GedcomxDate (GEDCOM X - Date 3.0.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.gedcomx.date.GedcomxDate

Direct Known Subclasses:

GedcomxDateApproximate, GedcomxDateDuration, GedcomxDateRange, GedcomxDateRecurring, GedcomxDateSimple
```
public abstract class GedcomxDate
extends Object
```
A Formal Gedcomx Date

Author:

John Clark.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

GedcomxDate()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract GedcomxDateType`	`getType()`	Return the type of date
`abstract boolean`	`isApproximate()`	Whether or not this date is approximate
`abstract String`	`toFormalString()`	The formal representation of this date

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - GedcomxDate
```
public GedcomxDate()
```
- Method Detail
  - getType
```
public abstract GedcomxDateType getType()
```
    Return the type of date
    
    Returns:
    
    The Type
  - isApproximate
```
public abstract boolean isApproximate()
```
    Whether or not this date is approximate
    
    Returns:
    
    True if this date is approximate
  - toFormalString
```
public abstract String toFormalString()
```
    The formal representation of this date
    
    Returns:
    
    The formal string