org.openepics.cable.services

Class DateUtil

java.lang.Object

org.openepics.cable.services.DateUtil

public class DateUtil
extends Object

This contains some utility methods that deal with dates.

Author:

Sunil Sah

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	DATE_FORMAT_STRING date format string that displays only date without time

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Date	clearTime(Date date) Returns the given date with the time part set to 0.
static boolean	equalIgnoreTime(Date date1, Date date2) Compares the given dates for equality, ignoring time portion of the dates.
static String	format(Date date) Formats the date to a string using the DATE_FORMAT_STRING format.
static Date	parse(String string) Parses the string using the DATE_FORMAT_STRING format.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

DATE_FORMAT_STRING

public static final String DATE_FORMAT_STRING

date format string that displays only date without time

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

parse

public static Date parse(String string)
                  throws ParseException

Parses the string using the DATE_FORMAT_STRING format.

Parameters:

string - the string to parse

Returns:

the date or null if input string is null

Throws:

ParseException - if string cannot be parsed

format

public static String format(Date date)

Formats the date to a string using the DATE_FORMAT_STRING format.

Parameters:

date - the date to format

Returns:

the string or null if date is null

equalIgnoreTime

public static boolean equalIgnoreTime(Date date1,
                                      Date date2)

Compares the given dates for equality, ignoring time portion of the dates.

Parameters:

date1 - the first date

date2 - the second date

Returns:

true if dates are equal, else false.

clearTime

public static Date clearTime(Date date)

Returns the given date with the time part set to 0.

Parameters:

date - the date

Returns:

the updated date