com.novell.admin.ns

Class DateValue

java.lang.Object

com.novell.admin.ns.ValueComponent

com.novell.admin.ns.Value

com.novell.admin.ns.DateValue

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

public final class DateValue
extends Value

Storage class for all syntaxes that use date and time.

This is an immutable class.

See Also:

BooleanValue, HexValue, StringValue, LongValue, StreamValue, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DateValue(Syntax syntax, java.util.Date date) Constructor that uses a Date object.
DateValue(Syntax syntax, long millis) Constructs a DateValue object using an integer.
DateValue(Syntax syntax, java.lang.String genTime) Constructs a DateValue object using a Generalized Time string.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static long	generalizedTimeToMs(java.lang.String gen) Convert a string in Generalized Time form to milliseconds since 1970.
java.lang.String	getGeneralizedTime() Returns the value as a String in Generalized Time format.
long	getMillis() Returns the value as an integer.
java.lang.Object	getObjectValue() Returns the value as an Object of instance Date.
java.util.Date	getValue() Returns the value as a Date.
static java.lang.String	msToGeneralizedTime(long ms) Convert milliseconds since 1970 to a string in Generalized Time form.

Methods inherited from class com.novell.admin.ns.Value

clone

Methods inherited from class com.novell.admin.ns.ValueComponent

compareTo, equals, getSyntax, isWithinBounds, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DateValue

public DateValue(Syntax syntax,
                 java.util.Date date)

Constructor that uses a Date object.

This constructor should only be called from date/time strategy classes and not directly in an application.

Parameters:

syntax - Associated syntax for this date value.

date - The Date object.

DateValue

public DateValue(Syntax syntax,
                 long millis)

Constructs a DateValue object using an integer.

This constructor should only be called from date/time strategy classes and not directly in an application.

Parameters:

syntax - Associated syntax for this date value.

millis - The milliseconds since Jan 1, 1970.

DateValue

public DateValue(Syntax syntax,
                 java.lang.String genTime)

Constructs a DateValue object using a Generalized Time string.

This constructor should only be called from date/time strategy classes and not directly in an application.

Parameters:

syntax - Associated syntax for this date value.

genTime - The Generalized Time string in the form: "YYYYMMDDhhmmssZ"

Method Detail

getValue

public java.util.Date getValue()

Returns the value as a Date.

Returns:

The value as Date type.

getObjectValue

public java.lang.Object getObjectValue()

Returns the value as an Object of instance Date.

Specified by:

getObjectValue in class Value

Returns:

The value as an Object of instance Date.

getMillis

public long getMillis()

Returns the value as an integer.

Returns:

The value as integer type.

getGeneralizedTime

public java.lang.String getGeneralizedTime()

Returns the value as a String in Generalized Time format. YYYYMMDDhhmmssZ

Returns:

The value as integer type.

msToGeneralizedTime

public static java.lang.String msToGeneralizedTime(long ms)

Convert milliseconds since 1970 to a string in Generalized Time form.

Generalized Time is in the form: "YYYYMMDDhhmmssZ" The Z indicates UTC time.

See X.208 or ISO8601 for the complete Generalized Time spec.

Parameters:

ms - A long containing milliseconds since midnight Jan 1970.

Returns:

A 15-char string containing the generalized time.

generalizedTimeToMs

public static long generalizedTimeToMs(java.lang.String gen)

Convert a string in Generalized Time form to milliseconds since 1970.

Generalized Time is in the form: "YYYYMMDDhhmmssZ" The Z indicates UTC time. Although there are many forms for Generalized Time, this routine supports only the 15-character form listed above.

See X.208 or ISO8601 for the complete Generalized Time spec.

Parameters:

gen - A String containing date and time in Generalized Time format.

Returns:

A long containing the elapsed milliseconds since midnight Jan 1, 1970. Zero is returned if there was a problem converting the string.