abs.ixi.client.util

Class DateUtils

java.lang.Object

abs.ixi.client.util.DateUtils

public class DateUtils
extends Object

Utility class to offer convenience methods around Date and Calendar objects.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT
static long	MILS_IN_8_HOUR
static long	MILS_IN_A_DAY
static long	MILS_IN_A_HOUR
static int	WEEK_DAYS

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DateUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static long	addMinutesToEpoch(int minutes)
static Calendar	calendar(long mills)
static Calendar	calendar(Timestamp t)
static int	calendarDay(String day)
static Calendar	calendarWithEndOfDayTime()
static Calendar	calendarWithStartOfDayTime()
static Calendar	currentTime()
static long	currentTimeInMiles()
static Timestamp	currentTimestamp()
static Date	date(String date)
static Date	date(String date, String format)
static String	displayTime(long mills) returns messenger style display time.
static String	displayTime0(long mills) returns messenger style display time.
static String	getCurrentTime()
static String	getCurrentTimeString()
static Date	getDateTime(String dateTimeString, String pattern)
static Date	getDateTime(String dateTimeString, String pattern, TimeZone timeZone)
static String	getDisplayTime(long mills)
static String	getTimeString(Date date, TimeZone timeZone, String pattern)
static String	monthAndYear(Calendar c)
static Date	now()
static Calendar	roll(int field, int amount, Calendar c)
static Timestamp	roll(int field, int amount, Timestamp t)
static Calendar	setEndOfDayTime(Calendar cal)
static Calendar	setStartOfDayTime(Calendar cal)
static String	shortMonthAndDate(Calendar c)
static String	shortMonthAndDate(long millis)
static Timestamp	timestamp(Calendar cal)
static Date	today()
static Date	yesterday() Returns current date minus one day

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT

public static final String DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT

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Constant Field Values

WEEK_DAYS

public static final int WEEK_DAYS

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Constant Field Values

MILS_IN_A_HOUR

public static final long MILS_IN_A_HOUR

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Constant Field Values

MILS_IN_8_HOUR

public static final long MILS_IN_8_HOUR

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Constant Field Values

MILS_IN_A_DAY

public static final long MILS_IN_A_DAY

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

DateUtils

public DateUtils()

Method Detail

setStartOfDayTime

public static Calendar setStartOfDayTime(Calendar cal)

setEndOfDayTime

public static Calendar setEndOfDayTime(Calendar cal)

calendarWithStartOfDayTime

public static Calendar calendarWithStartOfDayTime()

calendarWithEndOfDayTime

public static Calendar calendarWithEndOfDayTime()

calendarDay

public static int calendarDay(String day)

now

public static final Date now()

today

public static final Date today()

currentTime

public static final Calendar currentTime()

yesterday

public static final Date yesterday()

Returns current date minus one day

Returns:

Date date

date

public static final Date date(String date)
                       throws ParseException

Throws:

ParseException

date

public static final Date date(String date,
                              String format)
                       throws ParseException

Throws:

ParseException

displayTime0

public static final String displayTime0(long mills)

returns messenger style display time. The input mills must be positive number

Parameters:

mills - mills

Returns:

String string

displayTime

public static final String displayTime(long mills)

returns messenger style display time. The input mills must be positive number

Parameters:

mills - mills

Returns:

String string

timestamp

public static final Timestamp timestamp(Calendar cal)

currentTimestamp

public static final Timestamp currentTimestamp()

currentTimeInMiles

public static final long currentTimeInMiles()

calendar

public static final Calendar calendar(Timestamp t)

roll

public static final Timestamp roll(int field,
                                   int amount,
                                   Timestamp t)

roll

public static final Calendar roll(int field,
                                  int amount,
                                  Calendar c)

shortMonthAndDate

public static String shortMonthAndDate(Calendar c)

shortMonthAndDate

public static String shortMonthAndDate(long millis)

monthAndYear

public static String monthAndYear(Calendar c)

getCurrentTimeString

public static String getCurrentTimeString()

addMinutesToEpoch

public static long addMinutesToEpoch(int minutes)

getCurrentTime

public static String getCurrentTime()

Returns:

time string from the current date object. Method takes default timezone and locale from the system

getDisplayTime

public static String getDisplayTime(long mills)

calendar

public static final Calendar calendar(long mills)

Parameters:

mills - mills

Returns:

Calendar object initialized with the mills given.

getTimeString

public static String getTimeString(Date date,
                                   TimeZone timeZone,
                                   String pattern)

getDateTime

public static Date getDateTime(String dateTimeString,
                               String pattern)
                        throws ParseException

Throws:

ParseException

getDateTime

public static Date getDateTime(String dateTimeString,
                               String pattern,
                               TimeZone timeZone)
                        throws ParseException

Throws:

ParseException