B. To provide a mechanism for querying specific information from temporal objects. Here's a breakdown of why this is the answer and the other options are not as relevant: Querying Information: The TemporalQueries interface defines a strategy for extracting specific pieces of information from temporal objects (objects representing dates, times, or time zones). You can use this interface to query for various fields like year, month, day of month, or specific offsets within a time zone. Not for Manipulation: While temporal objects can be manipulated using methods like plusDays() or withHour(), the TemporalQueries interface is specifically for querying information without directly modifying the temporal object itself. Calendar Systems: The TemporalQueries interface doesn't directly deal with representing different calendar systems. Java provides separate classes like ChronoLocalDate for handling non-ISO calendar systems. Formatting: Formatting temporal objects for display is handled by the DateTimeFormatter class. TemporalQueries focuses on extracting information for calculations or other logic. Example: Java LocalDate today = LocalDate.now(); int year = today.query(TemporalQueries.year()); boolean isLeapYear = today.isLeapYear(); // Alternative way to check leap year System.out.println("Year: " + year); In this example, we use the query() method with TemporalQueries.year() to extract the year from the today object. This demonstrates how the TemporalQueries interface allows you to retrieve specific information from temporal objects.
