com.compoze.collab.util
Class CalendarUtility

java.lang.Object
  com.compoze.collab.util.CalendarUtility

public class CalendarUtility
extends Object

This class contains utility methods for manipulating calendars and related items.

Constructor Summary

CalendarUtility()

Method Summary

static void	main(String[] args) Exerciser.
static Date	roundDate(Date date) Rounds a date to the nearest midnight.
static Date	truncateDate(Date date, int iField) Truncates a date to the resolution of the given calendar field.
static Date	truncateDate(Date date, int iField, Calendar cal) Truncates a date to the resolution of the given calendar field.
static Date	truncateDate(Date date, int iField, Locale locale) Truncates a date to the resolution of the given calendar field.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CalendarUtility

public CalendarUtility()

Method Detail

truncateDate

public static Date truncateDate(Date date,
                                int iField)

Truncates a date to the resolution of the given calendar field. The remaining less significant fields will be set to their minimum value.

Parameters

date - date to round

iField - the calendar field (valid fields are YEAR, MONTH, DATE, DAY_OF_MONTH, HOUR_OF_DAY, MINUTE, SECOND, and MILLISECOND)- fields less significant than this will be set to their minimum value

Returns

the rounded date

See Also

Calendar

truncateDate

public static Date truncateDate(Date date,
                                int iField,
                                Locale locale)

Truncates a date to the resolution of the given calendar field. The remaining less significant fields will be set to their minimum value.

Parameters

date - date to round

iField - the calendar field (valid fields are YEAR, MONTH, DATE, DAY_OF_MONTH, HOUR_OF_DAY, MINUTE, SECOND, and MILLISECOND)- fields less significant than this will be set to their minimum value

locale - the locale to use

Returns

the rounded date

See Also

Calendar

truncateDate

public static Date truncateDate(Date date,
                                int iField,
                                Calendar cal)

Truncates a date to the resolution of the given calendar field. The remaining less significant fields will be set to their minimum value.

Parameters

date - date to trucate (null to not set the calendar time)

iField - the calendar field (valid fields are YEAR, MONTH, DATE, DAY_OF_MONTH, HOUR_OF_DAY, MINUTE, SECOND, and MILLISECOND)- fields less significant than this will be set to their minimum value

cal - the calendar to use

Returns

the date

See Also

Calendar

roundDate

public static Date roundDate(Date date)

Rounds a date to the nearest midnight.

Parameters

date - date to round

Returns

the rounded date

See Also

Calendar

main

public static void main(String[] args)

Exerciser.

Parameters

args - arguments (none taken)