java.lang.Object
- com.ibm.icu.impl.duration.TimeUnit

```
public final class TimeUnit
extends Object
```
'Enum' for individual time units. Not an actual enum so that it can be used by Java 1.4.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static TimeUnit`	`DAY`	Represents a day.
`static TimeUnit`	`HOUR`	Represents an hour.
`static TimeUnit`	`MILLISECOND`	Represents a millisecond.
`static TimeUnit`	`MINUTE`	Represents a minute.
`static TimeUnit`	`MONTH`	Represents a month.
`static TimeUnit`	`SECOND`	Represents a second.
`static TimeUnit`	`WEEK`	Represents a week.
`static TimeUnit`	`YEAR`	Represents a year.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`TimeUnit`	`larger()`	Returns the next larger time unit, or null if this is the largest.
`int`	`ordinal()`	Returns the ordinal value of this time unit, largest is 0.
`TimeUnit`	`smaller()`	Returns the next smaller time unit, or null if this is the smallest.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - YEAR
```
public static final TimeUnit YEAR
```
    Represents a year.
  - MONTH
```
public static final TimeUnit MONTH
```
    Represents a month.
  - WEEK
```
public static final TimeUnit WEEK
```
    Represents a week.
  - DAY
```
public static final TimeUnit DAY
```
    Represents a day.
  - HOUR
```
public static final TimeUnit HOUR
```
    Represents an hour.
  - MINUTE
```
public static final TimeUnit MINUTE
```
    Represents a minute.
  - SECOND
```
public static final TimeUnit SECOND
```
    Represents a second.
  - MILLISECOND
```
public static final TimeUnit MILLISECOND
```
    Represents a millisecond.
- Method Detail
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Description copied from class: Object
    Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this object. Subclasses are encouraged to override this method and provide an implementation that takes into account the object's type and data. The default implementation is equivalent to the following expression:
    getClass().getName() + '@' + Integer.toHexString(hashCode())
    
    See Writing a useful toString method if you intend implementing your own toString method.
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    a printable representation of this object.
  - larger
```
public TimeUnit larger()
```
    Returns the next larger time unit, or null if this is the largest.
  - smaller
```
public TimeUnit smaller()
```
    Returns the next smaller time unit, or null if this is the smallest.
  - ordinal
```
public int ordinal()
```
    Returns the ordinal value of this time unit, largest is 0.

Class TimeUnit

Field Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

YEAR

MONTH

WEEK

DAY

HOUR

MINUTE

SECOND

MILLISECOND

Method Detail

toString

larger

smaller

ordinal