com.partnersoft.data

Class Date

java.lang.Object

com.partnersoft.data.Date

All Implemented Interfaces:

Immutable, java.lang.Comparable

public class Date
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable, Immutable

A representation of a date as day, month, and year.

This class is designed as a simpler alternative to Date, which has a number of problems, not the least of which is the fact that Date is really a representation of a date and time.

Copyright 1997-2006 Partner Software, Inc.

Author:

Paul Reavis

See Also:

DateAndTime, Time

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.text.DateFormat	format
static java.lang.String	formatPattern SimpleDateFormat pattern used by DateAndTime.format

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Date() Creates a Date object representing the current Date.
Date(java.util.Date date) Creates a Date object from the given java.util.Date representation.
Date(java.sql.Date sqlDate)
Date(long millis) Creates a Date object for the given milliseconds.
Date(java.lang.String dateString) Creates a Date object from the given String representation.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compareTo(java.lang.Object nother)
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object nother)
java.sql.Date	toJavaSqlDate()
java.sql.Timestamp	toJavaSqlTimestamp()
java.util.Date	toJavaUtilDate() Returns this date represented as a Date object.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a String in the standard format representing the Date.
java.lang.String	toString(java.lang.String formatString) Returns a String in the specific format representing the Date.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

formatPattern

public static final java.lang.String formatPattern

SimpleDateFormat pattern used by DateAndTime.format

See Also:

Constant Field Values

format

public static final java.text.DateFormat format

Constructor Detail

Date

public Date()

Creates a Date object representing the current Date.

Date

public Date(long millis)

Creates a Date object for the given milliseconds.

Date

public Date(java.lang.String dateString)

Creates a Date object from the given String representation. Uses the format to parse it.

Parameters:

dateString -

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if it's a bad String.

Date

public Date(java.util.Date date)

Creates a Date object from the given java.util.Date representation.

Parameters:

date -

Date

public Date(java.sql.Date sqlDate)

Method Detail

toJavaUtilDate

public java.util.Date toJavaUtilDate()

Returns this date represented as a Date object.

toJavaSqlTimestamp

public java.sql.Timestamp toJavaSqlTimestamp()

toJavaSqlDate

public java.sql.Date toJavaSqlDate()

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object nother)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object nother)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a String in the standard format representing the Date.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

toString

public java.lang.String toString(java.lang.String formatString)

Returns a String in the specific format representing the Date.