| java.lang.Object
 java.util.Date
| Constructor Summary | |
| public | Date()
Initializes this Date instance to the current date and time. | | public | Date(int year, int month, int day)
Constructs a new Date initialized to midnight in the default TimeZone on
the specified date. | | public | Date(int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute)
Constructs a new Date initialized to the specified date and time in the
default TimeZone. | | public | Date(int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute, int second)
Constructs a new Date initialized to the specified date and time in the
default TimeZone. | | public | Date(long milliseconds)
Initializes this Date instance using the specified millisecond value. | | public | Date(String string)
Constructs a new Date initialized to the date and time parsed from the
specified String. |
| Method Summary | |
| public static long | UTC(int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute, int second)
Answers the millisecond value of the specified date and time in GMT. | | public boolean | after(Date date)
Answers if this Date is after the specified Date. | | public boolean | before(Date date)
Boolean indication of whether or not this Date occurs
earlier than the Date argument. | | public Object | clone()
Answers a new Date with the same millisecond value as this Date. | | public int | compareTo(Date date)
Compare the receiver to the specified Date to determine the relative
ordering. | | public boolean | equals(Object object)
Compares the specified object to this Date and answer if they are equal. | | public int | getDate()
Answers the gregorian calendar day of the month for this Date object. | | public int | getDay()
Answers the gregorian calendar day of the week for this Date object. | | public int | getHours()
Answers the gregorian calendar hour of the day for this Date object. | | public int | getMinutes()
Answers the gregorian calendar minute of the hour for this Date object. | | public int | getMonth()
Answers the gregorian calendar month for this Date object. | | public int | getSeconds()
Answers the gregorian calendar second of the minute for this Date object. | | public long | getTime()
Answers this Date as a millisecond value. | | public int | getTimezoneOffset()
Answers the timezone offset in minutes of the default TimeZone. | | public int | getYear()
Answers the gregorian calendar year since 1900 for this Date object. | | public int | hashCode()
Answers an integer hash code for the receiver. | | public static long | parse(String string)
Answers the millisecond value of the date and time parsed from the
specified String. | | public void | setDate(int day)
Sets the gregorian calendar day of the month for this Date object. | | public void | setHours(int hour)
Sets the gregorian calendar hour of the day for this Date object. | | public void | setMinutes(int minute)
Sets the gregorian calendar minute of the hour for this Date object. | | public void | setMonth(int month)
Sets the gregorian calendar month for this Date object. | | public void | setSeconds(int second)
Sets the gregorian calendar second of the minute for this Date object. | | public void | setTime(long milliseconds)
Sets this Date to the specified millisecond value. | | public void | setYear(int year)
Sets the gregorian calendar year since 1900 for this Date object. | | public String | toGMTString()
| | public String | toLocaleString()
Answers the string representation of this Date for the current Locale. | | public String | toString()
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| Date | | public Date()(Code) | | Initializes this Date instance to the current date and time.
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| Date | | public Date(int year, int month, int day)(Code) | | Constructs a new Date initialized to midnight in the default TimeZone on
the specified date.
Parameters:
year - the year, 0 is 1900
Parameters:
month - the month, 0 - 11
Parameters:
day - the day of the month, 1 - 31 |
| Date | | public Date(int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute)(Code) | | Constructs a new Date initialized to the specified date and time in the
default TimeZone.
Parameters:
year - the year, 0 is 1900
Parameters:
month - the month, 0 - 11
Parameters:
day - the day of the month, 1 - 31
Parameters:
hour - the hour of day, 0 - 23
Parameters:
minute - the minute of the hour, 0 - 59 |
| Date | | public Date(int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute, int second)(Code) | | Constructs a new Date initialized to the specified date and time in the
default TimeZone.
Parameters:
year - the year, 0 is 1900
Parameters:
month - the month, 0 - 11
Parameters:
day - the day of the month, 1 - 31
Parameters:
hour - the hour of day, 0 - 23
Parameters:
minute - the minute of the hour, 0 - 59
Parameters:
second - the second of the minute, 0 - 59 |
| Date | | public Date(long milliseconds)(Code) | | Initializes this Date instance using the specified millisecond value. The
value is the number of milliseconds since Jan. 1, 1970 GMT.
Parameters:
milliseconds - the number of milliseconds since Jan. 1, 1970 GMT |
| Date | | public Date(String string)(Code) | | Constructs a new Date initialized to the date and time parsed from the
specified String.
Parameters:
string - the String to parse |
| UTC | | public static long UTC(int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute, int second)(Code) | | Answers the millisecond value of the specified date and time in GMT.
Parameters:
year - the year, 0 is 1900
Parameters:
month - the month, 0 - 11
Parameters:
day - the day of the month, 1 - 31
Parameters:
hour - the hour of day, 0 - 23
Parameters:
minute - the minute of the hour, 0 - 59
Parameters:
second - the second of the minute, 0 - 59 long |
| after | | public boolean after(Date date)(Code) | | Answers if this Date is after the specified Date.
Parameters:
date - a Date instance to compare true if this Date is after the specified Date, false otherwise |
| before | | public boolean before(Date date)(Code) | | Boolean indication of whether or not this Date occurs
earlier than the Date argument.
Parameters:
date - a Date instance to compare true if this Date occurs earlierthan date, otherwise false |
| compareTo | | public int compareTo(Date date)(Code) | | Compare the receiver to the specified Date to determine the relative
ordering.
Parameters:
date - a Date an int < 0 if this Date is less than the specified Date, 0 ifthey are equal, and > 0 if this Date is greater |
| equals | | public boolean equals(Object object)(Code) | | Compares the specified object to this Date and answer if they are equal.
The object must be an instance of Date and have the same millisecond
value.
Parameters:
object - the object to compare with this object true if the specified object is equal to this Date, falseotherwise
See Also: Date.hashCode |
| getDate | | public int getDate()(Code) | | Answers the gregorian calendar day of the month for this Date object.
the day of the month |
| getDay | | public int getDay()(Code) | | Answers the gregorian calendar day of the week for this Date object.
the day of the week |
| getHours | | public int getHours()(Code) | | Answers the gregorian calendar hour of the day for this Date object.
the hour of the day |
| getMinutes | | public int getMinutes()(Code) | | Answers the gregorian calendar minute of the hour for this Date object.
the minutes |
| getMonth | | public int getMonth()(Code) | | Answers the gregorian calendar month for this Date object.
the month |
| getSeconds | | public int getSeconds()(Code) | | Answers the gregorian calendar second of the minute for this Date object.
the seconds |
| getTime | | public long getTime()(Code) | | Answers this Date as a millisecond value. The value is the number of
milliseconds since Jan. 1, 1970 GMT.
the number of milliseconds since Jan. 1, 1970 GMT. |
| getTimezoneOffset | | public int getTimezoneOffset()(Code) | | Answers the timezone offset in minutes of the default TimeZone.
the timezone offset in minutes of the default TimeZone |
| getYear | | public int getYear()(Code) | | Answers the gregorian calendar year since 1900 for this Date object.
the year - 1900 |
| hashCode | | public int hashCode()(Code) | | Answers an integer hash code for the receiver. Objects which are equal
answer the same value for this method.
the receiver's hash
See Also: Date.equals |
| parse | | public static long parse(String string)(Code) | | Answers the millisecond value of the date and time parsed from the
specified String. Many date/time formats are recognized, including IETF
standard syntax, i.e. Tue, 22 Jun 1999 12:16:00 GMT-0500
Parameters:
string - the String to parse the millisecond value parsed from the String |
| setDate | | public void setDate(int day)(Code) | | Sets the gregorian calendar day of the month for this Date object.
Parameters:
day - the day of the month |
| setHours | | public void setHours(int hour)(Code) | | Sets the gregorian calendar hour of the day for this Date object.
Parameters:
hour - the hour of the day |
| setMinutes | | public void setMinutes(int minute)(Code) | | Sets the gregorian calendar minute of the hour for this Date object.
Parameters:
minute - the minutes |
| setMonth | | public void setMonth(int month)(Code) | | Sets the gregorian calendar month for this Date object.
Parameters:
month - the month |
| setSeconds | | public void setSeconds(int second)(Code) | | Sets the gregorian calendar second of the minute for this Date object.
Parameters:
second - the seconds |
| setTime | | public void setTime(long milliseconds)(Code) | | Sets this Date to the specified millisecond value. The value is the
number of milliseconds since Jan. 1, 1970 GMT.
Parameters:
milliseconds - the number of milliseconds since Jan. 1, 1970 GMT. |
| setYear | | public void setYear(int year)(Code) | | Sets the gregorian calendar year since 1900 for this Date object.
Parameters:
year - the year since 1900 |
| toGMTString | | public String toGMTString()(Code) | | Answers the string representation of this Date in GMT in the format: 22
Jun 1999 13:02:00 GMT
the string representation of this Date in GMT |
| toLocaleString | | public String toLocaleString()(Code) | | Answers the string representation of this Date for the current Locale.
the string representation of this Date for the current Locale |
| toString | | public String toString()(Code) | | Answers the string representation of this Date in the format: Tue Jun 22
13:07:00 GMT 1999
the string representation of this Date |
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