org.exolab.castor.types
Class Date
- java.io.Serializable
Describe an XML schema Date.
The format is defined by W3C XML Schema Recommendation and ISO8601
i.e
(-)CCYY-MM-DD(Z|(+|-)hh:mm)
Date()
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Date(String date) - Constructs a date from a string
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Date(java.util.Date dateRef) - This constructor is used to convert a java.util.Date into
a new org.exolab.castor.types.Date
Note : all the information concerning the time part of
the java.util.Date is lost since a W3C Schema Date only represents
CCYY-MM-YY
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Date(short[] values) - Constructs a XML Schema Date instance given all the values of
the different fields.
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short | getHour()
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short | getMilli()
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short | getMinute()
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short | getSeconds()
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short[] | getValues() - Returns an array of short with all the fields that describe
this Date type.
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static Object | parse(String str) - parse a String and convert it into an java.lang.Object
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static Date | parseDate(String str) - parse a String and convert it into a Date.
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void | setHour(short hour)
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void | setMilliSecond(short millisecond)
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void | setMinute(short minute)
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void | setSecond(short second)
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void | setValues(short[] values) - Sets all the fields by reading the values in an array
if a Time Zone is specificied it has to be set by using
setZone .
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java.util.Date | toDate() - converts this Date into a local java Date.
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String | toString() - convert this Date to a string
The format is defined by W3C XML Schema recommendation and ISO8601
i.e (+|-)CCYY-MM-DD
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addDuration , compareTo , equal , equals , getCentury , getDay , getHour , getMilli , getMinute , getMonth , getSeconds , getValues , getYear , getZoneHour , getZoneMinute , hashCode , isLeap , isNegative , isUTC , isZoneNegative , normalize , setCentury , setDay , setHour , setMilliSecond , setMinute , setMonth , setNegative , setSecond , setSecond , setUTC , setValues , setYear , setZone , setZoneHour , setZoneMinute , setZoneNegative , toCalendar , toDate |
DATE_FORMAT
public static final String DATE_FORMAT
The Date Format
Date
public Date(String date)
throws java.text.ParseException
Constructs a date from a string
date
- the string representing the date
Date
public Date(java.util.Date dateRef)
This constructor is used to convert a java.util.Date into
a new org.exolab.castor.types.Date
Note : all the information concerning the time part of
the java.util.Date is lost since a W3C Schema Date only represents
CCYY-MM-YY
Date
public Date(short[] values)
Constructs a XML Schema Date instance given all the values of
the different fields.
By default a Date is not UTC and is local.
values
- an array of shorts that represent the different fields of Time.
getValues
public short[] getValues()
Returns an array of short with all the fields that describe
this Date type.
Note:the time zone is not included.
- getValues in interface DateTimeBase
- an array of short with all the fields that describe
this Date type.
parse
public static Object parse(String str)
throws ParseException
parse a String and convert it into an java.lang.Object
str
- the string to parse
- an Object represented by the string
parseDate
public static Date parseDate(String str)
throws ParseException
parse a String and convert it into a Date.
str
- the string to parse
- the Date represented by the string
setValues
public void setValues(short[] values)
Sets all the fields by reading the values in an array
if a Time Zone is specificied it has to be set by using
setZone
.
- setValues in interface DateTimeBase
values
- an array of shorts with the values
the array is supposed to be of length 4 and ordered like
the following:
toDate
public java.util.Date toDate()
converts this Date into a local java Date.
- toDate in interface DateTimeBase
- a local date representing this Date.
toString
public String toString()
convert this Date to a string
The format is defined by W3C XML Schema recommendation and ISO8601
i.e (+|-)CCYY-MM-DD
- a string representing this Date
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