--- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/time/LocalDate.java Tue Nov 17 15:29:21 2015 +0100
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/time/LocalDate.java Tue Nov 17 10:44:22 2015 -0500
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.time.chrono.ChronoLocalDate;
-import java.time.chrono.Era;
+import java.time.chrono.IsoEra;
import java.time.chrono.IsoChronology;
import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
import java.time.format.DateTimeParseException;
@@ -732,15 +732,12 @@
* Users of this class should typically ignore this method as it exists primarily
* to fulfill the {@link ChronoLocalDate} contract where it is necessary to support
* the Japanese calendar system.
- * <p>
- * The returned era will be a singleton capable of being compared with the constants
- * in {@link IsoChronology} using the {@code ==} operator.
*
- * @return the {@code IsoChronology} era constant applicable at this date, not null
+ * @return the IsoEra applicable at this date, not null
*/
@Override // override for Javadoc
- public Era getEra() {
- return ChronoLocalDate.super.getEra();
+ public IsoEra getEra() {
+ return (getYear() >= 1 ? IsoEra.CE : IsoEra.BCE);
}
/**