info.fingo.util
Class DateTime

java.lang.Object
  info.fingo.util.DateTime

public final class DateTime
extends java.lang.Object

Date and time related helper functions.

Author:

FINGO - Robert Marek

Constructor Summary

DateTime()

Method Summary

static java.util.Vector<Pair>	getDays(java.sql.Timestamp start, java.sql.Timestamp end, java.lang.String locale) Returns vector of dates between given start and end timestamps.
static java.util.Vector<Pair>	getDays(java.sql.Timestamp start, java.sql.Timestamp end, java.lang.String locale, java.lang.String format) Returns vector of dates between given start and end timestamps.
static java.util.Vector<java.lang.String>	getHours(int startHour, int endHour, int stepMinutes) Returns the hours between the given start and end hour.
static java.util.Date	parseDate(java.lang.String string) Parse date in one of the formats: "dd.mm.yyyy", "dd.mm.yy", "yyyy.mm.dd", "dd-mm-yyyy", "yy-mm-dd", "yyyy-mm-dd", "mm/dd/yyyy", "mm/dd/yy" with one or two digits day and month and optional time in one of the formats: "hh:mm", "hh:mm:ss" with optional am/pm suffix
static java.util.GregorianCalendar	parseDateToCalendar(java.lang.String string) Parse date in one of the formats: "dd.mm.yyyy", "dd.mm.yy", "yyyy.mm.dd", "dd-mm-yyyy", "yy-mm-dd", "yyyy-mm-dd", "mm/dd/yyyy", "mm/dd/yy" with one or two digits day and month and optional time in one of the formats: "hh:mm", "hh:mm:ss" with optional am/pm suffix

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DateTime

public DateTime()

Method Detail

parseDate

public static java.util.Date parseDate(java.lang.String string)

Parse date in one of the formats: "dd.mm.yyyy", "dd.mm.yy", "yyyy.mm.dd", "dd-mm-yyyy", "yy-mm-dd", "yyyy-mm-dd", "mm/dd/yyyy", "mm/dd/yy" with one or two digits day and month and optional time in one of the formats: "hh:mm", "hh:mm:ss" with optional am/pm suffix

Parameters:

string - String containing date representation

Returns:

Date object or null if date cannot be parsed

parseDateToCalendar

public static java.util.GregorianCalendar parseDateToCalendar(java.lang.String string)

Parse date in one of the formats: "dd.mm.yyyy", "dd.mm.yy", "yyyy.mm.dd", "dd-mm-yyyy", "yy-mm-dd", "yyyy-mm-dd", "mm/dd/yyyy", "mm/dd/yy" with one or two digits day and month and optional time in one of the formats: "hh:mm", "hh:mm:ss" with optional am/pm suffix

Parameters:

string - String containing date representation

Returns:

GregorianCalendar object or null if date cannot be parsed

getHours

public static java.util.Vector<java.lang.String> getHours(int startHour,
                                                          int endHour,
                                                          int stepMinutes)

Returns the hours between the given start and end hour. Given minutes count defines distance between returned values.

Parameters:

startHour - the period start

endHour - the period end

stepMinutes - the distance between the returned values

Returns:

The vector of hours in HH:mm format.

getDays

public static java.util.Vector<Pair> getDays(java.sql.Timestamp start,
                                             java.sql.Timestamp end,
                                             java.lang.String locale)

Returns vector of dates between given start and end timestamps. The result are pairs where the key is the day in dd.MM.yyyy format, and the value is the same date in the format EEEE, dd. MMMM yyyy and given locale.

Parameters:

start - the period start

end - the period end

locale - the language for the locale to format the dates

Returns:

Vector of pairs

getDays

public static java.util.Vector<Pair> getDays(java.sql.Timestamp start,
                                             java.sql.Timestamp end,
                                             java.lang.String locale,
                                             java.lang.String format)

Returns vector of dates between given start and end timestamps. The result are pairs where the key is the day in dd.MM.yyyy format, and the value is the same date in the format and locale defined by the given paramters.

Parameters:

start - the period start

end - the period end

locale - the language for the locale to format the dates

format - the dates format

Returns:

Vector of pairs