ch.agent.t2.timeutil

Class JavaDateUtil

java.lang.Object

ch.agent.t2.timeutil.JavaDateUtil

public class JavaDateUtil
extends Object

JavaDateUtil converts between TimeIndex and Java Date.

Author:

Jean-Paul Vetterli

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
JavaDateUtil()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static TimeIndex	fromJavaDate(Date date, TimeDomain domain) Convert a Java Date to a TimeIndex in a given domain.
static TimeIndex	fromJavaDate(Date date, TimeDomain domain, Adjustment adjustment, boolean UTC) Convert a Java Date to a TimeIndex in a given domain, with tuning parameters.
static Date	toJavaDate(TimeIndex t) Return the Java date corresponding to the given time index.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

JavaDateUtil

public JavaDateUtil()

Method Detail

toJavaDate

public static Date toJavaDate(TimeIndex t)
                       throws T2Exception

Return the Java date corresponding to the given time index.

Parameters:

t - a non-null time index

Returns:

a Java date

Throws:

T2Exception

fromJavaDate

public static TimeIndex fromJavaDate(Date date,
                                     TimeDomain domain)
                              throws T2Exception

Convert a Java Date to a TimeIndex in a given domain. No adjustment is allowed, and the conversion is done in the UTC time zone.

Parameters:

date - a non-null Java date

domain - a non-null time domain

Returns:

a time index

Throws:

T2Exception

fromJavaDate

public static TimeIndex fromJavaDate(Date date,
                                     TimeDomain domain,
                                     Adjustment adjustment,
                                     boolean UTC)
                              throws T2Exception

Convert a Java Date to a TimeIndex in a given domain, with tuning parameters. It is possible to specify which kind of adjustments are allowed, and whether to perform the conversion in the UTC time zone, or the default time zone (the current time zone and DST mode).

Parameters:

date - a non-null Java date

domain - a non-null time domain

adjustment - a non-null adjustment

UTC - if true, perform the conversion in the UTC time zone, else in the local time zone

Returns:

a time index

Throws:

T2Exception