| java.lang.Object
 org.lateralnz.common.util.DateUtils
| DateUtils | | final public class DateUtils implements Constants(Code) | | date formatting utilities
author:
J R Briggs |
| Method Summary | |
| final public static Date | add(Date date, int field, int amount)
add a value to a particular field (ie. | | final public static Date | addDays(Date date, int days)
| | final public static Date | applyTime(Date d, String time)
| | final public static String | formatDate(String callerClassName, Date d, String pattern)
| | final public static String | formatDate(String callerClassName, Date d, Locale locale, String pattern)
| | final public static String | getCurrentMonthAsString()
Get a string representation of the month+year of current date. | | final public static List | getDateRangeList(Date start, Date end)
get a list of date objects starting from 'start' and finishing -before- 'end'. | | final public static int | getDaysBetween(Date d1, Date d2)
| | final public static String | getShortDay(int dayOfWeek)
get a string representation of a day of week (eg. | | final public static String | getShortDay(Date date)
| | final public static Date | getStartOfWeek(Date d)
| | final public static boolean | isEqualUsingPattern(String callerClassName, Date d1, Date d2, String pattern)
| | final public static boolean | isEqualUsingPattern(String callerClassName, Date d1, Date d2, Locale locale, String pattern)
| | final public static Date | parseDate(String callerClassName, String s, String pattern)
| | final public static Date | parseDate(String callerClassName, String s, Locale locale, String pattern)
| | final public static Date | setTime(String callerClassName, Date d, String time, String timeformat)
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| BEGINNING_OF_TIME | | public static Date BEGINNING_OF_TIME(Code) | | a constant representing the beginning of time (or 01/01/0001)
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| DAY_DATE_FORMAT | | final public static String DAY_DATE_FORMAT(Code) | | a constant format string for the day
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| END_OF_TIME | | public static Date END_OF_TIME(Code) | | a constant representing the end of time (or 31/12/9999)
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| FRI | | final public static String FRI(Code) | | a constant representing "Fri"
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| MON | | final public static String MON(Code) | | a constant representing "Mon"
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| MONTH_DATE_FORMAT | | final public static String MONTH_DATE_FORMAT(Code) | | a constant format string for the month
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| ONE_DAY_IN_MILLISECONDS | | final public static long ONE_DAY_IN_MILLISECONDS(Code) | | a constant for the number of milliseconds in a day
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| REVERSE_DATE_FORMAT | | final public static String REVERSE_DATE_FORMAT(Code) | | a constant format string for the reverse data (yyyyMMdd)
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| REVERSE_DATE_TIME_FORMAT | | final public static String REVERSE_DATE_TIME_FORMAT(Code) | | a constant format string for the date and tim (yyyyMMddhhmmss)
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| SAT | | final public static String SAT(Code) | | a constant representing "Sat"
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| SUN | | final public static String SUN(Code) | | a constant representing "Sun"
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| THURS | | final public static String THURS(Code) | | a constant representing "Thurs"
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| TUES | | final public static String TUES(Code) | | a constant representing "Tues"
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| WED | | final public static String WED(Code) | | a constant representing "Wed"
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| YEAR_DATE_FORMAT | | final public static String YEAR_DATE_FORMAT(Code) | | a constant format string for the year
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| add | | final public static Date add(Date date, int field, int amount)(Code) | | add a value to a particular field (ie. day, month, year) of a date. Note: if you
want to subtract, then add -1, -2, etc
Parameters:
date - the date object to add to
Parameters:
field - the field of the date (see Calendar for fields)
Parameters:
amount - the amount to add (or subtract if a negative number) a new date object |
| addDays | | final public static Date addDays(Date date, int days)(Code) | | add a number of days to a date (basically a wrapper call to "add")
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| applyTime | | final public static Date applyTime(Date d, String time)(Code) | | apply a string time value to a date object
Parameters:
d - the date object to apply time to
Parameters:
time - the time to apply as one of "hh", "hhmm" or "hhmmss" |
| formatDate | | final public static String formatDate(String callerClassName, Date d, String pattern)(Code) | | converts a date object into a string representation using a cached simpledateformat
Parameters:
callerClassName - the class of the object calling this method (used for caching)
Parameters:
d - the date to convert
Parameters:
pattern - the date format to use |
| formatDate | | final public static String formatDate(String callerClassName, Date d, Locale locale, String pattern)(Code) | | converts a date object into a string representation using a cached simpledateformat
Parameters:
callerClassName - the class of the object calling this method (used for caching)
Parameters:
d - the date to convert
Parameters:
locale - the locale to use in conversion
Parameters:
pattern - the date format to use |
| getCurrentMonthAsString | | final public static String getCurrentMonthAsString()(Code) | | Get a string representation of the month+year of current date.
For instance, if it's "15/07/2003", this method returns "072003".
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| getDateRangeList | | final public static List getDateRangeList(Date start, Date end)(Code) | | get a list of date objects starting from 'start' and finishing -before- 'end'.
Note: start must be after end
Parameters:
start - the date to start with
Parameters:
end - the date to end with |
| getDaysBetween | | final public static int getDaysBetween(Date d1, Date d2)(Code) | | |
| getShortDay | | final public static String getShortDay(int dayOfWeek)(Code) | | get a string representation of a day of week (eg. "Mon", "Tues", etc)
a string representation of the day |
| getShortDay | | final public static String getShortDay(Date date)(Code) | | get a string representation of the day of the week the specified date represents
Parameters:
date - the date object to use |
| getStartOfWeek | | final public static Date getStartOfWeek(Date d)(Code) | | get the first day of the week based upon the specified date (looks backwards from the
date specified until it finds the monday)
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| isEqualUsingPattern | | final public static boolean isEqualUsingPattern(String callerClassName, Date d1, Date d2, String pattern) throws ParseException(Code) | | returns true if two dates are equal using a particular date pattern
Parameters:
callerClassName - the class of the object calling this method (used for caching)
Parameters:
d1 - the first date
Parameters:
d2 - the second date
Parameters:
pattern - the date format to compare the two date objects by |
| isEqualUsingPattern | | final public static boolean isEqualUsingPattern(String callerClassName, Date d1, Date d2, Locale locale, String pattern) throws ParseException(Code) | | returns true if two dates are equal using a particular date pattern
Parameters:
callerClassName - the class of the object calling this method (used for caching)
Parameters:
d1 - the first date
Parameters:
d2 - the second date
Parameters:
locale - the locale to use when comparing the dates
Parameters:
pattern - the date format to compare the two date objects by |
| parseDate | | final public static Date parseDate(String callerClassName, String s, String pattern) throws ParseException(Code) | | turns a string representation of a date into a date object using a cached format
Parameters:
callerClassName - the class of the object calling this method (used for caching)
Parameters:
s - the string date to convert
Parameters:
pattern - the date format to use |
| parseDate | | final public static Date parseDate(String callerClassName, String s, Locale locale, String pattern) throws ParseException(Code) | | turns a string representation of a date into a date object using a cached format
Parameters:
callerClassName - the class of the object calling this method (used for caching)
Parameters:
s - the string date to convert
Parameters:
locale - the locale to use in conversion
Parameters:
pattern - the date format to use |
| setTime | | final public static Date setTime(String callerClassName, Date d, String time, String timeformat) throws ParseException(Code) | | takes a date object and sets a time value against it
Parameters:
callerClassName - the class of the object calling this method (used for caching)
Parameters:
d - the date object to use
Parameters:
time - the string representation of the time to set on the date object
Parameters:
timeformat - the format of the time |
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