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package java.util;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.security.AccessController;
import java.security.PrivilegedExceptionAction;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.DateFormatSymbols;
import sun.util.BuddhistCalendar;
import sun.util.calendar.ZoneInfo;
import sun.util.resources.LocaleData;

/**
 * The <code>Calendar</code> class is an abstract class that provides methods
 * for converting between a specific instant in time and a set of {@link
 * #fields calendar fields} such as <code>YEAR</code>, <code>MONTH</code>,
 * <code>DAY_OF_MONTH</code>, <code>HOUR</code>, and so on, and for
 * manipulating the calendar fields, such as getting the date of the next
 * week. An instant in time can be represented by a millisecond value that is
 * an offset from the <a name="Epoch"><em>Epoch</em></a>, January 1, 1970
 * 00:00:00.000 GMT (Gregorian).
 *
 * <p>The class also provides additional fields and methods for
 * implementing a concrete calendar system outside the package. Those
 * fields and methods are defined as <code>protected</code>.
 *
 * <p>
 * Like other locale-sensitive classes, <code>Calendar</code> provides a
 * class method, <code>getInstance</code>, for getting a generally useful
 * object of this type. <code>Calendar</code>'s <code>getInstance</code> method
 * returns a <code>Calendar</code> object whose
 * calendar fields have been initialized with the current date and time:
 * <blockquote>
 * <pre>
 *     Calendar rightNow = Calendar.getInstance();
 * </pre>
 * </blockquote>
 *
 * <p>A <code>Calendar</code> object can produce all the calendar field values
 * needed to implement the date-time formatting for a particular language and
 * calendar style (for example, Japanese-Gregorian, Japanese-Traditional).
 * <code>Calendar</code> defines the range of values returned by
 * certain calendar fields, as well as their meaning.  For example,
 * the first month of the calendar system has value <code>MONTH ==
 * JANUARY</code> for all calendars.  Other values are defined by the
 * concrete subclass, such as <code>ERA</code>.  See individual field
 * documentation and subclass documentation for details.
 *
 * <h4>Getting and Setting Calendar Field Values</h4>
 *
 * <p>The calendar field values can be set by calling the <code>set</code>
 * methods. Any field values set in a <code>Calendar</code> will not be
 * interpreted until it needs to calculate its time value (milliseconds from
 * the Epoch) or values of the calendar fields. Calling the
 * <code>get</code>, <code>getTimeInMillis</code>, <code>getTime</code>,
 * <code>add</code> and <code>roll</code> involves such calculation.
 *
 * <h4>Leniency</h4>
 *
 * <p><code>Calendar</code> has two modes for interpreting the calendar
 * fields, <em>lenient</em> and <em>non-lenient</em>.  When a
 * <code>Calendar</code> is in lenient mode, it accepts a wider range of
 * calendar field values than it produces.  When a <code>Calendar</code>
 * recomputes calendar field values for return by <code>get()</code>, all of
 * the calendar fields are normalized. For example, a lenient
 * <code>GregorianCalendar</code> interprets <code>MONTH == JANUARY</code>,
 * <code>DAY_OF_MONTH == 32</code> as February 1.

 * <p>When a <code>Calendar</code> is in non-lenient mode, it throws an
 * exception if there is any inconsistency in its calendar fields. For
 * example, a <code>GregorianCalendar</code> always produces
 * <code>DAY_OF_MONTH</code> values between 1 and the length of the month. A
 * non-lenient <code>GregorianCalendar</code> throws an exception upon
 * calculating its time or calendar field values if any out-of-range field
 * value has been set.
 *
 * <h4>First Week</h4>
 *
 * <code>Calendar</code> defines a locale-specific seven day week using two
 * parameters: the first day of the week and the minimal days in first week
 * (from 1 to 7).  These numbers are taken from the locale resource data when a
 * <code>Calendar</code> is constructed.  They may also be specified explicitly
 * through the methods for setting their values.
 *
 * <p>When setting or getting the <code>WEEK_OF_MONTH</code> or
 * <code>WEEK_OF_YEAR</code> fields, <code>Calendar</code> must determine the
 * first week of the month or year as a reference point.  The first week of a
 * month or year is defined as the earliest seven day period beginning on
 * <code>getFirstDayOfWeek()</code> and containing at least
 * <code>getMinimalDaysInFirstWeek()</code> days of that month or year.  Weeks
 * numbered ..., -1, 0 precede the first week; weeks numbered 2, 3,... follow
 * it.  Note that the normalized numbering returned by <code>get()</code> may be
 * different.  For example, a specific <code>Calendar</code> subclass may
 * designate the week before week 1 of a year as week <code><i>n</i></code> of
 * the previous year.
 *
 * <h4>Calendar Fields Resolution</h4>
 *
 * When computing a date and time from the calendar fields, there
 * may be insufficient information for the computation (such as only
 * year and month with no day of month), or there may be inconsistent
 * information (such as Tuesday, July 15, 1996 (Gregorian) -- July 15,
 * 1996 is actually a Monday). <code>Calendar</code> will resolve
 * calendar field values to determine the date and time in the
 * following way.
 *
 * <p>If there is any conflict in calendar field values,
 * <code>Calendar</code> gives priorities to calendar fields that have been set
 * more recently. The following are the default combinations of the
 * calendar fields. The most recent combination, as determined by the
 * most recently set single field, will be used.
 *
 * <p><a name="date_resolution">For the date fields</a>:
 * <blockquote>
 * <pre>
 * YEAR + MONTH + DAY_OF_MONTH
 * YEAR + MONTH + WEEK_OF_MONTH + DAY_OF_WEEK
 * YEAR + MONTH + DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH + DAY_OF_WEEK
 * YEAR + DAY_OF_YEAR
 * YEAR + DAY_OF_WEEK + WEEK_OF_YEAR
 * </pre></blockquote>
 *
 * <a name="time_resolution">For the time of day fields</a>:
 * <blockquote>
 * <pre>
 * HOUR_OF_DAY
 * AM_PM + HOUR
 * </pre></blockquote>
 *
 * <p>If there are any calendar fields whose values haven't been set in the selected
 * field combination, <code>Calendar</code> uses their default values. The default
 * value of each field may vary by concrete calendar systems. For example, in
 * <code>GregorianCalendar</code>, the default of a field is the same as that
 * of the start of the Epoch: i.e., <code>YEAR = 1970</code>, <code>MONTH =
 * JANUARY</code>, <code>DAY_OF_MONTH = 1</code>, etc.
 *
 * <p>
 * <strong>Note:</strong> There are certain possible ambiguities in
 * interpretation of certain singular times, which are resolved in the
 * following ways:
 * <ol>
 *     <li> 23:59 is the last minute of the day and 00:00 is the first
 *          minute of the next day. Thus, 23:59 on Dec 31, 1999 < 00:00 on
 *          Jan 1, 2000 < 00:01 on Jan 1, 2000.
 *
 *     <li> Although historically not precise, midnight also belongs to "am",
 *          and noon belongs to "pm", so on the same day,
 *          12:00 am (midnight) < 12:01 am, and 12:00 pm (noon) < 12:01 pm
 * </ol>
 *
 * <p>
 * The date or time format strings are not part of the definition of a
 * calendar, as those must be modifiable or overridable by the user at
 * runtime. Use {@link DateFormat}
 * to format dates.
 *
 * <h4>Field Manipulation</h4>
 * 
 * The calendar fields can be changed using three methods:
 * <code>set()</code>, <code>add()</code>, and <code>roll()</code>.</p>
 * 
 * <p><strong><code>set(f, value)</code></strong> changes calendar field
 * <code>f</code> to <code>value</code>.  In addition, it sets an
 * internal member variable to indicate that calendar field <code>f</code> has
 * been changed. Although calendar field <code>f</code> is changed immediately,
 * the calendar's time value in milliseconds is not recomputed until the next call to
 * <code>get()</code>, <code>getTime()</code>, <code>getTimeInMillis()</code>,
 * <code>add()</code>, or <code>roll()</code> is made. Thus, multiple calls to
 * <code>set()</code> do not trigger multiple, unnecessary
 * computations. As a result of changing a calendar field using
 * <code>set()</code>, other calendar fields may also change, depending on the
 * calendar field, the calendar field value, and the calendar system. In addition,
 * <code>get(f)</code> will not necessarily return <code>value</code> set by
 * the call to the <code>set</code> method
 * after the calendar fields have been recomputed. The specifics are determined by
 * the concrete calendar class.</p>
 * 
 * <p><em>Example</em>: Consider a <code>GregorianCalendar</code>
 * originally set to August 31, 1999. Calling <code>set(Calendar.MONTH,
 * Calendar.SEPTEMBER)</code> sets the date to September 31,
 * 1999. This is a temporary internal representation that resolves to
 * October 1, 1999 if <code>getTime()</code>is then called. However, a
 * call to <code>set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, 30)</code> before the call to
 * <code>getTime()</code> sets the date to September 30, 1999, since
 * no recomputation occurs after <code>set()</code> itself.</p>
 * 
 * <p><strong><code>add(f, delta)</code></strong> adds <code>delta</code>
 * to field <code>f</code>.  This is equivalent to calling <code>set(f,
 * get(f) + delta)</code> with two adjustments:</p>
 * 
 * <blockquote>
 *   <p><strong>Add rule 1</strong>. The value of field <code>f</code>
 *   after the call minus the value of field <code>f</code> before the
 *   call is <code>delta</code>, modulo any overflow that has occurred in
 *   field <code>f</code>. Overflow occurs when a field value exceeds its
 *   range and, as a result, the next larger field is incremented or
 *   decremented and the field value is adjusted back into its range.</p>
 * 
 *   <p><strong>Add rule 2</strong>. If a smaller field is expected to be
 *   invariant, but it is impossible for it to be equal to its
 *   prior value because of changes in its minimum or maximum after field
 *   <code>f</code> is changed or other constraints, such as time zone
 *   offset changes, then its value is adjusted to be as close
 *   as possible to its expected value. A smaller field represents a
 *   smaller unit of time. <code>HOUR</code> is a smaller field than
 *   <code>DAY_OF_MONTH</code>. No adjustment is made to smaller fields
 *   that are not expected to be invariant. The calendar system
 *   determines what fields are expected to be invariant.</p>
 * </blockquote>
 * 
 * <p>In addition, unlike <code>set()</code>, <code>add()</code> forces
 * an immediate recomputation of the calendar's milliseconds and all
 * fields.</p>
 * 
 * <p><em>Example</em>: Consider a <code>GregorianCalendar</code>
 * originally set to August 31, 1999. Calling <code>add(Calendar.MONTH,
 * 13)</code> sets the calendar to September 30, 2000. <strong>Add rule
 * 1</strong> sets the <code>MONTH</code> field to September, since
 * adding 13 months to August gives September of the next year. Since
 * <code>DAY_OF_MONTH</code> cannot be 31 in September in a
 * <code>GregorianCalendar</code>, <strong>add rule 2</strong> sets the
 * <code>DAY_OF_MONTH</code> to 30, the closest possible value. Although
 * it is a smaller field, <code>DAY_OF_WEEK</code> is not adjusted by
 * rule 2, since it is expected to change when the month changes in a
 * <code>GregorianCalendar</code>.</p>
 * 
 * <p><strong><code>roll(f, delta)</code></strong> adds
 * <code>delta</code> to field <code>f</code> without changing larger
 * fields. This is equivalent to calling <code>add(f, delta)</code> with
 * the following adjustment:</p>
 * 
 * <blockquote>
 *   <p><strong>Roll rule</strong>. Larger fields are unchanged after the
 *   call. A larger field represents a larger unit of
 *   time. <code>DAY_OF_MONTH</code> is a larger field than
 *   <code>HOUR</code>.</p>
 * </blockquote>
 * 
 * <p><em>Example</em>: See {@link java.util.GregorianCalendar#roll(int, int)}.
 * 
 * <p><strong>Usage model</strong>. To motivate the behavior of
 * <code>add()</code> and <code>roll()</code>, consider a user interface
 * component with increment and decrement buttons for the month, day, and
 * year, and an underlying <code>GregorianCalendar</code>. If the
 * interface reads January 31, 1999 and the user presses the month
 * increment button, what should it read? If the underlying
 * implementation uses <code>set()</code>, it might read March 3, 1999. A
 * better result would be February 28, 1999. Furthermore, if the user
 * presses the month increment button again, it should read March 31,
 * 1999, not March 28, 1999. By saving the original date and using either
 * <code>add()</code> or <code>roll()</code>, depending on whether larger
 * fields should be affected, the user interface can behave as most users
 * will intuitively expect.</p>
 *
 * @see          java.lang.System#currentTimeMillis()
 * @see          Date
 * @see          GregorianCalendar
 * @see          TimeZone
 * @see          java.text.DateFormat
 * @version      1.88, 11/17/05
 * @author Mark Davis, David Goldsmith, Chen-Lieh Huang, Alan Liu
 * @since JDK1.1
 */
public abstract class Calendar implements Serializable, Cloneable, Comparable<Calendar> {

    // Data flow in Calendar
    // ---------------------

    // The current time is represented in two ways by Calendar: as UTC
    // milliseconds from the epoch (1 January 1970 0:00 UTC), and as local
    // fields such as MONTH, HOUR, AM_PM, etc.  It is possible to compute the
    // millis from the fields, and vice versa.  The data needed to do this
    // conversion is encapsulated by a TimeZone object owned by the Calendar.
    // The data provided by the TimeZone object may also be overridden if the
    // user sets the ZONE_OFFSET and/or DST_OFFSET fields directly. The class
    // keeps track of what information was most recently set by the caller, and
    // uses that to compute any other information as needed.

    // If the user sets the fields using set(), the data flow is as follows.
    // This is implemented by the Calendar subclass's computeTime() method.
    // During this process, certain fields may be ignored.  The disambiguation
    // algorithm for resolving which fields to pay attention to is described
    // in the class documentation.

    //   local fields (YEAR, MONTH, DATE, HOUR, MINUTE, etc.)
    //           |
    //           | Using Calendar-specific algorithm
    //           V
    //   local standard millis
    //           |
    //           | Using TimeZone or user-set ZONE_OFFSET / DST_OFFSET
    //           V
    //   UTC millis (in time data member)

    // If the user sets the UTC millis using setTime() or setTimeInMillis(),
    // the data flow is as follows.  This is implemented by the Calendar
    // subclass's computeFields() method.

    //   UTC millis (in time data member)
    //           |
    //           | Using TimeZone getOffset()
    //           V
    //   local standard millis
    //           |
    //           | Using Calendar-specific algorithm
    //           V
    //   local fields (YEAR, MONTH, DATE, HOUR, MINUTE, etc.)

    // In general, a round trip from fields, through local and UTC millis, and
    // back out to fields is made when necessary.  This is implemented by the
    // complete() method.  Resolving a partial set of fields into a UTC millis
    // value allows all remaining fields to be generated from that value.  If
    // the Calendar is lenient, the fields are also renormalized to standard
    // ranges when they are regenerated.

    /**
     * Field number for <code>get</code> and <code>set</code> indicating the
     * era, e.g., AD or BC in the Julian calendar. This is a calendar-specific
     * value; see subclass documentation.
     *
     * @see GregorianCalendar#AD
     * @see GregorianCalendar#BC
     */
    public final static int ERA = 0;

    /**
     * Field number for <code>get</code> and <code>set</code> indicating the
     * year. This is a calendar-specific value; see subclass documentation.
     */
    public final static int YEAR = 1;

    /**
     * Field number for <code>get</code> and <code>set</code> indicating the
     * month. This is a calendar-specific value. The first month of
     * the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars is
     * <code>JANUARY</code> which is 0; the last depends on the number
     * of months in a year.
     *
     * @see #JANUARY
     * @see #FEBRUARY
     * @see #MARCH
     * @see #APRIL
     * @see #MAY
     * @see #JUNE
     * @see #JULY
     * @see #AUGUST
     * @see #SEPTEMBER
     * @see #OCTOBER
     * @see #NOVEMBER
     * @see #DECEMBER
     * @see #UNDECIMBER
     */
    public final static int MONTH = 2;

    /**
     * Field number for <code>get</code> and <code>set</code> indicating the
     * week number within the current year.  The first week of the year, as
     * defined by <code>getFirstDayOfWeek()</code> and
     * <code>getMinimalDaysInFirstWeek()</code>, has value 1.  Subclasses define
     * the value of <code>WEEK_OF_YEAR</code> for days before the first week of
     * the year.
     *
     * @see #getFirstDayOfWeek
     * @see #getMinimalDaysInFirstWeek
     */
    public final static int WEEK_OF_YEAR = 3;

    /**
     * Field number for <code>get</code> and <code>set</code> indicating the
     * week number within the current month.  The first week of the month, as
     * defined by <code>getFirstDayOfWeek()</code> and
     * <code>getMinimalDaysInFirstWeek()</code>, has value 1.  Subclasses define
     * the value of <code>WEEK_OF_MONTH</code> for days before the first week of
     * the month.
     *
     * @see #getFirstDayOfWeek
     * @see #getMinimalDaysInFirstWeek
     */
    public final static int WEEK_OF_MONTH = 4;

    /**
     * Field number for <code>get</code> and <code>set</code> indicating the
     * day of the month. This is a synonym for <code>DAY_OF_MONTH</code>.
     * The first day of the month has value 1.
     *
     * @see #DAY_OF_MONTH
     */
    public final static int DATE = 5;

    /**
     * Field number for <code>get</code> and <code>set</code> indicating the
     * day of the month. This is a synonym for <code>DATE</code>.
     * The first day of the month has value 1.
     *
     * @see #DATE
     */
    public final static int DAY_OF_MONTH = 5;

    /**
     * Field number for <code>get</code> and <code>set</code> indicating the day
     * number within the current year.  The first day of the year has value 1.
     */
    public final static int DAY_OF_YEAR = 6;

    /**
     * Field number for <code>get</code> and <code>set</code> indicating the day
     * of the week.  This field takes values <code>SUNDAY</code>,
     * <code>MONDAY</code>, <code>TUESDAY</code>, <code>WEDNESDAY</code>,
     * <code>THURSDAY</code>, <code>FRIDAY</code>, and <code>SATURDAY</code>.
     *
     * @see #SUNDAY
     * @see #MONDAY
     * @see #TUESDAY
     * @see #WEDNESDAY
     * @see #THURSDAY
     * @see #FRIDAY
     * @see #SATURDAY
     */
    public final static int DAY_OF_WEEK = 7;

    /**
     * Field number for <code>get</code> and <code>set</code> indicating the
     * ordinal number of the day of the week within the current month. Together
     * with the <code>DAY_OF_WEEK</code> field, this uniquely specifies a day
     * within a month.  Unlike <code>WEEK_OF_MONTH</code> and
     * <code>WEEK_OF_YEAR</code>, this field's value does <em>not</em> depend on
     * <code>getFirstDayOfWeek()</code> or
     * <code>getMinimalDaysInFirstWeek()</code>.  <code>DAY_OF_MONTH 1</code>
     * through <code>7</code> always correspond to <code>DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH
     * 1</code>; <code>8</code> through <code>14</code> correspond to
     * <code>DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH 2</code>, and so on.
     * <code>DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH 0</code> indicates the week before
     * <code>DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH 1</code>.  Negative values count back from the
     * end of the month, so the last Sunday of a month is specified as
     * <code>DAY_OF_WEEK = SUNDAY, DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH = -1</code>.  Because
     * negative values count backward they will usually be aligned differently
     * within the month than positive values.  For example, if a month has 31
     * days, <code>DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH -1</code> will overlap
     * <code>DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH 5</code> and the end of <code>4</code>.
     *
     * @see #DAY_OF_WEEK
     * @see #WEEK_OF_MONTH
     */
    public final static int DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH = 8;

    /**
     * Field number for <code>get</code> and <code>set</code> indicating
     * whether the <code>HOUR</code> is before or after noon.
     * E.g., at 10:04:15.250 PM the <code>AM_PM</code> is <code>PM</code>.
     *
     * @see #AM
     * @see #PM
     * @see #HOUR
     */
    public final static int AM_PM = 9;

    /**
     * Field number for <code>get</code> and <code>set</code> indicating the
     * hour of the morning or afternoon. <code>HOUR</code> is used for the
     * 12-hour clock (0 - 11). Noon and midnight are represented by 0, not by 12.
     * E.g., at 10:04:15.250 PM the <code>HOUR</code> is 10.
     *
     * @see #AM_PM
     * @see #HOUR_OF_DAY
     */
    public final static int HOUR = 10;

    /**
     * Field number for <code>get</code> and <code>set</code> indicating the
     * hour of the day. <code>HOUR_OF_DAY</code> is used for the 24-hour clock.
     * E.g., at 10:04:15.250 PM the <code>HOUR_OF_DAY</code> is 22.
     *
     * @see #HOUR
     */
    public final static int HOUR_OF_DAY = 11;

    /**
     * Field number for <code>get</code> and <code>set</code> indicating the
     * minute within the hour.
     * E.g., at 10:04:15.250 PM the <code>MINUTE</code> is 4.
     */
    public final static int MINUTE = 12;

    /**
     * Field number for <code>get</code> and <code>set</code> indicating the
     * second within the minute.
     * E.g., at 10:04:15.250 PM the <code>SECOND</code> is 15.
     */
    public final static int SECOND = 13;

    /**
     * Field number for <code>get</code> and <code>set</code> indicating the
     * millisecond within the second.
     * E.g., at 10:04:15.250 PM the <code>MILLISECOND</code> is 250.
     */
    public final static int MILLISECOND = 14;

    /**
     * Field number for <code>get</code> and <code>set</code>
     * indicating the raw offset from GMT in milliseconds.
     * <p>
     * This field reflects the correct GMT offset value of the time
     * zone of this <code>Calendar</code> if the
     * <code>TimeZone</code> implementation subclass supports
     * historical GMT offset changes.
     */
    public final static int ZONE_OFFSET = 15;

    /**
     * Field number for <code>get</code> and <code>set</code> indicating the
     * daylight savings offset in milliseconds.
     * <p>
     * This field reflects the correct daylight saving offset value of
     * the time zone of this <code>Calendar</code> if the
     * <code>TimeZone</code> implementation subclass supports
     * historical Daylight Saving Time schedule changes.
     */
    public final static int DST_OFFSET = 16;

    /**
     * The number of distinct fields recognized by <code>get</code> and <code>set</code>.
     * Field numbers range from <code>0..FIELD_COUNT-1</code>.
     */
    public final static int FIELD_COUNT = 17;

    /**
     * Value of the {@link #DAY_OF_WEEK} field indicating
     * Sunday.
     */
    public final static int SUNDAY = 1;

    /**
     * Value of the {@link #DAY_OF_WEEK} field indicating
     * Monday.
     */
    public final static int MONDAY = 2;

    /**
     * Value of the {@link #DAY_OF_WEEK} field indicating
     * Tuesday.
     */
    public final static int TUESDAY = 3;

    /**
     * Value of the {@link #DAY_OF_WEEK} field indicating
     * Wednesday.
     */
    public final static int WEDNESDAY = 4;

    /**
     * Value of the {@link #DAY_OF_WEEK} field indicating
     * Thursday.
     */
    public final static int THURSDAY = 5;

    /**
     * Value of the {@link #DAY_OF_WEEK} field indicating
     * Friday.
     */
    public final static int FRIDAY = 6;

    /**
     * Value of the {@link #DAY_OF_WEEK} field indicating
     * Saturday.
     */
    public final static int SATURDAY = 7;

    /**
     * Value of the {@link #MONTH} field indicating the
     * first month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
     */
    public final static int JANUARY = 0;

    /**
     * Value of the {@link #MONTH} field indicating the
     * second month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
     */
    public final static int FEBRUARY = 1;

    /**
     * Value of the {@link #MONTH} field indicating the
     * third month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
     */
    public final static int MARCH = 2;

    /**
     * Value of the {@link #MONTH} field indicating the
     * fourth month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
     */
    public final static int APRIL = 3;

    /**
     * Value of the {@link #MONTH} field indicating the
     * fifth month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
     */
    public final static int MAY = 4;

    /**
     * Value of the {@link #MONTH} field indicating the
     * sixth month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
     */
    public final static int JUNE = 5;

    /**
     * Value of the {@link #MONTH} field indicating the
     * seventh month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
     */
    public final static int JULY = 6;

    /**
     * Value of the {@link #MONTH} field indicating the
     * eighth month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
     */
    public final static int AUGUST = 7;

    /**
     * Value of the {@link #MONTH} field indicating the
     * ninth month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
     */
    public final static int SEPTEMBER = 8;

    /**
     * Value of the {@link #MONTH} field indicating the
     * tenth month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
     */
    public final static int OCTOBER = 9;

    /**
     * Value of the {@link #MONTH} field indicating the
     * eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
     */
    public final static int NOVEMBER = 10;

    /**
     * Value of the {@link #MONTH} field indicating the
     * twelfth month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
     */
    public final static int DECEMBER = 11;

    /**
     * Value of the {@link #MONTH} field indicating the
     * thirteenth month of the year. Although <code>GregorianCalendar</code>
     * does not use this value, lunar calendars do.
     */
    public final static int UNDECIMBER = 12;

    /**
     * Value of the {@link #AM_PM} field indicating the
     * period of the day from midnight to just before noon.
     */
    public final static int AM = 0;

    /**
     * Value of the {@link #AM_PM} field indicating the
     * period of the day from noon to just before midnight.
     */
    public final static int PM = 1;

    /**
     * A style specifier for {@link #getDisplayNames(int, int, Locale)
     * getDisplayNames} indicating names in all styles, such as
     * "January" and "Jan".
     *
     * @see #SHORT
     * @see #LONG
     * @since 1.6
     */
    public static final int ALL_STYLES = 0;

    /**
     * A style specifier for {@link #getDisplayName(int, int, Locale)
     * getDisplayName} and {@link #getDisplayNames(int, int, Locale)
     * getDisplayNames} indicating a short name, such as "Jan".
     *
     * @see #LONG
     * @since 1.6
     */
    public static final int SHORT = 1;

    /**
     * A style specifier for {@link #getDisplayName(int, int, Locale)
     * getDisplayName} and {@link #getDisplayNames(int, int, Locale)
     * getDisplayNames} indicating a long name, such as "January".
     *
     * @see #SHORT
     * @since 1.6
     */
    public static final int LONG = 2;

    // Internal notes:
    // Calendar contains two kinds of time representations: current "time" in
    // milliseconds, and a set of calendar "fields" representing the current time.
    // The two representations are usually in sync, but can get out of sync
    // as follows.
    // 1. Initially, no fields are set, and the time is invalid.
    // 2. If the time is set, all fields are computed and in sync.
    // 3. If a single field is set, the time is invalid.
    // Recomputation of the time and fields happens when the object needs
    // to return a result to the user, or use a result for a computation.

    /**
     * The calendar field values for the currently set time for this calendar.
     * This is an array of <code>FIELD_COUNT</code> integers, with index values
     * <code>ERA</code> through <code>DST_OFFSET</code>.
     * @serial
     */
    protected int           fields[];

    /**
     * The flags which tell if a specified calendar field for the calendar is set.
     * A new object has no fields set.  After the first call to a method
     * which generates the fields, they all remain set after that.
     * This is an array of <code>FIELD_COUNT</code> booleans, with index values
     * <code>ERA</code> through <code>DST_OFFSET</code>.
     * @serial
     */
    protected boolean       isSet[];

    /**
     * Pseudo-time-stamps which specify when each field was set. There
     * are two special values, UNSET and COMPUTED. Values from
     * MINIMUM_USER_SET to Integer.MAX_VALUE are legal user set values.
     */
    transient private int   stamp[];

    /**
     * The currently set time for this calendar, expressed in milliseconds after
     * January 1, 1970, 0:00:00 GMT.
     * @see #isTimeSet
     * @serial
     */
    protected long          time;

    /**
     * True if then the value of <code>time</code> is valid.
     * The time is made invalid by a change to an item of <code>field[]</code>.
     * @see #time
     * @serial
     */
    protected boolean       isTimeSet;

    /**
     * True if <code>fields[]</code> are in sync with the currently set time.
     * If false, then the next attempt to get the value of a field will
     * force a recomputation of all fields from the current value of
     * <code>time</code>.
     * @serial
     */
    protected boolean       areFieldsSet;

    /**
     * True if all fields have been set.
     * @serial
     */
    transient boolean       areAllFieldsSet;

    /**
     * <code>True</code> if this calendar allows out-of-range field values during computation
     * of <code>time</code> from <code>fields[]</code>.
     * @see #setLenient
     * @see #isLenient
     * @serial
     */
    private boolean         lenient = true;

    /**
     * The <code>TimeZone</code> used by this calendar. <code>Calendar</code>
     * uses the time zone data to translate between locale and GMT time.
     * @serial
     */
    private TimeZone        zone;

    /**
     * <code>True</code> if zone references to a shared TimeZone object.
     */
    transient private boolean sharedZone = false;

    /**
     * The first day of the week, with possible values <code>SUNDAY</code>,
     * <code>MONDAY</code>, etc.  This is a locale-dependent value.
     * @serial
     */
    private int             firstDayOfWeek;

    /**
     * The number of days required for the first week in a month or year,
     * with possible values from 1 to 7.  This is a locale-dependent value.
     * @serial
     */
    private int             minimalDaysInFirstWeek;

    /**
     * Cache to hold the firstDayOfWeek and minimalDaysInFirstWeek
     * of a Locale.
     */
    private static Hashtable<Locale, int[]> cachedLocaleData = new Hashtable<Locale, int[]>(3);

    // Special values of stamp[]
    /**
     * The corresponding fields[] has no value.
     */
    private static final int        UNSET = 0;

    /**
     * The value of the corresponding fields[] has been calculated internally.
     */
    private static final int        COMPUTED = 1;

    /**
     * The value of the corresponding fields[] has been set externally. Stamp
     * values which are greater than 1 represents the (pseudo) time when the
     * corresponding fields[] value was set.
     */
    private static final int        MINIMUM_USER_STAMP = 2;

    /**
     * The mask value that represents all of the fields.
     */
    static final int ALL_FIELDS = (1 << FIELD_COUNT) - 1;

    /**
     * The next available value for <code>stamp[]</code>, an internal array.
     * This actually should not be written out to the stream, and will probably
     * be removed from the stream in the near future.  In the meantime,
     * a value of <code>MINIMUM_USER_STAMP</code> should be used.
     * @serial
     */
    private int             nextStamp = MINIMUM_USER_STAMP;

    // the internal serial version which says which version was written
    // - 0 (default) for version up to JDK 1.1.5
    // - 1 for version from JDK 1.1.6, which writes a correct 'time' value
    //     as well as compatible values for other fields.  This is a
    //     transitional format.
    // - 2 (not implemented yet) a future version, in which fields[],
    //     areFieldsSet, and isTimeSet become transient, and isSet[] is
    //     removed. In JDK 1.1.6 we write a format compatible with version 2.
    static final int        currentSerialVersion = 1;
    
    /**
     * The version of the serialized data on the stream.  Possible values:
     * <dl>
     * <dt><b>0</b> or not present on stream</dt>
     * <dd>
     * JDK 1.1.5 or earlier.
     * </dd>
     * <dt><b>1</b></dt>
     * <dd>
     * JDK 1.1.6 or later.  Writes a correct 'time' value
     * as well as compatible values for other fields.  This is a
     * transitional format.
     * </dd>
     * </dl>
     * When streaming out this class, the most recent format
     * and the highest allowable <code>serialVersionOnStream</code>
     * is written.
     * @serial
     * @since JDK1.1.6
     */
    private int             serialVersionOnStream = currentSerialVersion;

    // Proclaim serialization compatibility with JDK 1.1
    static final long       serialVersionUID = -1807547505821590642L;

    // Mask values for calendar fields
    final static int ERA_MASK		= (1 << ERA);
    final static int YEAR_MASK		= (1 << YEAR);
    final static int MONTH_MASK		= (1 << MONTH);
    final static int WEEK_OF_YEAR_MASK	= (1 << WEEK_OF_YEAR);
    final static int WEEK_OF_MONTH_MASK	= (1 << WEEK_OF_MONTH);
    final static int DAY_OF_MONTH_MASK	= (1 << DAY_OF_MONTH);
    final static int DATE_MASK		= DAY_OF_MONTH_MASK;
    final static int DAY_OF_YEAR_MASK	= (1 << DAY_OF_YEAR);
    final static int DAY_OF_WEEK_MASK	= (1 << DAY_OF_WEEK);
    final static int DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH_MASK	= (1 << DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH);
    final static int AM_PM_MASK		= (1 << AM_PM);
    final static int HOUR_MASK		= (1 << HOUR);
    final static int HOUR_OF_DAY_MASK	= (1 << HOUR_OF_DAY);
    final static int MINUTE_MASK	= (1 << MINUTE);
    final static int SECOND_MASK	= (1 << SECOND);
    final static int MILLISECOND_MASK	= (1 << MILLISECOND);
    final static int ZONE_OFFSET_MASK	= (1 << ZONE_OFFSET);
    final static int DST_OFFSET_MASK	= (1 << DST_OFFSET);

    /**
     * Constructs a Calendar with the default time zone
     * and locale.
     * @see     TimeZone#getDefault
     */
    protected Calendar()
    {
        this(TimeZone.getDefaultRef(), Locale.getDefault());
	sharedZone = true;
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a calendar with the specified time zone and locale.
     *
     * @param zone the time zone to use
     * @param aLocale the locale for the week data
     */
    protected Calendar(TimeZone zone, Locale aLocale)
    {
        fields = new int[FIELD_COUNT];
        isSet = new boolean[FIELD_COUNT];
        stamp = new int[FIELD_COUNT];

        this.zone = zone;
        setWeekCountData(aLocale);
    }

    /**
     * Gets a calendar using the default time zone and locale. The
     * <code>Calendar</code> returned is based on the current time
     * in the default time zone with the default locale.
     *
     * @return a Calendar.
     */
    public static Calendar getInstance()
    {
        Calendar cal = createCalendar(TimeZone.getDefaultRef(), Locale.getDefault());
	cal.sharedZone = true;
	return cal;
    }

    /**
     * Gets a calendar using the specified time zone and default locale.
     * The <code>Calendar</code> returned is based on the current time
     * in the given time zone with the default locale. 
     *
     * @param zone the time zone to use
     * @return a Calendar.
     */
    public static Calendar getInstance(TimeZone zone)
    {
        return createCalendar(zone, Locale.getDefault());
    }

    /**
     * Gets a calendar using the default time zone and specified locale.
     * The <code>Calendar</code> returned is based on the current time
     * in the default time zone with the given locale.
     *
     * @param aLocale the locale for the week data
     * @return a Calendar.
     */
    public static Calendar getInstance(Locale aLocale)
    {
        Calendar cal = createCalendar(TimeZone.getDefaultRef(), aLocale);
	cal.sharedZone = true;
	return cal;
    }

    /**
     * Gets a calendar with the specified time zone and locale.
     * The <code>Calendar</code> returned is based on the current time
     * in the given time zone with the given locale.
     *
     * @param zone the time zone to use
     * @param aLocale the locale for the week data
     * @return a Calendar.
     */
    public static Calendar getInstance(TimeZone zone,
				       Locale aLocale)
    {
	return createCalendar(zone, aLocale);
    }

    private static Calendar createCalendar(TimeZone zone,
					   Locale aLocale)
    {
	// If the specified locale is a Thai locale, returns a BuddhistCalendar
	// instance.
	if ("th".equals(aLocale.getLanguage())
	    && ("TH".equals(aLocale.getCountry()))) {
	    return new sun.util.BuddhistCalendar(zone, aLocale);
	} else if ("JP".equals(aLocale.getVariant())
		   && "JP".equals(aLocale.getCountry())
		   && "ja".equals(aLocale.getLanguage())) {
	    return new JapaneseImperialCalendar(zone, aLocale);
	}	    

	// else create the default calendar
        return new GregorianCalendar(zone, aLocale);	
    }

    /**
     * Returns an array of all locales for which the <code>getInstance</code>
     * methods of this class can return localized instances.
     * The array returned must contain at least a <code>Locale</code>
     * instance equal to {@link java.util.Locale#US Locale.US}.
     *
     * @return An array of locales for which localized
     *         <code>Calendar</code> instances are available.
     */
    public static synchronized Locale[] getAvailableLocales()
    {
        return DateFormat.getAvailableLocales();
    }

    /**
     * Converts the current calendar field values in {@link #fields fields[]}
     * to the millisecond time value
     * {@link #time}.
     *
     * @see #complete()
     * @see #computeFields()
     */
    protected abstract void computeTime();

    /**
     * Converts the current millisecond time value {@link #time}
     * to calendar field values in {@link #fields fields[]}.
     * This allows you to sync up the calendar field values with
     * a new time that is set for the calendar.  The time is <em>not</em>
     * recomputed first; to recompute the time, then the fields, call the
     * {@link #complete()} method.
     *
     * @see #computeTime()
     */
    protected abstract void computeFields();

    /**
     * Returns a <code>Date</code> object representing this
     * <code>Calendar</code>'s time value (millisecond offset from the <a
     * href="#Epoch">Epoch</a>").
     *
     * @return a <code>Date</code> representing the time value.
     * @see #setTime(Date)
     * @see #getTimeInMillis()
     */
    public final Date getTime() {
        return new Date(getTimeInMillis());
    }

    /**
     * Sets this Calendar's time with the given <code>Date</code>.
     * <p>
     * Note: Calling <code>setTime()</code> with
     * <code>Date(Long.MAX_VALUE)</code> or <code>Date(Long.MIN_VALUE)</code>
     * may yield incorrect field values from <code>get()</code>.
     *
     * @param date the given Date.
     * @see #getTime()
     * @see #setTimeInMillis(long)
     */
    public final void setTime(Date date) {
        setTimeInMillis(date.getTime());
    }

    /**
     * Returns this Calendar's time value in milliseconds. 
     *
     * @return the current time as UTC milliseconds from the epoch.
     * @see #getTime()
     * @see #setTimeInMillis(long)
     */
    public long getTimeInMillis() {
        if (!isTimeSet) {
	    updateTime();
	}
        return time;
    }

    /**
     * Sets this Calendar's current time from the given long value.
     *
     * @param millis the new time in UTC milliseconds from the epoch.
     * @see #setTime(Date)
     * @see #getTimeInMillis()
     */
    public void setTimeInMillis(long millis) {
	// If we don't need to recalculate the calendar field values,
	// do nothing.
	if (time == millis && isTimeSet && areFieldsSet && areAllFieldsSet
	    && (zone instanceof ZoneInfo) && !((ZoneInfo)zone).isDirty()) {
	    return;
	}
        time = millis;
        isTimeSet = true;
        areFieldsSet = false;
	computeFields();
        areAllFieldsSet = areFieldsSet = true;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the value of the given calendar field. In lenient mode,
     * all calendar fields are normalized. In non-lenient mode, all
     * calendar fields are validated and this method throws an
     * exception if any calendar fields have out-of-range values. The
     * normalization and validation are handled by the
     * {@link #complete()} method, which process is calendar
     * system dependent.
     *
     * @param field the given calendar field.
     * @return the value for the given calendar field.
     * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified field is out of range
     *             (<code>field < 0 || field >= FIELD_COUNT</code>).
     * @see #set(int,int)
     * @see #complete()
     */
    public int get(int field)
    {
        complete();
	return internalGet(field);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the value of the given calendar field. This method does
     * not involve normalization or validation of the field value.
     *
     * @param field the given calendar field.
     * @return the value for the given calendar field.
     * @see #get(int)
     */
    protected final int internalGet(int field)
    {
        return fields[field];
    }

    /**
     * Sets the value of the given calendar field. This method does
     * not affect any setting state of the field in this
     * <code>Calendar</code> instance.
     *
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified field is out of range
     *             (<code>field < 0 || field >= FIELD_COUNT</code>).
     * @see #areFieldsSet
     * @see #isTimeSet
     * @see #areAllFieldsSet
     * @see #set(int,int)
     */
    final void internalSet(int field, int value)
    {
        fields[field] = value;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the given calendar field to the given value. The value is not
     * interpreted by this method regardless of the leniency mode.
     *
     * @param field the given calendar field.
     * @param value the value to be set for the given calendar field.
     * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified field is out of range
     *             (<code>field < 0 || field >= FIELD_COUNT</code>).
     * in non-lenient mode.
     * @see #set(int,int,int)
     * @see #set(int,int,int,int,int)
     * @see #set(int,int,int,int,int,int)
     * @see #get(int)
     */
    public void set(int field, int value)
    {
	if (isLenient() && areFieldsSet && !areAllFieldsSet) {
	    computeFields();
	}
	internalSet(field, value);
        isTimeSet = false;
	areFieldsSet = false;
        isSet[field] = true;
        stamp[field] = nextStamp++;
	if (nextStamp == Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
	    adjustStamp();
	}
    }

    /**
     * Sets the values for the calendar fields <code>YEAR</code>,
     * <code>MONTH</code>, and <code>DAY_OF_MONTH</code>.
     * Previous values of other calendar fields are retained.  If this is not desired,
     * call {@link #clear()} first.
     *
     * @param year the value used to set the <code>YEAR</code> calendar field.
     * @param month the value used to set the <code>MONTH</code> calendar field.
     * Month value is 0-based. e.g., 0 for January.
     * @param date the value used to set the <code>DAY_OF_MONTH</code> calendar field.
     * @see #set(int,int)
     * @see #set(int,int,int,int,int)
     * @see #set(int,int,int,int,int,int)
     */
    public final void set(int year, int month, int date)
    {
        set(YEAR, year);
        set(MONTH, month);
        set(DATE, date);
    }

    /**
     * Sets the values for the calendar fields <code>YEAR</code>,
     * <code>MONTH</code>, <code>DAY_OF_MONTH</code>,
     * <code>HOUR_OF_DAY</code>, and <code>MINUTE</code>.
     * Previous values of other fields are retained.  If this is not desired,
     * call {@link #clear()} first.
     *
     * @param year the value used to set the <code>YEAR</code> calendar field.
     * @param month the value used to set the <code>MONTH</code> calendar field.
     * Month value is 0-based. e.g., 0 for January.
     * @param date the value used to set the <code>DAY_OF_MONTH</code> calendar field.
     * @param hourOfDay the value used to set the <code>HOUR_OF_DAY</code> calendar field.
     * @param minute the value used to set the <code>MINUTE</code> calendar field.
     * @see #set(int,int)
     * @see #set(int,int,int)
     * @see #set(int,int,int,int,int,int)
     */
    public final void set(int year, int month, int date, int hourOfDay, int minute)
    {
        set(YEAR, year);
        set(MONTH, month);
        set(DATE, date);
        set(HOUR_OF_DAY, hourOfDay);
        set(MINUTE, minute);
    }

    /**
     * Sets the values for the fields <code>YEAR</code>, <code>MONTH</code>,
     * <code>DAY_OF_MONTH</code>, <code>HOUR</code>, <code>MINUTE</code>, and
     * <code>SECOND</code>.
     * Previous values of other fields are retained.  If this is not desired,
     * call {@link #clear()} first.
     *
     * @param year the value used to set the <code>YEAR</code> calendar field.
     * @param month the value used to set the <code>MONTH</code> calendar field.
     * Month value is 0-based. e.g., 0 for January.
     * @param date the value used to set the <code>DAY_OF_MONTH</code> calendar field.
     * @param hourOfDay the value used to set the <code>HOUR_OF_DAY</code> calendar field.
     * @param minute the value used to set the <code>MINUTE</code> calendar field.
     * @param second the value used to set the <code>SECOND</code> calendar field.
     * @see #set(int,int)
     * @see #set(int,int,int)
     * @see #set(int,int,int,int,int)
     */
    public final void set(int year, int month, int date, int hourOfDay, int minute,
                          int second)
    {
        set(YEAR, year);
        set(MONTH, month);
        set(DATE, date);
        set(HOUR_OF_DAY, hourOfDay);
        set(MINUTE, minute);
        set(SECOND, second);
    }

    /**
     * Sets all the calendar field values and the time value
     * (millisecond offset from the <a href="#Epoch">Epoch</a>) of
     * this <code>Calendar</code> undefined. This means that {@link
     * #isSet(int) isSet()} will return <code>false</code> for all the
     * calendar fields, and the date and time calculations will treat
     * the fields as if they had never been set. A
     * <code>Calendar</code> implementation class may use its specific
     * default field values for date/time calculations. For example,
     * <code>GregorianCalendar</code> uses 1970 if the
     * <code>YEAR</code> field value is undefined.
     *
     * @see #clear(int)
     */
    public final void clear()
    {
	for (int i = 0; i < fields.length; ) {
	    stamp[i] = fields[i] = 0; // UNSET == 0
	    isSet[i++] = false;
	}
        areAllFieldsSet = areFieldsSet = false;
        isTimeSet = false;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the given calendar field value and the time value
     * (millisecond offset from the <a href="#Epoch">Epoch</a>) of
     * this <code>Calendar</code> undefined. This means that {@link
     * #isSet(int) isSet(field)} will return <code>false</code>, and
     * the date and time calculations will treat the field as if it
     * had never been set. A <code>Calendar</code> implementation
     * class may use the field's specific default value for date and
     * time calculations.
     *
     * <p>The {@link #HOUR_OF_DAY}, {@link #HOUR} and {@link #AM_PM}
     * fields are handled independently and the <a
     * href="#time_resolution">the resolution rule for the time of
     * day</a> is applied. Clearing one of the fields doesn't reset
     * the hour of day value of this <code>Calendar</code>. Use {@link
     * #set(int,int) set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0)} to reset the hour
     * value.
     *
     * @param field the calendar field to be cleared.
     * @see #clear()
     */
    public final void clear(int field)
    {
	fields[field] = 0;
	stamp[field] = UNSET;
	isSet[field] = false;

	areAllFieldsSet = areFieldsSet = false;
	isTimeSet = false;
    }

    /**
     * Determines if the given calendar field has a value set,
     * including cases that the value has been set by internal fields
     * calculations triggered by a <code>get</code> method call.
     *
     * @return <code>true</code> if the given calendar field has a value set;
     * <code>false</code> otherwise.
     */
    public final boolean isSet(int field)
    {
        return stamp[field] != UNSET;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the string representation of the calendar
     * <code>field</code> value in the given <code>style</code> and
     * <code>locale</code>.  If no string representation is
     * applicable, <code>null</code> is returned. This method calls
     * {@link Calendar#get(int) get(field)} to get the calendar
     * <code>field</code> value if the string representation is
     * applicable to the given calendar <code>field</code>.
     *
     * <p>For example, if this <code>Calendar</code> is a
     * <code>GregorianCalendar</code> and its date is 2005-01-01, then
     * the string representation of the {@link #MONTH} field would be
     * "January" in the long style in an English locale or "Jan" in
     * the short style. However, no string representation would be
     * available for the {@link #DAY_OF_MONTH} field, and this method
     * would return <code>null</code>.
     *
     * <p>The default implementation supports the calendar fields for
     * which a {@link DateFormatSymbols} has names in the given
     * <code>locale</code>.
     *
     * @param field
     *        the calendar field for which the string representation
     *        is returned
     * @param style
     *        the style applied to the string representation; one of
     *        {@link #SHORT} or {@link #LONG}.
     * @param locale
     *        the locale for the string representation
     * @return the string representation of the given
     *        <code>field</code> in the given <code>style</code>, or
     *        <code>null</code> if no string representation is
     *        applicable.
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException
     *        if <code>field</code> or <code>style</code> is invalid,
     *        or if this <code>Calendar</code> is non-lenient and any
     *        of the calendar fields have invalid values
     * @exception NullPointerException
     *        if <code>locale</code> is null
     * @since 1.6
     */
    public String getDisplayName(int field, int style, Locale locale) {
	if (!checkDisplayNameParams(field, style, ALL_STYLES, LONG, locale,
				    ERA_MASK|MONTH_MASK|DAY_OF_WEEK_MASK|AM_PM_MASK)) {
	    return null;
	}

	DateFormatSymbols symbols = DateFormatSymbols.getInstance(locale);
	String[] strings = getFieldStrings(field, style, symbols);
	if (strings != null) {
	    int fieldValue = get(field);
	    if (fieldValue < strings.length) {
		return strings[fieldValue];
	    }
	}
	return null;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a <code>Map</code> containing all names of the calendar
     * <code>field</code> in the given <code>style</code> and
     * <code>locale</code> and their corresponding field values. For
     * example, if this <code>Calendar</code> is a {@link
     * GregorianCalendar}, the returned map would contain "Jan" to
     * {@link #JANUARY}, "Feb" to {@link #FEBRUARY}, and so on, in the
     * {@linkplain #SHORT short} style in an English locale.
     *
     * <p>The values of other calendar fields may be taken into
     * account to determine a set of display names. For example, if
     * this <code>Calendar</code> is a lunisolar calendar system and
     * the year value given by the {@link #YEAR} field has a leap
     * month, this method would return month names containing the leap
     * month name, and month names are mapped to their values specific
     * for the year.
     *
     * <p>The default implementation supports display names contained in
     * a {@link DateFormatSymbols}. For example, if <code>field</code>
     * is {@link #MONTH} and <code>style</code> is {@link
     * #ALL_STYLES}, this method returns a <code>Map</code> containing
     * all strings returned by {@link DateFormatSymbols#getShortMonths()}
     * and {@link DateFormatSymbols#getMonths()}.
     *
     * @param field
     *        the calendar field for which the display names are returned
     * @param style
     *        the style applied to the display names; one of {@link
     *        #SHORT}, {@link #LONG}, or {@link #ALL_STYLES}.
     * @param locale
     *        the locale for the display names
     * @return a <code>Map</code> containing all display names in
     *        <code>style</code> and <code>locale</code> and their
     *        field values, or <code>null</code> if no display names
     *        are defined for <code>field</code>
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException
     *        if <code>field</code> or <code>style</code> is invalid,
     *        or if this <code>Calendar</code> is non-lenient and any
     *        of the calendar fields have invalid values
     * @exception NullPointerException
     *        if <code>locale</code> is null
     * @since 1.6
     */
    public Map<String, Integer> getDisplayNames(int field, int style, Locale locale) {
	if (!checkDisplayNameParams(field, style, ALL_STYLES, LONG, locale,
				    ERA_MASK|MONTH_MASK|DAY_OF_WEEK_MASK|AM_PM_MASK)) {
	    return null;
	}

	// ALL_STYLES
	if (style == ALL_STYLES) {
	    Map<String,Integer> shortNames = getDisplayNamesImpl(field, SHORT, locale);
	    if (field == ERA || field == AM_PM) {
		return shortNames;
	    }
	    Map<String,Integer> longNames = getDisplayNamesImpl(field, LONG, locale);
	    if (shortNames == null) {
		return longNames;
	    }
	    if (longNames != null) {
		shortNames.putAll(longNames);
	    }
	    return shortNames;
	}

	// SHORT or LONG
	return getDisplayNamesImpl(field, style, locale);
    }

    private Map<String,Integer> getDisplayNamesImpl(int field, int style, Locale locale) {
	DateFormatSymbols symbols = DateFormatSymbols.getInstance(locale);
	String[] strings = getFieldStrings(field, style, symbols);
	if (strings != null) {
	    Map<String,Integer> names = new HashMap<String,Integer>();
	    for (int i = 0; i < strings.length; i++) {
		if (strings[i].length() == 0) {
		    continue;
		}
		names.put(strings[i], i);
	    }
	    return names;
	}
	return null;
    }

    boolean checkDisplayNameParams(int field, int style, int minStyle, int maxStyle,
				   Locale locale, int fieldMask) {
	if (field < 0 || field >= fields.length ||
	    style < minStyle || style > maxStyle) {
	    throw new IllegalArgumentException();
	}
	if (locale == null) {
	    throw new NullPointerException();
	}
	return isFieldSet(fieldMask, field);
    }

    private String[] getFieldStrings(int field, int style, DateFormatSymbols symbols) {
	String[] strings = null;
	switch (field) {
	case ERA:
	    strings = symbols.getEras();
	    break;

	case MONTH:
	    strings = (style == LONG) ? symbols.getMonths() : symbols.getShortMonths();
	    break;

	case DAY_OF_WEEK:
	    strings = (style == LONG) ? symbols.getWeekdays() : symbols.getShortWeekdays();
	    break;

	case AM_PM:
	    strings = symbols.getAmPmStrings();
	    break;
	}
	return strings;
    }

    /**
     * Fills in any unset fields in the calendar fields. First, the {@link
     * #computeTime()} method is called if the time value (millisecond offset
     * from the <a href="#Epoch">Epoch</a>) has not been calculated from
     * calendar field values. Then, the {@link #computeFields()} method is
     * called to calculate all calendar field values.
     */
    protected void complete()
    {
        if (!isTimeSet)
	    updateTime();
        if (!areFieldsSet || !areAllFieldsSet) {
            computeFields(); // fills in unset fields
            areAllFieldsSet = areFieldsSet = true;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns whether the value of the specified calendar field has been set
     * externally by calling one of the setter methods rather than by the
     * internal time calculation.
     *
     * @return <code>true</code> if the field has been set externally,
     * <code>false</code> otherwise.
     * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified
     *                <code>field</code> is out of range
     *               (<code>field < 0 || field >= FIELD_COUNT</code>).
     * @see #selectFields()
     * @see #setFieldsComputed(int)
     */
    final boolean isExternallySet(int field) {
	return stamp[field] >= MINIMUM_USER_STAMP;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a field mask (bit mask) indicating all calendar fields that
     * have the state of externally or internally set.
     *
     * @return a bit mask indicating set state fields
     */
    final int getSetStateFields() {
	int mask = 0;
	for (int i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) {
	    if (stamp[i] != UNSET) {
		mask |= 1 << i;
	    }
	}
	return mask;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the state of the specified calendar fields to
     * <em>computed</em>. This state means that the specified calendar fields
     * have valid values that have been set by internal time calculation
     * rather than by calling one of the setter methods.
     *
     * @param fieldMask the field to be marked as computed.
     * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified
     *                <code>field</code> is out of range
     *               (<code>field < 0 || field >= FIELD_COUNT</code>).
     * @see #isExternallySet(int)
     * @see #selectFields()
     */
    final void setFieldsComputed(int fieldMask) {
	if (fieldMask == ALL_FIELDS) {
	    for (int i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) {
		stamp[i] = COMPUTED;
		isSet[i] = true;
	    }
	    areFieldsSet = areAllFieldsSet = true;
	} else {
	    for (int i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) {
		if ((fieldMask & 1) == 1) {
		    stamp[i] = COMPUTED;
		    isSet[i] = true;
		} else {
		    if (areAllFieldsSet && !isSet[i]) {
			areAllFieldsSet = false;
		    }
		}
		fieldMask >>>= 1;
	    }
	}
    }

    /**
     * Sets the state of the calendar fields that are <em>not</em> specified
     * by <code>fieldMask</code> to <em>unset</em>. If <code>fieldMask</code>
     * specifies all the calendar fields, then the state of this
     * <code>Calendar</code> becomes that all the calendar fields are in sync
     * with the time value (millisecond offset from the Epoch).
     *
     * @param fieldMask the field mask indicating which calendar fields are in
     * sync with the time value.
     * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified
     *                <code>field</code> is out of range
     *               (<code>field < 0 || field >= FIELD_COUNT</code>).
     * @see #isExternallySet(int)
     * @see #selectFields()
     */
    final void setFieldsNormalized(int fieldMask) {
	if (fieldMask != ALL_FIELDS) {
	    for (int i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) {
		if ((fieldMask & 1) == 0) {
		    stamp[i] = fields[i] = 0; // UNSET == 0
		    isSet[i] = false;
		}
		fieldMask >>= 1;
	    }
	}

	// Some or all of the fields are in sync with the
	// milliseconds, but the stamp values are not normalized yet.
        areFieldsSet = true;
	areAllFieldsSet = false;
    }

    /**
     * Returns whether the calendar fields are partially in sync with the time
     * value or fully in sync but not stamp values are not normalized yet.
     */
    final boolean isPartiallyNormalized() {
	return areFieldsSet && !areAllFieldsSet;
    }

    /**
     * Returns whether the calendar fields are fully in sync with the time
     * value.
     */
    final boolean isFullyNormalized() {
	return areFieldsSet && areAllFieldsSet;
    }

    /**
     * Marks this Calendar as not sync'd.
     */
    final void setUnnormalized() {
	areFieldsSet = areAllFieldsSet = false;
    }

    /**
     * Returns whether the specified <code>field</code> is on in the
     * <code>fieldMask</code>.
     */
    static final boolean isFieldSet(int fieldMask, int field) {
	return (fieldMask & (1 << field)) != 0;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a field mask indicating which calendar field values
     * to be used to calculate the time value. The calendar fields are
     * returned as a bit mask, each bit of which corresponds to a field, i.e.,
     * the mask value of <code>field</code> is <code>(1 <<
     * field)</code>. For example, 0x26 represents the <code>YEAR</code>,
     * <code>MONTH</code>, and <code>DAY_OF_MONTH</code> fields (i.e., 0x26 is
     * equal to
     * <code>(1<<YEAR)|(1<<MONTH)|(1<<DAY_OF_MONTH))</code>.
     *
     * <p>This method supports the calendar fields resolution as described in
     * the class description. If the bit mask for a given field is on and its
     * field has not been set (i.e., <code>isSet(field)</code> is
     * <code>false</code>), then the default value of the field has to be
     * used, which case means that the field has been selected because the
     * selected combination involves the field.
     *
     * @return a bit mask of selected fields
     * @see #isExternallySet(int)
     * @see #setInternallySetState(int)
     */
    final int selectFields() {
	// This implementation has been taken from the GregorianCalendar class.

	// The YEAR field must always be used regardless of its SET
	// state because YEAR is a mandatory field to determine the date
	// and the default value (EPOCH_YEAR) may change through the
	// normalization process.
	int fieldMask = YEAR_MASK;

	if (stamp[ERA] != UNSET) {
	    fieldMask |= ERA_MASK;
	}
        // Find the most recent group of fields specifying the day within
        // the year.  These may be any of the following combinations:
        //   MONTH + DAY_OF_MONTH
        //   MONTH + WEEK_OF_MONTH + DAY_OF_WEEK
        //   MONTH + DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH + DAY_OF_WEEK
        //   DAY_OF_YEAR
        //   WEEK_OF_YEAR + DAY_OF_WEEK
        // We look for the most recent of the fields in each group to determine
        // the age of the group.  For groups involving a week-related field such
        // as WEEK_OF_MONTH, DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH, or WEEK_OF_YEAR, both the
        // week-related field and the DAY_OF_WEEK must be set for the group as a
        // whole to be considered.  (See bug 4153860 - liu 7/24/98.)
        int dowStamp = stamp[DAY_OF_WEEK];
        int monthStamp = stamp[MONTH];
        int domStamp = stamp[DAY_OF_MONTH];
        int womStamp = aggregateStamp(stamp[WEEK_OF_MONTH], dowStamp);
        int dowimStamp = aggregateStamp(stamp[DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH], dowStamp);
        int doyStamp = stamp[DAY_OF_YEAR];
        int woyStamp = aggregateStamp(stamp[WEEK_OF_YEAR], dowStamp);

        int bestStamp = domStamp;
        if (womStamp > bestStamp) {
	    bestStamp = womStamp;
	}
        if (dowimStamp > bestStamp) {
	    bestStamp = dowimStamp;
	}
        if (doyStamp > bestStamp) {
	    bestStamp = doyStamp;
	}
        if (woyStamp > bestStamp) {
	    bestStamp = woyStamp;
	}

        /* No complete combination exists.  Look for WEEK_OF_MONTH,
         * DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH, or WEEK_OF_YEAR alone.  Treat DAY_OF_WEEK alone
         * as DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH.
         */
        if (bestStamp == UNSET) {
            womStamp = stamp[WEEK_OF_MONTH];
            dowimStamp = Math.max(stamp[DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH], dowStamp);
            woyStamp = stamp[WEEK_OF_YEAR];
            bestStamp = Math.max(Math.max(womStamp, dowimStamp), woyStamp);

            /* Treat MONTH alone or no fields at all as DAY_OF_MONTH.  This may
             * result in bestStamp = domStamp = UNSET if no fields are set,
             * which indicates DAY_OF_MONTH.
             */
            if (bestStamp == UNSET) {
                bestStamp = domStamp = monthStamp;
            }
        }

        if (bestStamp == domStamp ||
           (bestStamp == womStamp && stamp[WEEK_OF_MONTH] >= stamp[WEEK_OF_YEAR]) ||
           (bestStamp == dowimStamp && stamp[DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH] >= stamp[WEEK_OF_YEAR])) {
	    fieldMask |= MONTH_MASK;
            if (bestStamp == domStamp) {
		fieldMask |= DAY_OF_MONTH_MASK;
            } else {
		assert (bestStamp == womStamp || bestStamp == dowimStamp);
                if (dowStamp != UNSET) {
		    fieldMask |= DAY_OF_WEEK_MASK;
                }
                if (bestStamp == womStamp) {
		    fieldMask |= WEEK_OF_MONTH_MASK;
                } else {
		    assert (bestStamp == dowimStamp);
		    if (stamp[DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH] != UNSET) {
			fieldMask |= DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH_MASK;
		    }
		}
	    }
        } else {
            assert (bestStamp == doyStamp || bestStamp == woyStamp ||
		    bestStamp == UNSET);
            if (bestStamp == doyStamp) {
		fieldMask |= DAY_OF_YEAR_MASK;
            } else {
		assert (bestStamp == woyStamp);
                if (dowStamp != UNSET) {
		    fieldMask |= DAY_OF_WEEK_MASK;
                }
		fieldMask |= WEEK_OF_YEAR_MASK;
	    }
	}

        // Find the best set of fields specifying the time of day.  There
        // are only two possibilities here; the HOUR_OF_DAY or the
        // AM_PM and the HOUR.
        int hourOfDayStamp = stamp[HOUR_OF_DAY];
        int hourStamp = aggregateStamp(stamp[HOUR], stamp[AM_PM]);
        bestStamp = (hourStamp > hourOfDayStamp) ? hourStamp : hourOfDayStamp;

	// if bestStamp is still UNSET, then take HOUR or AM_PM. (See 4846659)
	if (bestStamp == UNSET) {
	    bestStamp = Math.max(stamp[HOUR], stamp[AM_PM]);
	}

        // Hours
        if (bestStamp != UNSET) {
            if (bestStamp == hourOfDayStamp) {
		fieldMask |= HOUR_OF_DAY_MASK;
            } else {
		fieldMask |= HOUR_MASK;
		if (stamp[AM_PM] != UNSET) {
		    fieldMask |= AM_PM_MASK;
		}
            }
        }
	if (stamp[MINUTE] != UNSET) {
	    fieldMask |= MINUTE_MASK;
	}
	if (stamp[SECOND] != UNSET) {
	    fieldMask |= SECOND_MASK;
	}
	if (stamp[MILLISECOND] != UNSET) {
	    fieldMask |= MILLISECOND_MASK;
	}
	if (stamp[ZONE_OFFSET] >= MINIMUM_USER_STAMP) {
		fieldMask |= ZONE_OFFSET_MASK;
	}
	if (stamp[DST_OFFSET] >= MINIMUM_USER_STAMP) {
	    fieldMask |= DST_OFFSET_MASK;
	}

	return fieldMask;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the pseudo-time-stamp for two fields, given their
     * individual pseudo-time-stamps.  If either of the fields
     * is unset, then the aggregate is unset.  Otherwise, the
     * aggregate is the later of the two stamps.
     */
    private static final int aggregateStamp(int stamp_a, int stamp_b) {
	if (stamp_a == UNSET || stamp_b == UNSET) {
	    return UNSET;
	}
        return (stamp_a > stamp_b) ? stamp_a : stamp_b;
    }

    /**
     * Compares this <code>Calendar</code> to the specified
     * <code>Object</code>.  The result is <code>true</code> if and only if
     * the argument is a <code>Calendar</code> object of the same calendar
     * system that represents the same time value (millisecond offset from the
     * <a href="#Epoch">Epoch</a>) under the same
     * <code>Calendar</code> parameters as this object.
     *
     * <p>The <code>Calendar</code> parameters are the values represented
     * by the <code>isLenient</code>, <code>getFirstDayOfWeek</code>,
     * <code>getMinimalDaysInFirstWeek</code> and <code>getTimeZone</code>
     * methods. If there is any difference in those parameters
     * between the two <code>Calendar</code>s, this method returns
     * <code>false</code>.
     *
     * <p>Use the {@link #compareTo(Calendar) compareTo} method to
     * compare only the time values.
     *
     * @param obj the object to compare with.
     * @return <code>true</code> if this object is equal to <code>obj</code>;
     * <code>false</code> otherwise.
     */
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        if (this == obj)
            return true;
	try {
	    Calendar that = (Calendar)obj;
	    return compareTo(getMillisOf(that)) == 0 &&
		lenient == that.lenient &&
		firstDayOfWeek == that.firstDayOfWeek &&
		minimalDaysInFirstWeek == that.minimalDaysInFirstWeek &&
		zone.equals(that.zone);
	} catch (Exception e) {
	    // Note: GregorianCalendar.computeTime throws
	    // IllegalArgumentException if the ERA value is invalid
	    // even it's in lenient mode.
	}
	return false;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a hash code for this calendar.
     *
     * @return a hash code value for this object. 
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public int hashCode() {
	// 'otheritems' represents the hash code for the previous versions.
	int otheritems = (lenient ? 1 : 0)
            | (firstDayOfWeek << 1)
            | (minimalDaysInFirstWeek << 4)
            | (zone.hashCode() << 7);
	long t = getMillisOf(this);
	return (int) t ^ (int)(t >> 32) ^ otheritems;
    }

    /**
     * Returns whether this <code>Calendar</code> represents a time
     * before the time represented by the specified
     * <code>Object</code>. This method is equivalent to:
     * <pre><blockquote>
     *         compareTo(when) < 0
     * </blockquote></pre>
     * if and only if <code>when</code> is a <code>Calendar</code>
     * instance. Otherwise, the method returns <code>false</code>.
     *
     * @param when the <code>Object</code> to be compared
     * @return <code>true</code> if the time of this
     * <code>Calendar</code> is before the time represented by
     * <code>when</code>; <code>false</code> otherwise.
     * @see	#compareTo(Calendar)
     */
    public boolean before(Object when) {
	return when instanceof Calendar
	    && compareTo((Calendar)when) < 0;
    }

    /**
     * Returns whether this <code>Calendar</code> represents a time
     * after the time represented by the specified
     * <code>Object</code>. This method is equivalent to:
     * <pre><blockquote>
     *         compareTo(when) > 0
     * </blockquote></pre>
     * if and only if <code>when</code> is a <code>Calendar</code>
     * instance. Otherwise, the method returns <code>false</code>.
     *
     * @param when the <code>Object</code> to be compared
     * @return <code>true</code> if the time of this <code>Calendar</code> is
     * after the time represented by <code>when</code>; <code>false</code>
     * otherwise.
     * @see	#compareTo(Calendar)
     */
    public boolean after(Object when) {
	return when instanceof Calendar
	    && compareTo((Calendar)when) > 0;
    }

    /**
     * Compares the time values (millisecond offsets from the <a
     * href="#Epoch">Epoch</a>) represented by two
     * <code>Calendar</code> objects.
     *
     * @param anotherCalendar the <code>Calendar</code> to be compared.
     * @return the value <code>0</code> if the time represented by the argument
     * is equal to the time represented by this <code>Calendar</code>; a value
     * less than <code>0</code> if the time of this <code>Calendar</code> is
     * before the time represented by the argument; and a value greater than
     * <code>0</code> if the time of this <code>Calendar</code> is after the
     * time represented by the argument.
     * @exception NullPointerException if the specified <code>Calendar</code> is
     *            <code>null</code>.
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the time value of the
     * specified <code>Calendar</code> object can't be obtained due to
     * any invalid calendar values.
     * @since   1.5
     */
    public int compareTo(Calendar anotherCalendar) {
	return compareTo(getMillisOf(anotherCalendar));
    }

    /**
     * Adds or subtracts the specified amount of time to the given calendar field,
     * based on the calendar's rules. For example, to subtract 5 days from
     * the current time of the calendar, you can achieve it by calling:
     * <p><code>add(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, -5)</code>.
     *
     * @param field the calendar field.
     * @param amount the amount of date or time to be added to the field.
     * @see #roll(int,int)
     * @see #set(int,int)
     */
    abstract public void add(int field, int amount);

    /**
     * Adds or subtracts (up/down) a single unit of time on the given time 
     * field without changing larger fields. For example, to roll the current 
     * date up by one day, you can achieve it by calling:
     * <p>roll(Calendar.DATE, true).
     * When rolling on the year or Calendar.YEAR field, it will roll the year
     * value in the range between 1 and the value returned by calling
     * <code>getMaximum(Calendar.YEAR)</code>.
     * When rolling on the month or Calendar.MONTH field, other fields like
     * date might conflict and, need to be changed. For instance,
     * rolling the month on the date 01/31/96 will result in 02/29/96.
     * When rolling on the hour-in-day or Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY field, it will
     * roll the hour value in the range between 0 and 23, which is zero-based.
     *
     * @param field the time field.
     * @param up indicates if the value of the specified time field is to be
     * rolled up or rolled down. Use true if rolling up, false otherwise.
     * @see Calendar#add(int,int)
     * @see Calendar#set(int,int)
     */
    abstract public void roll(int field, boolean up);

    /**
     * Adds the specified (signed) amount to the specified calendar field
     * without changing larger fields.  A negative amount means to roll
     * down.
     *
     * <p>NOTE:  This default implementation on <code>Calendar</code> just repeatedly calls the
     * version of {@link #roll(int,boolean) roll()} that rolls by one unit.  This may not
     * always do the right thing.  For example, if the <code>DAY_OF_MONTH</code> field is 31,
     * rolling through February will leave it set to 28.  The <code>GregorianCalendar</code>
     * version of this function takes care of this problem.  Other subclasses
     * should also provide overrides of this function that do the right thing.
     *
     * @param field the calendar field.
     * @param amount the signed amount to add to the calendar <code>field</code>.
     * @since 1.2
     * @see #roll(int,boolean)
     * @see #add(int,int)
     * @see #set(int,int)
     */
    public void roll(int field, int amount)
    {
        while (amount > 0) {
            roll(field, true);
            amount--;
        }
        while (amount < 0) {
            roll(field, false);
            amount++;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Sets the time zone with the given time zone value.
     *
     * @param value the given time zone.
     */
    public void setTimeZone(TimeZone value)
    {
        zone = value;
	sharedZone = false;
        /* Recompute the fields from the time using the new zone.  This also
         * works if isTimeSet is false (after a call to set()).  In that case
         * the time will be computed from the fields using the new zone, then
         * the fields will get recomputed from that.  Consider the sequence of
         * calls: cal.setTimeZone(EST); cal.set(HOUR, 1); cal.setTimeZone(PST).
         * Is cal set to 1 o'clock EST or 1 o'clock PST?  Answer: PST.  More
         * generally, a call to setTimeZone() affects calls to set() BEFORE AND
         * AFTER it up to the next call to complete().
         */
        areAllFieldsSet = areFieldsSet = false;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the time zone.
     *
     * @return the time zone object associated with this calendar.
     */
    public TimeZone getTimeZone()
    {
	// If the TimeZone object is shared by other Calendar instances, then
	// create a clone.
	if (sharedZone) {
	    zone = (TimeZone) zone.clone();
	    sharedZone = false;
	}
        return zone;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the time zone (without cloning).
     */
    TimeZone getZone() {
	return zone;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the sharedZone flag to <code>shared</code>.
     */
    void setZoneShared(boolean shared) {
	sharedZone = shared;
    }

    /**
     * Specifies whether or not date/time interpretation is to be lenient.  With
     * lenient interpretation, a date such as "February 942, 1996" will be
     * treated as being equivalent to the 941st day after February 1, 1996.
     * With strict (non-lenient) interpretation, such dates will cause an exception to be
     * thrown. The default is lenient.
     *
     * @param lenient <code>true</code> if the lenient mode is to be turned
     * on; <code>false</code> if it is to be turned off.
     * @see #isLenient()
     * @see java.text.DateFormat#setLenient
     */
    public void setLenient(boolean lenient)
    {
        this.lenient = lenient;
    }

    /**
     * Tells whether date/time interpretation is to be lenient.
     *
     * @return <code>true</code> if the interpretation mode of this calendar is lenient;
     * <code>false</code> otherwise.
     * @see #setLenient(boolean)
     */
    public boolean isLenient()
    {
        return lenient;
    }

    /**
     * Sets what the first day of the week is; e.g., <code>SUNDAY</code> in the U.S.,
     * <code>MONDAY</code> in France.
     *
     * @param value the given first day of the week.
     * @see #getFirstDayOfWeek()
     * @see #getMinimalDaysInFirstWeek()
     */
    public void setFirstDayOfWeek(int value)
    {
	if (firstDayOfWeek == value) {
	    return;
	}
        firstDayOfWeek = value;
	invalidateWeekFields();
    }

    /**
     * Gets what the first day of the week is; e.g., <code>SUNDAY</code> in the U.S.,
     * <code>MONDAY</code> in France.
     *
     * @return the first day of the week.
     * @see #setFirstDayOfWeek(int)
     * @see #getMinimalDaysInFirstWeek()
     */
    public int getFirstDayOfWeek()
    {
        return firstDayOfWeek;
    }

    /**
     * Sets what the minimal days required in the first week of the year are;
     * For example, if the first week is defined as one that contains the first
     * day of the first month of a year, call this method with value 1. If it
     * must be a full week, use value 7.
     *
     * @param value the given minimal days required in the first week
     * of the year.
     * @see #getMinimalDaysInFirstWeek()
     */
    public void setMinimalDaysInFirstWeek(int value)
    {
        if (minimalDaysInFirstWeek == value) {
	    return;
	}
        minimalDaysInFirstWeek = value;
	invalidateWeekFields();
    }

    /**
     * Gets what the minimal days required in the first week of the year are;
     * e.g., if the first week is defined as one that contains the first day
     * of the first month of a year, this method returns 1. If
     * the minimal days required must be a full week, this method
     * returns 7.
     *
     * @return the minimal days required in the first week of the year.
     * @see #setMinimalDaysInFirstWeek(int)
     */
    public int getMinimalDaysInFirstWeek()
    {
        return minimalDaysInFirstWeek;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the minimum value for the given calendar field of this
     * <code>Calendar</code> instance. The minimum value is defined as
     * the smallest value returned by the {@link #get(int) get} method
     * for any possible time value.  The minimum value depends on
     * calendar system specific parameters of the instance.
     *
     * @param field the calendar field.
     * @return the minimum value for the given calendar field.
     * @see #getMaximum(int)
     * @see #getGreatestMinimum(int)
     * @see #getLeastMaximum(int)
     * @see #getActualMinimum(int)
     * @see #getActualMaximum(int)
     */
    abstract public int getMinimum(int field);

    /**
     * Returns the maximum value for the given calendar field of this
     * <code>Calendar</code> instance. The maximum value is defined as
     * the largest value returned by the {@link #get(int) get} method
     * for any possible time value. The maximum value depends on
     * calendar system specific parameters of the instance.
     *
     * @param field the calendar field.
     * @return the maximum value for the given calendar field.
     * @see #getMinimum(int)
     * @see #getGreatestMinimum(int)
     * @see #getLeastMaximum(int)
     * @see #getActualMinimum(int)
     * @see #getActualMaximum(int)
     */
    abstract public int getMaximum(int field);

    /**
     * Returns the highest minimum value for the given calendar field
     * of this <code>Calendar</code> instance. The highest minimum
     * value is defined as the largest value returned by {@link
     * #getActualMinimum(int)} for any possible time value. The
     * greatest minimum value depends on calendar system specific
     * parameters of the instance.
     *
     * @param field the calendar field.
     * @return the highest minimum value for the given calendar field.
     * @see #getMinimum(int)
     * @see #getMaximum(int)
     * @see #getLeastMaximum(int)
     * @see #getActualMinimum(int)
     * @see #getActualMaximum(int)
     */
    abstract public int getGreatestMinimum(int field);

    /**
     * Returns the lowest maximum value for the given calendar field
     * of this <code>Calendar</code> instance. The lowest maximum
     * value is defined as the smallest value returned by {@link
     * #getActualMaximum(int)} for any possible time value. The least
     * maximum value depends on calendar system specific parameters of
     * the instance. For example, a <code>Calendar</code> for the
     * Gregorian calendar system returns 28 for the
     * <code>DAY_OF_MONTH</code> field, because the 28th is the last
     * day of the shortest month of this calendar, February in a
     * common year.
     *
     * @param field the calendar field.
     * @return the lowest maximum value for the given calendar field.
     * @see #getMinimum(int)
     * @see #getMaximum(int)
     * @see #getGreatestMinimum(int)
     * @see #getActualMinimum(int)
     * @see #getActualMaximum(int)
     */
    abstract public int getLeastMaximum(int field);

    /**
     * Returns the minimum value that the specified calendar field
     * could have, given the time value of this <code>Calendar</code>.
     *
     * <p>The default implementation of this method uses an iterative
     * algorithm to determine the actual minimum value for the
     * calendar field. Subclasses should, if possible, override this
     * with a more efficient implementation - in many cases, they can
     * simply return <code>getMinimum()</code>.
     *
     * @param field the calendar field
     * @return the minimum of the given calendar field for the time
     * value of this <code>Calendar</code>
     * @see #getMinimum(int)
     * @see #getMaximum(int)
     * @see #getGreatestMinimum(int)
     * @see #getLeastMaximum(int)
     * @see #getActualMaximum(int)
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public int getActualMinimum(int field) {
        int fieldValue = getGreatestMinimum(field);
        int endValue = getMinimum(field);

        // if we know that the minimum value is always the same, just return it
        if (fieldValue == endValue) {
            return fieldValue;
        }

        // clone the calendar so we don't mess with the real one, and set it to
        // accept anything for the field values
        Calendar work = (Calendar)this.clone();
        work.setLenient(true);

        // now try each value from getLeastMaximum() to getMaximum() one by one until
        // we get a value that normalizes to another value.  The last value that
        // normalizes to itself is the actual minimum for the current date
        int result = fieldValue;

        do {
            work.set(field, fieldValue);
            if (work.get(field) != fieldValue) {
                break;
            } else {
                result = fieldValue;
                fieldValue--;
            }
        } while (fieldValue >= endValue);

        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the maximum value that the specified calendar field
     * could have, given the time value of this
     * <code>Calendar</code>. For example, the actual maximum value of
     * the <code>MONTH</code> field is 12 in some years, and 13 in
     * other years in the Hebrew calendar system.
     *
     * <p>The default implementation of this method uses an iterative
     * algorithm to determine the actual maximum value for the
     * calendar field. Subclasses should, if possible, override this
     * with a more efficient implementation.
     *
     * @param field the calendar field
     * @return the maximum of the given calendar field for the time
     * value of this <code>Calendar</code>
     * @see #getMinimum(int)
     * @see #getMaximum(int)
     * @see #getGreatestMinimum(int)
     * @see #getLeastMaximum(int)
     * @see #getActualMinimum(int)
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public int getActualMaximum(int field) {
        int fieldValue = getLeastMaximum(field);
        int endValue = getMaximum(field);

        // if we know that the maximum value is always the same, just return it.
        if (fieldValue == endValue) {
            return fieldValue;
        }

        // clone the calendar so we don't mess with the real one, and set it to
        // accept anything for the field values.
        Calendar work = (Calendar)this.clone();
        work.setLenient(true);

        // if we're counting weeks, set the day of the week to Sunday.  We know the
        // last week of a month or year will contain the first day of the week.
        if (field == WEEK_OF_YEAR || field == WEEK_OF_MONTH)
            work.set(DAY_OF_WEEK, firstDayOfWeek);

        // now try each value from getLeastMaximum() to getMaximum() one by one until
        // we get a value that normalizes to another value.  The last value that
        // normalizes to itself is the actual maximum for the current date
        int result = fieldValue;

        do {
            work.set(field, fieldValue);
            if (work.get(field) != fieldValue) {
                break;
            } else {
                result = fieldValue;
                fieldValue++;
            }
        } while (fieldValue <= endValue);

        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Creates and returns a copy of this object.
     *
     * @return a copy of this object.
     */
    public Object clone()
    {
        try {
            Calendar other = (Calendar) super.clone();

            other.fields = new int[FIELD_COUNT];
            other.isSet = new boolean[FIELD_COUNT];
            other.stamp = new int[FIELD_COUNT];
	    for (int i = 0; i < FIELD_COUNT; i++) {
		other.fields[i] = fields[i];
		other.stamp[i] = stamp[i];
		other.isSet[i] = isSet[i];
	    }
            other.zone = (TimeZone) zone.clone();
            return other;
        }
        catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
            // this shouldn't happen, since we are Cloneable
            throw new InternalError();
        }
    }

    private static final String[] FIELD_NAME = {
        "ERA", "YEAR", "MONTH", "WEEK_OF_YEAR", "WEEK_OF_MONTH", "DAY_OF_MONTH",
        "DAY_OF_YEAR", "DAY_OF_WEEK", "DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH", "AM_PM", "HOUR",
        "HOUR_OF_DAY", "MINUTE", "SECOND", "MILLISECOND", "ZONE_OFFSET",
        "DST_OFFSET"
    };

    /**
     * Returns the name of the specified calendar field.
     *
     * @param field the calendar field
     * @return the calendar field name
     * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if <code>field</code> is negative,
     * equal to or greater then <code>FIELD_COUNT</code>.
     */
    static final String getFieldName(int field) {
	return FIELD_NAME[field];
    }

    /**
     * Return a string representation of this calendar. This method 
     * is intended to be used only for debugging purposes, and the 
     * format of the returned string may vary between implementations. 
     * The returned string may be empty but may not be <code>null</code>.
     * 
     * @return  a string representation of this calendar.
     */
    public String toString() {
	// NOTE: BuddhistCalendar.toString() interprets the string
	// produced by this method so that the Gregorian year number
	// is substituted by its B.E. year value. It relies on
	// "...,YEAR=<year>,..." or "...,YEAR=?,...".
        StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder(800);
        buffer.append(getClass().getName()).append('[');
	appendValue(buffer, "time", isTimeSet, time);
        buffer.append(",areFieldsSet=").append(areFieldsSet);
        buffer.append(",areAllFieldsSet=").append(areAllFieldsSet);
        buffer.append(",lenient=").append(lenient);
        buffer.append(",zone=").append(zone);
        appendValue(buffer, ",firstDayOfWeek", true, (long) firstDayOfWeek);
        appendValue(buffer, ",minimalDaysInFirstWeek", true, (long) minimalDaysInFirstWeek);
        for (int i = 0; i < FIELD_COUNT; ++i) {
            buffer.append(',');
	    appendValue(buffer, FIELD_NAME[i], isSet(i), (long) fields[i]);
        }
        buffer.append(']');
        return buffer.toString();
    }

    // =======================privates===============================

    private static final void appendValue(StringBuilder sb, String item, boolean valid, long value) {
	sb.append(item).append('=');
	if (valid) {
	    sb.append(value);
	} else {
	    sb.append('?');
	}
    }

    /**
     * Both firstDayOfWeek and minimalDaysInFirstWeek are locale-dependent.
     * They are used to figure out the week count for a specific date for
     * a given locale. These must be set when a Calendar is constructed.
     * @param desiredLocale the given locale.
     */
    private void setWeekCountData(Locale desiredLocale)
    {
	/* try to get the Locale data from the cache */
	int[] data = cachedLocaleData.get(desiredLocale);
	if (data == null) {  /* cache miss */
	    ResourceBundle bundle = LocaleData.getCalendarData(desiredLocale);
	    data = new int[2];
	    data[0] = Integer.parseInt(bundle.getString("firstDayOfWeek"));
	    data[1] = Integer.parseInt(bundle.getString("minimalDaysInFirstWeek"));
	    cachedLocaleData.put(desiredLocale, data);
	}
	firstDayOfWeek = data[0];
	minimalDaysInFirstWeek = data[1];
    }

    /**
     * Recomputes the time and updates the status fields isTimeSet
     * and areFieldsSet.  Callers should check isTimeSet and only
     * call this method if isTimeSet is false.
     */
    private void updateTime() {
        computeTime();
	// The areFieldsSet and areAllFieldsSet values are no longer
	// controlled here (as of 1.5).
        isTimeSet = true;
    }

    private int compareTo(long t) {
	long thisTime = getMillisOf(this);
	return (thisTime > t) ? 1 : (thisTime == t) ? 0 : -1;
    }

    private static final long getMillisOf(Calendar calendar) {
	if (calendar.isTimeSet) {
	    return calendar.time;
	}
	Calendar cal = (Calendar) calendar.clone();
	cal.setLenient(true);
	return cal.getTimeInMillis();
    }

    /**
     * Adjusts the stamp[] values before nextStamp overflow. nextStamp
     * is set to the next stamp value upon the return.
     */
    private final void adjustStamp() {
	int max = MINIMUM_USER_STAMP;
	int newStamp = MINIMUM_USER_STAMP;

	for (;;) {
	    int min = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
	    for (int i = 0; i < stamp.length; i++) {
		int v = stamp[i];
		if (v >= newStamp && min > v) {
		    min = v;
		}
		if (max < v) {
		    max = v;
		}
	    }
	    if (max != min && min == Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
		break;
	    }
	    for (int i = 0; i < stamp.length; i++) {
		if (stamp[i] == min) {
		    stamp[i] = newStamp;
		}
	    }
	    newStamp++;
	    if (min == max) {
		break;
	    }
	}
	nextStamp = newStamp;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the WEEK_OF_MONTH and WEEK_OF_YEAR fields to new values with the
     * new parameter value if they have been calculated internally.
     */
    private void invalidateWeekFields()
    {
	if (stamp[WEEK_OF_MONTH] != COMPUTED &&
	    stamp[WEEK_OF_YEAR] != COMPUTED) {
	    return;
	}

	// We have to check the new values of these fields after changing
	// firstDayOfWeek and/or minimalDaysInFirstWeek. If the field values
	// have been changed, then set the new values. (4822110)
	Calendar cal = (Calendar) clone();
	cal.setLenient(true);
	cal.clear(WEEK_OF_MONTH);
	cal.clear(WEEK_OF_YEAR);

	if (stamp[WEEK_OF_MONTH] == COMPUTED) {
	    int weekOfMonth = cal.get(WEEK_OF_MONTH);
	    if (fields[WEEK_OF_MONTH] != weekOfMonth) {
		fields[WEEK_OF_MONTH] = weekOfMonth;
	    }
	}

	if (stamp[WEEK_OF_YEAR] == COMPUTED) {
	    int weekOfYear = cal.get(WEEK_OF_YEAR);
	    if (fields[WEEK_OF_YEAR] != weekOfYear) {
		fields[WEEK_OF_YEAR] = weekOfYear;
	    }
	}
    }

    /**
     * Save the state of this object to a stream (i.e., serialize it).
     *
     * Ideally, <code>Calendar</code> would only write out its state data and
     * the current time, and not write any field data out, such as
     * <code>fields[]</code>, <code>isTimeSet</code>, <code>areFieldsSet</code>,
     * and <code>isSet[]</code>.  <code>nextStamp</code> also should not be part
     * of the persistent state. Unfortunately, this didn't happen before JDK 1.1
     * shipped. To be compatible with JDK 1.1, we will always have to write out
     * the field values and state flags.  However, <code>nextStamp</code> can be
     * removed from the serialization stream; this will probably happen in the
     * near future.
     */
    private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream stream)
         throws IOException
    {
        // Try to compute the time correctly, for the future (stream
        // version 2) in which we don't write out fields[] or isSet[].
        if (!isTimeSet) {
            try {
                updateTime();
            }
            catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {}
        }

	// If this Calendar has a ZoneInfo, save it and set a
	// SimpleTimeZone equivalent (as a single DST schedule) for
	// backward compatibility.
	TimeZone savedZone = null;
	if (zone instanceof ZoneInfo) {
	    SimpleTimeZone stz = ((ZoneInfo)zone).getLastRuleInstance();
	    if (stz == null) {
		stz = new SimpleTimeZone(zone.getRawOffset(), zone.getID());
	    }
	    savedZone = zone;
	    zone = stz;
	}

        // Write out the 1.1 FCS object.
        stream.defaultWriteObject();

	// Write out the ZoneInfo object
	// 4802409: we write out even if it is null, a temporary workaround
	// the real fix for bug 4844924 in corba-iiop
	stream.writeObject(savedZone);
	if (savedZone != null) {
	    zone = savedZone;
	}
    }

    /**
     * Reconstitutes this object from a stream (i.e., deserialize it).
     */
    private void readObject(ObjectInputStream stream)
         throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException
    {
	final ObjectInputStream input = stream;
        input.defaultReadObject();

        stamp = new int[FIELD_COUNT];

        // Starting with version 2 (not implemented yet), we expect that
        // fields[], isSet[], isTimeSet, and areFieldsSet may not be
        // streamed out anymore.  We expect 'time' to be correct.
        if (serialVersionOnStream >= 2)
        {
            isTimeSet = true;
            if (fields == null) fields = new int[FIELD_COUNT];
            if (isSet == null) isSet = new boolean[FIELD_COUNT];
        }
        else if (serialVersionOnStream >= 0)
        {
            for (int i=0; i<FIELD_COUNT; ++i)
                stamp[i] = isSet[i] ? COMPUTED : UNSET;
        }

        serialVersionOnStream = currentSerialVersion;

	// If there's a ZoneInfo object, use it for zone.
	try {
	    ZoneInfo zi = (ZoneInfo) AccessController.doPrivileged(
		new PrivilegedExceptionAction() {
		    public Object run() throws Exception {
			return input.readObject();
		    }
		});
	    if (zi != null) {
		zone = zi;
	    }
	} catch (Exception e) {
	}

	// If the deserialized object has a SimpleTimeZone, try to
	// replace it with a ZoneInfo equivalent (as of 1.4) in order
	// to be compatible with the SimpleTimeZone-based
	// implementation as much as possible.
	if (zone instanceof SimpleTimeZone) {
	    String id = zone.getID();
	    TimeZone zi = TimeZone.getTimeZone(id);
	    if (zi != null && zi.hasSameRules(zone) && zi.getID().equals(id)) {
		zone = zi;
	    }
	}
    }
}