JDFDate (JDFLibJ 2.1.6.5 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.cip4.jdflib.util.JDFDate

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable<java.lang.Object>, java.util.Comparator<JDFDate>
```
public class JDFDate
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable<java.lang.Object>, java.lang.Cloneable, java.util.Comparator<JDFDate>
```
class to manipulate date and time according to ISO 8601
the date and time are in local time with the respective time zone specified

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static java.lang.String`	`DATEISO`
`static java.lang.String`	`DATENUMERIC_DDMM`
`static java.lang.String`	`DATENUMERIC_MMDD`
`static java.lang.String`	`DATETIMEISO`
`static java.lang.String`	`DATETIMEISO_0` iso - seconds are 0
`static java.lang.String`	`DATETIMEISO_00` iso - seconds + minutes are 0
`static java.lang.String`	`DATETIMEISO_000` iso - seconds + minutes + hours are 0
`static java.lang.String`	`DATETIMEISO_MILLI`
`static java.lang.String`	`DATETIMENUMERIC_DDMM`
`static java.lang.String`	`DATETIMENUMERIC_MMDD`
`static java.lang.String`	`DATETIMEREADABLE`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`JDFDate()` Allocates a `JDFDate` object and initializes it so that it represents the time at which it was allocated, measured to the nearest millisecond.
`JDFDate(JDFDate other)`
`JDFDate(long iTime)` Allocates a `JDFDate` object and initializes it so that it represents the time point, expressed in milliseconds after January 1, 1970, 0:00:00 GMT.
`JDFDate(java.lang.String strDateTime)` Allocates a `JDFDate` object and initializes it so that the JDFDate represents a date set by `strDateTime` Format of `strDateTime`
`JDFDate(java.lang.String strDateTime, int defaultHour, int defaultMinute)`

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`JDFDate`	`addOffset(int seconds, int minutes, int hours, int days)` add a given offset to this note: multiple calls stack
`boolean`	`after(JDFDate other)` Deprecated. use isLater
`boolean`	`after(long other)` true, if this is after other
`boolean`	`before(JDFDate other)` Deprecated. use isEarlier
`boolean`	`before(long other)` true, if this is before other
`JDFDate`	`clone()`
`int`	`compare(JDFDate d0, JDFDate d1)`
`int`	`compareTo(java.lang.Object arg0)`
`static JDFDate`	`createDate(java.lang.String date)` factory style constructor that catches all exceptions and returns null if date is invalid
`JDFDate`	`createDateFromDuration(JDFDuration duration, int hour, int minute)` create a date with a relative offset defined in duration
`boolean`	`equals(java.lang.Object other)` Compares two JDFDates for equality. The result is `true` if and only if the argument is not `null` and is a `JDFDate` object that represents the same point in time, to the millisecond, as this object.
`java.util.GregorianCalendar`	`getCalendar()`
`java.lang.String`	`getDateISO()` the date formated as defined in ISO 8601 the date is in local time with the respective time zone specified
`java.lang.String`	`getDateTime()` returns the date and time of this in none ISO pattern 'yyyyMMddHHmmss'
`java.lang.String`	`getDateTimeISO()` format the date and time as an ISO 8601 conform String the date and time are in local time with the respective time zone specified
`java.lang.String`	`getDateTimeISOBD()` Deprecated. use @see `getDateISO()`
`int`	`getDay()` get the day of month as an integer
`static int`	`getDefaultHour()`
`java.lang.String`	`getFormattedDateTime(java.lang.String format)` returns the date and time of this in nonean arbitrary pattern
`int`	`getHour()`
`int`	`getMinute()`
`int`	`getMonth()` get the month as an integer
`int`	`getSecond()`
`java.util.Date`	`getTime()` Deprecated.
`long`	`getTimeInMillis()` get the time in milliseconds
`java.lang.String`	`getTimeISO()` format the time into a ISO conform String the time is in local time
`java.lang.String`	`getTimeZoneISO()` the TimeZone as spezified in ISO 8601 +/-10:00 for example
`int`	`getTimeZoneOffsetInMillis()`
`int`	`getYear()` get the year as an integer
`int`	`hashCode()` hashCode complements equals() to fulfill the equals/hashCode contract
`boolean`	`isEarlier(JDFDate x)` Tests if this date is before the specified date.
`boolean`	`isLater(JDFDate x)` Tests if this date is after the specified date.
`static boolean`	`isWantISOMilliseconds()`
`static void`	`setDefaultHour(int defaultHour)` Setter for defaultHour attribute.
`void`	`setOffset(int iOffset)` Deprecated. use addOffset
`void`	`setTime(java.util.Date date)` Deprecated.
`JDFDate`	`setTime(int h, int m, int s)` set the time without modifying the date
`JDFDate`	`setTimeInMillis(long l)` set this time milliseconds
`JDFDate`	`setTimeZoneOffsetInMillis(int timeZoneOffsetInMillis)`
`static void`	`setWantISOMilliseconds(boolean wantISOMilliseconds)`
`java.lang.String`	`toString()` for debug purpose

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator
comparing, comparing, comparingDouble, comparingInt, comparingLong, naturalOrder, nullsFirst, nullsLast, reversed, reverseOrder, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

- Field Detail
  - DATEISO
```
public static final java.lang.String DATEISO
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DATETIMEISO
```
public static final java.lang.String DATETIMEISO
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DATETIMEISO_MILLI
```
public static final java.lang.String DATETIMEISO_MILLI
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DATETIMEISO_0
```
public static final java.lang.String DATETIMEISO_0
```
    iso - seconds are 0
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DATETIMEISO_00
```
public static final java.lang.String DATETIMEISO_00
```
    iso - seconds + minutes are 0
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DATETIMEISO_000
```
public static final java.lang.String DATETIMEISO_000
```
    iso - seconds + minutes + hours are 0
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DATETIMEREADABLE
```
public static final java.lang.String DATETIMEREADABLE
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DATENUMERIC_DDMM
```
public static final java.lang.String DATENUMERIC_DDMM
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DATENUMERIC_MMDD
```
public static final java.lang.String DATENUMERIC_MMDD
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DATETIMENUMERIC_DDMM
```
public static final java.lang.String DATETIMENUMERIC_DDMM
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DATETIMENUMERIC_MMDD
```
public static final java.lang.String DATETIMENUMERIC_MMDD
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - JDFDate
```
public JDFDate()
```
    Allocates a JDFDate object and initializes it so that it represents the time at which it was allocated, measured to the nearest millisecond. Also sets the current time zone to the system default time zone
  - JDFDate
```
public JDFDate(long iTime)
```
    Allocates a JDFDate object and initializes it so that it represents the time point, expressed in milliseconds after January 1, 1970, 0:00:00 GMT. Also sets the current time zone to the system default time zone
    
    Parameters:
    
    iTime - current time in milliseconds after January 1, 1970, 0:00:00 GMT. Use JDFDuration instead. This class will be modified to handle only JDFDate objects
  - JDFDate
```
public JDFDate(JDFDate other)
```
    Parameters:
    
    other - the date to clone
  - JDFDate
```
public JDFDate(java.lang.String strDateTime)
        throws java.util.zip.DataFormatException
```
    Allocates a JDFDate object and initializes it so that the JDFDate represents a date set by strDateTime Format of strDateTime
    Valid DataTime Strings are:
  - "yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.sss+hh:00"
  - "yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss+hh:00"
  - "yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss-hh:00"
  - "yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ssZ"

Parameters:: strDateTime - formatted date and time
Throws:: java.util.zip.DataFormatException - if strDateTime is not a valid DateTime Attention! you can enter milliseconds, but getDateTimeISO() still returns the time rounded to full seconds only long getTimeInMillis() returns the exact time

JDFDate

public JDFDate(java.lang.String strDateTime,
               int defaultHour,
               int defaultMinute)
        throws java.util.zip.DataFormatException

Throws:: java.util.zip.DataFormatException

Method Detail
- isWantISOMilliseconds
```
public static boolean isWantISOMilliseconds()
```
  Returns:
  
  the wantISOMilliseconds
- setWantISOMilliseconds
```
public static void setWantISOMilliseconds(boolean wantISOMilliseconds)
```
  Parameters:
  
  wantISOMilliseconds - the wantISOMilliseconds to set
- setDefaultHour
```
public static void setDefaultHour(int defaultHour)
```
  Setter for defaultHour attribute.
  
  Parameters:
  
  defaultHour - the defaultHour to set
- getDefaultHour
```
public static int getDefaultHour()
```
  Returns:
  
  the defaultHour
- createDate
```
public static JDFDate createDate(java.lang.String date)
```
  factory style constructor that catches all exceptions and returns null if date is invalid
  
  Parameters:
  
  date - the formatted date string
  
  Returns:
  
  the JDFDate , null if date is not a valid string
- toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
  for debug purpose
  
  Overrides:
  
  toString in class java.lang.Object
  
  Returns:
  
  Object informations
- getFormattedDateTime
```
public java.lang.String getFormattedDateTime(java.lang.String format)
```
  returns the date and time of this in nonean arbitrary pattern
  
  Parameters:
  
  format - the format string using FastDateFormat formatting
  
  Returns:
  
  String - the date as specified by the pattern
  
  Throws:
  
  java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
- getDateTime
```
public java.lang.String getDateTime()
```
  returns the date and time of this in none ISO pattern 'yyyyMMddHHmmss'
  
  Returns:
  
  String - the date in pattern yyyyMMddHHmmss
- setOffset
```
@Deprecated
public void setOffset(int iOffset)
```
  Deprecated. use addOffset
  
  setOffset: set the offset to this time. Note: The time stored in this is not resetted if you want an offset based on current time use 'public MyDate(int iOffset)'
  
  Parameters:
  
  iOffset - offset time in seconds
- addOffset
```
public JDFDate addOffset(int seconds,
                         int minutes,
                         int hours,
                         int days)
```
  add a given offset to this
  note: multiple calls stack
  
  Parameters:
  
  seconds - seconds to add to this
  
  minutes - minutes to add to this
  
  hours - hours to add to this
  
  days - days to add to this
- createDateFromDuration
```
public JDFDate createDateFromDuration(JDFDuration duration,
                                      int hour,
                                      int minute)
```
  create a date with a relative offset defined in duration
  
  Parameters:
  
  duration -
  
  hour - the fixed hour, if -1 don't set
  
  minute - the fixed minute, if -1 don't set
  
  Returns:
- getDateTimeISO
```
public java.lang.String getDateTimeISO()
```
  format the date and time as an ISO 8601 conform String
  the date and time are in local time with the respective time zone specified
  
  Returns:
  
  date and time as String of form yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss+zz:00
- getDateTimeISOBD
```
@Deprecated
public java.lang.String getDateTimeISOBD()
```
  Deprecated. use @see getDateISO()
  
  format the date with no time added
  
  Returns:
  
  date and time as String of form yyyy-mm-dd
- getDateISO
```
public java.lang.String getDateISO()
```
  the date formated as defined in ISO 8601
  the date is in local time with the respective time zone specified
  
  Returns:
  
  String: the date of this of form yyyy-mm-dd
- getTimeISO
```
public java.lang.String getTimeISO()
```
  format the time into a ISO conform String
  the time is in local time
  
  Returns:
  
  String: the time of this ISO 8601 in format hh:mm:ss
- getTimeZoneISO
```
public java.lang.String getTimeZoneISO()
```
  the TimeZone as spezified in ISO 8601 +/-10:00 for example
  
  Returns:
  
  String: the timezone
- isLater
```
public boolean isLater(JDFDate x)
```
  Tests if this date is after the specified date.
  
  Parameters:
  
  x - the date you wish to know if it is later than this
  
  Returns:
  
  true if and only if the instant represented by this Date object is strictly later than the instant represented by x; false otherwise.
- isEarlier
```
public boolean isEarlier(JDFDate x)
```
  Tests if this date is before the specified date.
  
  Parameters:
  
  x - the date you wish to know if it is eariler than this
  
  Returns:
  
  true if and only if the instant of time represented by this Date object is strictly earlier than the instant represented by x; false otherwise.
- getTimeInMillis
```
public long getTimeInMillis()
```
  get the time in milliseconds
  
  Returns:
  
  long - the time in milliseconds
- setTimeInMillis
```
public JDFDate setTimeInMillis(long l)
```
  set this time milliseconds
  
  Parameters:
  
  l - time in milliseconds
- getCalendar
```
public java.util.GregorianCalendar getCalendar()
```
  Returns:
  
  the GregorianCalendar for this date
- setTime
```
public JDFDate setTime(int h,
                       int m,
                       int s)
```
  set the time without modifying the date
  
  Parameters:
  
  h -
  
  m -
  
  s -
- before
```
@Deprecated
public boolean before(JDFDate other)
```
  Deprecated. use isEarlier
  
  true, if this is before other
  
  Parameters:
  
  other - the time in milliseconds since 1970 (e.g. from System.currentTimeMillis())
  
  Returns:
  
  true if this is before other
- before
```
public boolean before(long other)
```
  true, if this is before other
  
  Parameters:
  
  other - the time in milliseconds since 1970 (e.g. from System.currentTimeMillis())
  
  Returns:
  
  true if this is before other
- after
```
@Deprecated
public boolean after(JDFDate other)
```
  Deprecated. use isLater
  
  true, if this is after other, also true if other==null
  
  Parameters:
  
  other -
  
  Returns:
  
  true if this date is after other
- after
```
public boolean after(long other)
```
  true, if this is after other
  
  Parameters:
  
  other - the time in milliseconds since 1970 (e.g. from System.currentTimeMillis())
  
  Returns:
  
  true if this date is after other
- getTime
```
@Deprecated
public java.util.Date getTime()
```
  Deprecated.
  
  why the %&$/ is this called getTime, when it returns a date???
  
  Returns:
- getMonth
```
public int getMonth()
```
  get the month as an integer
  
  Returns:
  
  (1-12)
- getYear
```
public int getYear()
```
  get the year as an integer
  
  Returns:
  
  the year
- getDay
```
public int getDay()
```
  get the day of month as an integer
  
  Returns:
  
  the year
- setTime
```
@Deprecated
public void setTime(java.util.Date date)
```
  Deprecated.
  
  why the %&$/ is this called setTime, when it uses a date???
  
  Parameters:
  
  date -
- equals
```
public boolean equals(java.lang.Object other)
```
  Compares two JDFDates for equality.
  The result is true if and only if the argument is not null and is a JDFDate object that represents the same point in time, to the millisecond, as this object.
  Thus, two JDFDate objects are equal if and only if the getTimeInMillis method returns the same long value for both.
  
  Specified by:
  
  equals in interface java.util.Comparator<JDFDate>
  
  Overrides:
  
  equals in class java.lang.Object
- hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
  hashCode complements equals() to fulfill the equals/hashCode contract
  
  Overrides:
  
  hashCode in class java.lang.Object
- compareTo
```
public int compareTo(java.lang.Object arg0)
```
  Specified by:
  
  compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable<java.lang.Object>
  
  See Also:
  
  the value 0 if the argument is a Date equal to this Date; a value less than 0 if the argument is a Date after this Date; and a value greater than 0 if the argument is a Date before this Date.
- setTimeZoneOffsetInMillis
```
public JDFDate setTimeZoneOffsetInMillis(int timeZoneOffsetInMillis)
```
  Parameters:
  
  timeZoneOffsetInMillis - The timeZoneOffsetInMillis to set.
- getTimeZoneOffsetInMillis
```
public int getTimeZoneOffsetInMillis()
```
  Returns:
  
  Returns the timeZoneOffsetInMillis.
- clone
```
public JDFDate clone()
```
  Overrides:
  
  clone in class java.lang.Object
  
  See Also:
  
  Object.clone()
- compare
```
public int compare(JDFDate d0,
                   JDFDate d1)
```
  Specified by:
  
  compare in interface java.util.Comparator<JDFDate>
  
  Parameters:
  
  d0 -
  
  d1 -
  
  Returns:
  
  See Also:
  
  Comparator.compare(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)
- getHour
```
public int getHour()
```
  Returns:
- getMinute
```
public int getMinute()
```
  Returns:
- getSecond
```
public int getSecond()
```
  Returns:

Class JDFDate

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

Field Detail

DATEISO

DATETIMEISO

DATETIMEISO_MILLI

DATETIMEISO_0

DATETIMEISO_00

DATETIMEISO_000

DATETIMEREADABLE

DATENUMERIC_DDMM

DATENUMERIC_MMDD

DATETIMENUMERIC_DDMM

DATETIMENUMERIC_MMDD

Constructor Detail

JDFDate

JDFDate

JDFDate

JDFDate

JDFDate

Method Detail

isWantISOMilliseconds

setWantISOMilliseconds

setDefaultHour

getDefaultHour

createDate

toString

getFormattedDateTime

getDateTime

setOffset

addOffset

createDateFromDuration

getDateTimeISO

getDateTimeISOBD

getDateISO

getTimeISO

getTimeZoneISO

isLater

isEarlier

getTimeInMillis

setTimeInMillis

getCalendar

setTime

before

before

after

after

getTime

getMonth

getYear

getDay

setTime

equals

hashCode

compareTo

setTimeZoneOffsetInMillis

getTimeZoneOffsetInMillis

clone

compare

getHour

getMinute

getSecond