de.ralfebert.rcputils.types
Class DateHelper

java.lang.Object
  de.ralfebert.rcputils.types.DateHelper

public class DateHelper
extends java.lang.Object

Helper methods for dealing with java.util.Date

Constructor Summary

DateHelper()

Method Summary

static java.util.Date	addDays(java.util.Date date, int nDays) Adds nDays to the given date and returns a new date
static java.util.Date	getDateByDayMonthYear(int day, int month, int year) This method creates a new Date object with the given date
static java.util.Date	getDateWithoutTime(java.util.Date date) Returns date without time (hour, minute, second, millisecond set to 0)
static java.util.Date	getToday() Returns the date representing today (by system time) without time
static java.util.Date	getTomorrow() Returns the date representing tomorrow (by system time) without time
static boolean	isEqualOrAfterTomorrow(java.util.Date d) Returns true if the given date equals or is after tomorrow (ignoring the time)
static java.util.Date	max(java.util.Date d1, java.util.Date d2) Returns the latest date of the given dates
static java.util.Date	min(java.util.Date d1, java.util.Date d2) Returns the earliest date of the given dates

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DateHelper

public DateHelper()

Method Detail

isEqualOrAfterTomorrow

public static boolean isEqualOrAfterTomorrow(java.util.Date d)

Returns true if the given date equals or is after tomorrow (ignoring the time)

Returns:

true if the given date is equals or after tomorrow

getToday

public static java.util.Date getToday()

Returns the date representing today (by system time) without time

Returns:

getTomorrow

public static java.util.Date getTomorrow()

Returns the date representing tomorrow (by system time) without time

Returns:

Date object representing tomorrow 00:00:00

getDateWithoutTime

public static java.util.Date getDateWithoutTime(java.util.Date date)

Returns date without time (hour, minute, second, millisecond set to 0)

Parameters:

date - date

Returns:

date without time

max

public static java.util.Date max(java.util.Date d1,
                                 java.util.Date d2)

Returns the latest date of the given dates

Parameters:

d1 -

d2 -

Returns:

latest date of the given dates

min

public static java.util.Date min(java.util.Date d1,
                                 java.util.Date d2)

Returns the earliest date of the given dates

Parameters:

d1 - date

d2 - date

Returns:

earliest date of the given dates

addDays

public static java.util.Date addDays(java.util.Date date,
                                     int nDays)

Adds nDays to the given date and returns a new date

Parameters:

date - date

nDays - number of days to add

Returns:

date added nDays

getDateByDayMonthYear

public static java.util.Date getDateByDayMonthYear(int day,
                                                   int month,
                                                   int year)

This method creates a new Date object with the given date

Parameters:

day - day of the month 1..31

month - month of the year 1..12

year - year for digits, e.g. 2002

Returns:

a Date based on input parameters (with time zeroed)