Class template period">period</a> & other) <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>;</pre></li> | 
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 | 99 | <li><pre class="literallayout"><span class="type"><span class="bold"><strong>bool</strong></span></span> <a name="id2453119-bb"></a>is_before(<span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span> point_rep & point) <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>;</pre></li> | 
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 | 100 | <li><pre class="literallayout"><span class="type"><span class="bold"><strong>bool</strong></span></span> <a name="id2393884-bb"></a>is_after(<span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span> point_rep & point) <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>;</pre></li> | 
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 | 101 | <li><pre class="literallayout"><span class="type"><a href="period.html" title="Class template period">period</a></span> <a name="id2393911-bb"></a>intersection(<span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span> <a href="period.html" title="Class template period">period</a> & other) <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>;</pre></li> | 
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 | 102 | <li><pre class="literallayout"><span class="type"><a href="period.html" title="Class template period">period</a></span> <a name="id2432541-bb"></a>merge(<span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span> <a href="period.html" title="Class template period">period</a> & other) <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>;</pre></li> | 
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 | 103 | <li> | 
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 | 104 | <pre class="literallayout"><span class="type"><a href="period.html" title="Class template period">period</a></span> <a name="id2472159-bb"></a>span(<span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span> <a href="period.html" title="Class template period">period</a> & other) <span class="bold"><strong>const</strong></span>;</pre> | 
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 | 105 | <p>Combines two periods and any gap between them such that start = min(p1.start, p2.start) end = max(p1.end , p2.end) </p> | 
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 | 106 | <pre class="programlisting">        [---p1---) | 
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 | 107 |                        [---p2---) | 
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 | 108 |  result: | 
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 | 109 |         [-----------p3----------)  | 
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 | 110 |    * | 
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 | 111 | </pre> | 
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