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oracle.irm.engine.core.time
Class AbsoluteTimeSpanFactory

java.lang.Object
oracle.irm.engine.core.time.AbsoluteTimeSpanFactory

public final class AbsoluteTimeSpanFactory

extends Object

Absolute Time Span factory. This class provides methods for creating new instances of AbsoluteTimeSpan objects.

Method Summary

static AbsoluteTimeSpan	createAbsoluteTimeSpan(Date startTime, Date stopTime) Create an absolute time span for a specified start and stop time.
static AbsoluteTimeSpan	createAbsoluteTimeSpan(TimeSpan.ReferencePoint referencePoint, Date startTime, Date stopTime) Create an absolute time span for a specified start and stop time.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

createAbsoluteTimeSpan

public static AbsoluteTimeSpan createAbsoluteTimeSpan(Date startTime,
                                                      Date stopTime)

Create an absolute time span for a specified start and stop time. Either a start time or stop time must be provided (or both).

Parameters:

startTime - absolute start time. e.g. 17 August 2007 10:34. This parameter is optional, it is valid to pass null.

stopTime - absolute stop time. e.g. 23 November 2008 14:45. This parameter is optional, it is valid to pass null.

Returns:

a new Absolute Time Span instance.

createAbsoluteTimeSpan

public static AbsoluteTimeSpan createAbsoluteTimeSpan(TimeSpan.ReferencePoint referencePoint,
                                                      Date startTime,
                                                      Date stopTime)

Create an absolute time span for a specified start and stop time. Either a start time or stop time must be provided (or both).

Parameters:

referencePoint - time reference point. e.g. compare against current time.

startTime - absolute start time. e.g. 17 August 2007 10:34. This parameter is optional, it is valid to pass null.

stopTime - absolute stop time. e.g. 23 November 2008 14:45. This parameter is optional, it is valid to pass null.

Returns:

a new Absolute Time Span instance.

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