org.apache.commons.lang.time
Class DateUtils

java.lang.Object
  extended byorg.apache.commons.lang.time.DateUtils

public class DateUtils
extends java.lang.Object

A suite of utilities surrounding the use of the Calendar and Date object.

DateUtils contains a lot of common methods considering manipulations of Dates or Calendars. Some methods require some extra explanation. The truncate and round methods could be considered the Math.floor(), Math.ceil() or Math.round versions for dates This way date-fields will be ignored in bottom-up order. As a complement to these methods we've introduced some fragment-methods. With these methods the Date-fields will be ignored in top-down order. Since a date without a year is not a valid date, you have to decide in what kind of date-field you want your result, for instance milliseconds or days.

Since:
2.0
Version:
$Id: DateUtils.java 634096 2008-03-06 00:58:11Z niallp $
Author:
Serge Knystautas, Stephen Colebourne, Janek Bogucki, Gary Gregory, Phil Steitz, Robert Scholte

Field Summary
static int MILLIS_IN_DAY
          Deprecated. Use MILLIS_PER_DAY. This will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.
static int MILLIS_IN_HOUR
          Deprecated. Use MILLIS_PER_HOUR. This will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.
static int MILLIS_IN_MINUTE
          Deprecated. Use MILLIS_PER_MINUTE. This will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.
static int MILLIS_IN_SECOND
          Deprecated. Use MILLIS_PER_SECOND. This will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.
static long MILLIS_PER_DAY
          Number of milliseconds in a standard day.
static long MILLIS_PER_HOUR
          Number of milliseconds in a standard hour.
static long MILLIS_PER_MINUTE
          Number of milliseconds in a standard minute.
static long MILLIS_PER_SECOND
          Number of milliseconds in a standard second.
static int RANGE_MONTH_MONDAY
          A month range, the week starting on Monday.
static int RANGE_MONTH_SUNDAY
          A month range, the week starting on Sunday.
static int RANGE_WEEK_CENTER
          A week range, centered around the day focused.
static int RANGE_WEEK_MONDAY
          A week range, starting on Monday.
static int RANGE_WEEK_RELATIVE
          A week range, starting on the day focused.
static int RANGE_WEEK_SUNDAY
          A week range, starting on Sunday.
static int SEMI_MONTH
          This is half a month, so this represents whether a date is in the top or bottom half of the month.
static java.util.TimeZone UTC_TIME_ZONE
          The UTC time zone (often referred to as GMT).
 
Constructor Summary
DateUtils()
          DateUtils instances should NOT be constructed in standard programming.
 
Method Summary
static java.util.Date add(java.util.Date date, int calendarField, int amount)
          Deprecated. Will become privately scoped in 3.0
static java.util.Date addDays(java.util.Date date, int amount)
          Adds a number of days to a date returning a new object.
static java.util.Date addHours(java.util.Date date, int amount)
          Adds a number of hours to a date returning a new object.
static java.util.Date addMilliseconds(java.util.Date date, int amount)
          Adds a number of milliseconds to a date returning a new object.
static java.util.Date addMinutes(java.util.Date date, int amount)
          Adds a number of minutes to a date returning a new object.
static java.util.Date addMonths(java.util.Date date, int amount)
          Adds a number of months to a date returning a new object.
static java.util.Date addSeconds(java.util.Date date, int amount)
          Adds a number of seconds to a date returning a new object.
static java.util.Date addWeeks(java.util.Date date, int amount)
          Adds a number of weeks to a date returning a new object.
static java.util.Date addYears(java.util.Date date, int amount)
          Adds a number of years to a date returning a new object.
static long getFragmentInDays(java.util.Calendar calendar, int fragment)
          Returns the number of days within the fragment.
static long getFragmentInDays(java.util.Date date, int fragment)
          Returns the number of days within the fragment.
static long getFragmentInHours(java.util.Calendar calendar, int fragment)
          Returns the number of hours within the fragment.
static long getFragmentInHours(java.util.Date date, int fragment)
          Returns the number of hours within the fragment.
static long getFragmentInMilliseconds(java.util.Calendar calendar, int fragment)
          Returns the number of milliseconds within the fragment.
static long getFragmentInMilliseconds(java.util.Date date, int fragment)
          Returns the number of milliseconds within the fragment.
static long getFragmentInMinutes(java.util.Calendar calendar, int fragment)
          Returns the number of minutes within the fragment.
static long getFragmentInMinutes(java.util.Date date, int fragment)
          Returns the number of minutes within the fragment.
static long getFragmentInSeconds(java.util.Calendar calendar, int fragment)
          Returns the number of seconds within the fragment.
static long getFragmentInSeconds(java.util.Date date, int fragment)
          Returns the number of seconds within the fragment.
static boolean isSameDay(java.util.Calendar cal1, java.util.Calendar cal2)
          Checks if two calendar objects are on the same day ignoring time.
static boolean isSameDay(java.util.Date date1, java.util.Date date2)
          Checks if two date objects are on the same day ignoring time.
static boolean isSameInstant(java.util.Calendar cal1, java.util.Calendar cal2)
          Checks if two calendar objects represent the same instant in time.
static boolean isSameInstant(java.util.Date date1, java.util.Date date2)
          Checks if two date objects represent the same instant in time.
static boolean isSameLocalTime(java.util.Calendar cal1, java.util.Calendar cal2)
          Checks if two calendar objects represent the same local time.
static java.util.Iterator iterator(java.util.Calendar focus, int rangeStyle)
          This constructs an Iterator over each day in a date range defined by a focus date and range style.
static java.util.Iterator iterator(java.util.Date focus, int rangeStyle)
          This constructs an Iterator over each day in a date range defined by a focus date and range style.
static java.util.Iterator iterator(java.lang.Object focus, int rangeStyle)
          This constructs an Iterator over each day in a date range defined by a focus date and range style.
static java.util.Date parseDate(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String[] parsePatterns)
          Parses a string representing a date by trying a variety of different parsers.
static java.util.Calendar round(java.util.Calendar date, int field)
          Round this date, leaving the field specified as the most significant field.
static java.util.Date round(java.util.Date date, int field)
          Round this date, leaving the field specified as the most significant field.
static java.util.Date round(java.lang.Object date, int field)
          Round this date, leaving the field specified as the most significant field.
static java.util.Date setDays(java.util.Date date, int amount)
          Sets the day of month field to a date returning a new object.
static java.util.Date setHours(java.util.Date date, int amount)
          Sets the hours field to a date returning a new object.
static java.util.Date setMilliseconds(java.util.Date date, int amount)
          Sets the miliseconds field to a date returning a new object.
static java.util.Date setMinutes(java.util.Date date, int amount)
          Sets the minute field to a date returning a new object.
static java.util.Date setMonths(java.util.Date date, int amount)
          Sets the months field to a date returning a new object.
static java.util.Date setSeconds(java.util.Date date, int amount)
          Sets the seconds field to a date returning a new object.
static java.util.Date setYears(java.util.Date date, int amount)
          Sets the years field to a date returning a new object.
static java.util.Calendar truncate(java.util.Calendar date, int field)
          Truncate this date, leaving the field specified as the most significant field.
static java.util.Date truncate(java.util.Date date, int field)
          Truncate this date, leaving the field specified as the most significant field.
static java.util.Date truncate(java.lang.Object date, int field)
          Truncate this date, leaving the field specified as the most significant field.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

UTC_TIME_ZONE

public static final java.util.TimeZone UTC_TIME_ZONE
The UTC time zone (often referred to as GMT).


MILLIS_PER_SECOND

public static final long MILLIS_PER_SECOND
Number of milliseconds in a standard second.

Since:
2.1
See Also:
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MILLIS_PER_MINUTE

public static final long MILLIS_PER_MINUTE
Number of milliseconds in a standard minute.

Since:
2.1
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MILLIS_PER_HOUR

public static final long MILLIS_PER_HOUR
Number of milliseconds in a standard hour.

Since:
2.1
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MILLIS_PER_DAY

public static final long MILLIS_PER_DAY
Number of milliseconds in a standard day.

Since:
2.1
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SEMI_MONTH

public static final int SEMI_MONTH
This is half a month, so this represents whether a date is in the top or bottom half of the month.

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RANGE_WEEK_SUNDAY

public static final int RANGE_WEEK_SUNDAY
A week range, starting on Sunday.

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RANGE_WEEK_MONDAY

public static final int RANGE_WEEK_MONDAY
A week range, starting on Monday.

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RANGE_WEEK_RELATIVE

public static final int RANGE_WEEK_RELATIVE
A week range, starting on the day focused.

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RANGE_WEEK_CENTER

public static final int RANGE_WEEK_CENTER
A week range, centered around the day focused.

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RANGE_MONTH_SUNDAY

public static final int RANGE_MONTH_SUNDAY
A month range, the week starting on Sunday.

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RANGE_MONTH_MONDAY

public static final int RANGE_MONTH_MONDAY
A month range, the week starting on Monday.

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MILLIS_IN_SECOND

public static final int MILLIS_IN_SECOND
Deprecated. Use MILLIS_PER_SECOND. This will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.

Number of milliseconds in a standard second.

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MILLIS_IN_MINUTE

public static final int MILLIS_IN_MINUTE
Deprecated. Use MILLIS_PER_MINUTE. This will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.

Number of milliseconds in a standard minute.

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MILLIS_IN_HOUR

public static final int MILLIS_IN_HOUR
Deprecated. Use MILLIS_PER_HOUR. This will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.

Number of milliseconds in a standard hour.

See Also:
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MILLIS_IN_DAY

public static final int MILLIS_IN_DAY
Deprecated. Use MILLIS_PER_DAY. This will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.

Number of milliseconds in a standard day.

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Constructor Detail

DateUtils

public DateUtils()

DateUtils instances should NOT be constructed in standard programming. Instead, the class should be used as DateUtils.parse(str);.

This constructor is public to permit tools that require a JavaBean instance to operate.

Method Detail

isSameDay

public static boolean isSameDay(java.util.Date date1,
                                java.util.Date date2)

Checks if two date objects are on the same day ignoring time.

28 Mar 2002 13:45 and 28 Mar 2002 06:01 would return true. 28 Mar 2002 13:45 and 12 Mar 2002 13:45 would return false.

Parameters:
date1 - the first date, not altered, not null
date2 - the second date, not altered, not null
Returns:
true if they represent the same day
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if either date is null
Since:
2.1

isSameDay

public static boolean isSameDay(java.util.Calendar cal1,
                                java.util.Calendar cal2)

Checks if two calendar objects are on the same day ignoring time.

28 Mar 2002 13:45 and 28 Mar 2002 06:01 would return true. 28 Mar 2002 13:45 and 12 Mar 2002 13:45 would return false.

Parameters:
cal1 - the first calendar, not altered, not null
cal2 - the second calendar, not altered, not null
Returns:
true if they represent the same day
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if either calendar is null
Since:
2.1

isSameInstant

public static boolean isSameInstant(java.util.Date date1,
                                    java.util.Date date2)

Checks if two date objects represent the same instant in time.

This method compares the long millisecond time of the two objects.

Parameters:
date1 - the first date, not altered, not null
date2 - the second date, not altered, not null
Returns:
true if they represent the same millisecond instant
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if either date is null
Since:
2.1

isSameInstant

public static boolean isSameInstant(java.util.Calendar cal1,
                                    java.util.Calendar cal2)

Checks if two calendar objects represent the same instant in time.

This method compares the long millisecond time of the two objects.

Parameters:
cal1 - the first calendar, not altered, not null
cal2 - the second calendar, not altered, not null
Returns:
true if they represent the same millisecond instant
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if either date is null
Since:
2.1

isSameLocalTime

public static boolean isSameLocalTime(java.util.Calendar cal1,
                                      java.util.Calendar cal2)

Checks if two calendar objects represent the same local time.

This method compares the values of the fields of the two objects. In addition, both calendars must be the same of the same type.

Parameters:
cal1 - the first calendar, not altered, not null
cal2 - the second calendar, not altered, not null
Returns:
true if they represent the same millisecond instant
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if either date is null
Since:
2.1

parseDate

public static java.util.Date parseDate(java.lang.String str,
                                       java.lang.String[] parsePatterns)
                                throws java.text.ParseException

Parses a string representing a date by trying a variety of different parsers.

The parse will try each parse pattern in turn. A parse is only deemed sucessful if it parses the whole of the input string. If no parse patterns match, a ParseException is thrown.

Parameters:
str - the date to parse, not null
parsePatterns - the date format patterns to use, see SimpleDateFormat, not null
Returns:
the parsed date
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date string or pattern array is null
java.text.ParseException - if none of the date patterns were suitable

addYears

public static java.util.Date addYears(java.util.Date date,
                                      int amount)
Adds a number of years to a date returning a new object. The original date object is unchanged.

Parameters:
date - the date, not null
amount - the amount to add, may be negative
Returns:
the new date object with the amount added
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null

addMonths

public static java.util.Date addMonths(java.util.Date date,
                                       int amount)
Adds a number of months to a date returning a new object. The original date object is unchanged.

Parameters:
date - the date, not null
amount - the amount to add, may be negative
Returns:
the new date object with the amount added
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null

addWeeks

public static java.util.Date addWeeks(java.util.Date date,
                                      int amount)
Adds a number of weeks to a date returning a new object. The original date object is unchanged.

Parameters:
date - the date, not null
amount - the amount to add, may be negative
Returns:
the new date object with the amount added
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null

addDays

public static java.util.Date addDays(java.util.Date date,
                                     int amount)
Adds a number of days to a date returning a new object. The original date object is unchanged.

Parameters:
date - the date, not null
amount - the amount to add, may be negative
Returns:
the new date object with the amount added
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null

addHours

public static java.util.Date addHours(java.util.Date date,
                                      int amount)
Adds a number of hours to a date returning a new object. The original date object is unchanged.

Parameters:
date - the date, not null
amount - the amount to add, may be negative
Returns:
the new date object with the amount added
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null

addMinutes

public static java.util.Date addMinutes(java.util.Date date,
                                        int amount)
Adds a number of minutes to a date returning a new object. The original date object is unchanged.

Parameters:
date - the date, not null
amount - the amount to add, may be negative
Returns:
the new date object with the amount added
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null

addSeconds

public static java.util.Date addSeconds(java.util.Date date,
                                        int amount)
Adds a number of seconds to a date returning a new object. The original date object is unchanged.

Parameters:
date - the date, not null
amount - the amount to add, may be negative
Returns:
the new date object with the amount added
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null

addMilliseconds

public static java.util.Date addMilliseconds(java.util.Date date,
                                             int amount)
Adds a number of milliseconds to a date returning a new object. The original date object is unchanged.

Parameters:
date - the date, not null
amount - the amount to add, may be negative
Returns:
the new date object with the amount added
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null

add

public static java.util.Date add(java.util.Date date,
                                 int calendarField,
                                 int amount)
Deprecated. Will become privately scoped in 3.0

Adds to a date returning a new object. The original date object is unchanged.

Parameters:
date - the date, not null
calendarField - the calendar field to add to
amount - the amount to add, may be negative
Returns:
the new date object with the amount added
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null

setYears

public static java.util.Date setYears(java.util.Date date,
                                      int amount)
Sets the years field to a date returning a new object. The original date object is unchanged.

Parameters:
date - the date, not null
amount - the amount to set
Returns:
a new Date object set with the specified value
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null
Since:
2.4

setMonths

public static java.util.Date setMonths(java.util.Date date,
                                       int amount)
Sets the months field to a date returning a new object. The original date object is unchanged.

Parameters:
date - the date, not null
amount - the amount to set
Returns:
a new Date object set with the specified value
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null
Since:
2.4

setDays

public static java.util.Date setDays(java.util.Date date,
                                     int amount)
Sets the day of month field to a date returning a new object. The original date object is unchanged.

Parameters:
date - the date, not null
amount - the amount to set
Returns:
a new Date object set with the specified value
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null
Since:
2.4

setHours

public static java.util.Date setHours(java.util.Date date,
                                      int amount)
Sets the hours field to a date returning a new object. Hours range from 0-23. The original date object is unchanged.

Parameters:
date - the date, not null
amount - the amount to set
Returns:
a new Date object set with the specified value
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null
Since:
2.4

setMinutes

public static java.util.Date setMinutes(java.util.Date date,
                                        int amount)
Sets the minute field to a date returning a new object. The original date object is unchanged.

Parameters:
date - the date, not null
amount - the amount to set
Returns:
a new Date object set with the specified value
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null
Since:
2.4

setSeconds

public static java.util.Date setSeconds(java.util.Date date,
                                        int amount)
Sets the seconds field to a date returning a new object. The original date object is unchanged.

Parameters:
date - the date, not null
amount - the amount to set
Returns:
a new Date object set with the specified value
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null
Since:
2.4

setMilliseconds

public static java.util.Date setMilliseconds(java.util.Date date,
                                             int amount)
Sets the miliseconds field to a date returning a new object. The original date object is unchanged.

Parameters:
date - the date, not null
amount - the amount to set
Returns:
a new Date object set with the specified value
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null
Since:
2.4

round

public static java.util.Date round(java.util.Date date,
                                   int field)

Round this date, leaving the field specified as the most significant field.

For example, if you had the datetime of 28 Mar 2002 13:45:01.231, if this was passed with HOUR, it would return 28 Mar 2002 14:00:00.000. If this was passed with MONTH, it would return 1 April 2002 0:00:00.000.

For a date in a timezone that handles the change to daylight saving time, rounding to Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY will behave as follows. Suppose daylight saving time begins at 02:00 on March 30. Rounding a date that crosses this time would produce the following values:

Parameters:
date - the date to work with
field - the field from Calendar or SEMI_MONTH
Returns:
the rounded date
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null
java.lang.ArithmeticException - if the year is over 280 million

round

public static java.util.Calendar round(java.util.Calendar date,
                                       int field)

Round this date, leaving the field specified as the most significant field.

For example, if you had the datetime of 28 Mar 2002 13:45:01.231, if this was passed with HOUR, it would return 28 Mar 2002 14:00:00.000. If this was passed with MONTH, it would return 1 April 2002 0:00:00.000.

For a date in a timezone that handles the change to daylight saving time, rounding to Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY will behave as follows. Suppose daylight saving time begins at 02:00 on March 30. Rounding a date that crosses this time would produce the following values:

Parameters:
date - the date to work with
field - the field from Calendar or SEMI_MONTH
Returns:
the rounded date (a different object)
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null
java.lang.ArithmeticException - if the year is over 280 million

round

public static java.util.Date round(java.lang.Object date,
                                   int field)

Round this date, leaving the field specified as the most significant field.

For example, if you had the datetime of 28 Mar 2002 13:45:01.231, if this was passed with HOUR, it would return 28 Mar 2002 14:00:00.000. If this was passed with MONTH, it would return 1 April 2002 0:00:00.000.

For a date in a timezone that handles the change to daylight saving time, rounding to Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY will behave as follows. Suppose daylight saving time begins at 02:00 on March 30. Rounding a date that crosses this time would produce the following values:

Parameters:
date - the date to work with, either Date or Calendar
field - the field from Calendar or SEMI_MONTH
Returns:
the rounded date
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null
java.lang.ClassCastException - if the object type is not a Date or Calendar
java.lang.ArithmeticException - if the year is over 280 million

truncate

public static java.util.Date truncate(java.util.Date date,
                                      int field)

Truncate this date, leaving the field specified as the most significant field.

For example, if you had the datetime of 28 Mar 2002 13:45:01.231, if you passed with HOUR, it would return 28 Mar 2002 13:00:00.000. If this was passed with MONTH, it would return 1 Mar 2002 0:00:00.000.

Parameters:
date - the date to work with
field - the field from Calendar or SEMI_MONTH
Returns:
the rounded date
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null
java.lang.ArithmeticException - if the year is over 280 million

truncate

public static java.util.Calendar truncate(java.util.Calendar date,
                                          int field)

Truncate this date, leaving the field specified as the most significant field.

For example, if you had the datetime of 28 Mar 2002 13:45:01.231, if you passed with HOUR, it would return 28 Mar 2002 13:00:00.000. If this was passed with MONTH, it would return 1 Mar 2002 0:00:00.000.

Parameters:
date - the date to work with
field - the field from Calendar or SEMI_MONTH
Returns:
the rounded date (a different object)
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null
java.lang.ArithmeticException - if the year is over 280 million

truncate

public static java.util.Date truncate(java.lang.Object date,
                                      int field)

Truncate this date, leaving the field specified as the most significant field.

For example, if you had the datetime of 28 Mar 2002 13:45:01.231, if you passed with HOUR, it would return 28 Mar 2002 13:00:00.000. If this was passed with MONTH, it would return 1 Mar 2002 0:00:00.000.

Parameters:
date - the date to work with, either Date or Calendar
field - the field from Calendar or SEMI_MONTH
Returns:
the rounded date
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null
java.lang.ClassCastException - if the object type is not a Date or Calendar
java.lang.ArithmeticException - if the year is over 280 million

iterator

public static java.util.Iterator iterator(java.util.Date focus,
                                          int rangeStyle)

This constructs an Iterator over each day in a date range defined by a focus date and range style.

For instance, passing Thursday, July 4, 2002 and a RANGE_MONTH_SUNDAY will return an Iterator that starts with Sunday, June 30, 2002 and ends with Saturday, August 3, 2002, returning a Calendar instance for each intermediate day.

This method provides an iterator that returns Calendar objects. The days are progressed using Calendar.add(int, int).

Parameters:
focus - the date to work with, not null
rangeStyle - the style constant to use. Must be one of RANGE_MONTH_SUNDAY, RANGE_MONTH_MONDAY, RANGE_WEEK_SUNDAY, RANGE_WEEK_MONDAY, RANGE_WEEK_RELATIVE, RANGE_WEEK_CENTER
Returns:
the date iterator, which always returns Calendar instances
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the rangeStyle is invalid

iterator

public static java.util.Iterator iterator(java.util.Calendar focus,
                                          int rangeStyle)

This constructs an Iterator over each day in a date range defined by a focus date and range style.

For instance, passing Thursday, July 4, 2002 and a RANGE_MONTH_SUNDAY will return an Iterator that starts with Sunday, June 30, 2002 and ends with Saturday, August 3, 2002, returning a Calendar instance for each intermediate day.

This method provides an iterator that returns Calendar objects. The days are progressed using Calendar.add(int, int).

Parameters:
focus - the date to work with
rangeStyle - the style constant to use. Must be one of RANGE_MONTH_SUNDAY, RANGE_MONTH_MONDAY, RANGE_WEEK_SUNDAY, RANGE_WEEK_MONDAY, RANGE_WEEK_RELATIVE, RANGE_WEEK_CENTER
Returns:
the date iterator
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the rangeStyle is invalid

iterator

public static java.util.Iterator iterator(java.lang.Object focus,
                                          int rangeStyle)

This constructs an Iterator over each day in a date range defined by a focus date and range style.

For instance, passing Thursday, July 4, 2002 and a RANGE_MONTH_SUNDAY will return an Iterator that starts with Sunday, June 30, 2002 and ends with Saturday, August 3, 2002, returning a Calendar instance for each intermediate day.

Parameters:
focus - the date to work with, either Date or Calendar
rangeStyle - the style constant to use. Must be one of the range styles listed for the iterator(Calendar, int) method.
Returns:
the date iterator
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null
java.lang.ClassCastException - if the object type is not a Date or Calendar

getFragmentInMilliseconds

public static long getFragmentInMilliseconds(java.util.Date date,
                                             int fragment)

Returns the number of milliseconds within the fragment. All datefields greater than the fragment will be ignored.

Asking the milliseconds of any date will only return the number of milliseconds of the current second (resulting in a number between 0 and 999). This method will retrieve the number of milliseconds for any fragment. For example, if you want to calculate the number of milliseconds past today, your fragment is Calendar.DATE or Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR. The result will be all milliseconds of the past hour(s), minutes(s) and second(s).

Valid fragments are: Calendar.YEAR, Calendar.MONTH, both Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR and Calendar.DATE, Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, Calendar.MINUTE, Calendar.SECOND and Calendar.MILLISECOND A fragment less than or equal to a SECOND field will return 0.

Parameters:
date - the date to work with, not null
fragment - the Calendar field part of date to calculate
Returns:
number of milliseconds within the fragment of date
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null or fragment is not supported
Since:
2.4

getFragmentInSeconds

public static long getFragmentInSeconds(java.util.Date date,
                                        int fragment)

Returns the number of seconds within the fragment. All datefields greater than the fragment will be ignored.

Asking the seconds of any date will only return the number of seconds of the current minute (resulting in a number between 0 and 59). This method will retrieve the number of seconds for any fragment. For example, if you want to calculate the number of seconds past today, your fragment is Calendar.DATE or Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR. The result will be all seconds of the past hour(s) and minutes(s).

Valid fragments are: Calendar.YEAR, Calendar.MONTH, both Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR and Calendar.DATE, Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, Calendar.MINUTE, Calendar.SECOND and Calendar.MILLISECOND A fragment less than or equal to a SECOND field will return 0.

Parameters:
date - the date to work with, not null
fragment - the Calendar field part of date to calculate
Returns:
number of seconds within the fragment of date
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null or fragment is not supported
Since:
2.4

getFragmentInMinutes

public static long getFragmentInMinutes(java.util.Date date,
                                        int fragment)

Returns the number of minutes within the fragment. All datefields greater than the fragment will be ignored.

Asking the minutes of any date will only return the number of minutes of the current hour (resulting in a number between 0 and 59). This method will retrieve the number of minutes for any fragment. For example, if you want to calculate the number of minutes past this month, your fragment is Calendar.MONTH. The result will be all minutes of the past day(s) and hour(s).

Valid fragments are: Calendar.YEAR, Calendar.MONTH, both Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR and Calendar.DATE, Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, Calendar.MINUTE, Calendar.SECOND and Calendar.MILLISECOND A fragment less than or equal to a MINUTE field will return 0.

Parameters:
date - the date to work with, not null
fragment - the Calendar field part of date to calculate
Returns:
number of minutes within the fragment of date
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null or fragment is not supported
Since:
2.4

getFragmentInHours

public static long getFragmentInHours(java.util.Date date,
                                      int fragment)

Returns the number of hours within the fragment. All datefields greater than the fragment will be ignored.

Asking the hours of any date will only return the number of hours of the current day (resulting in a number between 0 and 23). This method will retrieve the number of hours for any fragment. For example, if you want to calculate the number of hours past this month, your fragment is Calendar.MONTH. The result will be all hours of the past day(s).

Valid fragments are: Calendar.YEAR, Calendar.MONTH, both Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR and Calendar.DATE, Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, Calendar.MINUTE, Calendar.SECOND and Calendar.MILLISECOND A fragment less than or equal to a HOUR field will return 0.

Parameters:
date - the date to work with, not null
fragment - the Calendar field part of date to calculate
Returns:
number of hours within the fragment of date
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null or fragment is not supported
Since:
2.4

getFragmentInDays

public static long getFragmentInDays(java.util.Date date,
                                     int fragment)

Returns the number of days within the fragment. All datefields greater than the fragment will be ignored.

Asking the days of any date will only return the number of days of the current month (resulting in a number between 1 and 31). This method will retrieve the number of days for any fragment. For example, if you want to calculate the number of days past this year, your fragment is Calendar.YEAR. The result will be all days of the past month(s).

Valid fragments are: Calendar.YEAR, Calendar.MONTH, both Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR and Calendar.DATE, Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, Calendar.MINUTE, Calendar.SECOND and Calendar.MILLISECOND A fragment less than or equal to a DAY field will return 0.

Parameters:
date - the date to work with, not null
fragment - the Calendar field part of date to calculate
Returns:
number of days within the fragment of date
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null or fragment is not supported
Since:
2.4

getFragmentInMilliseconds

public static long getFragmentInMilliseconds(java.util.Calendar calendar,
                                             int fragment)

Returns the number of milliseconds within the fragment. All datefields greater than the fragment will be ignored.

Asking the milliseconds of any date will only return the number of milliseconds of the current second (resulting in a number between 0 and 999). This method will retrieve the number of milliseconds for any fragment. For example, if you want to calculate the number of seconds past today, your fragment is Calendar.DATE or Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR. The result will be all seconds of the past hour(s), minutes(s) and second(s).

Valid fragments are: Calendar.YEAR, Calendar.MONTH, both Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR and Calendar.DATE, Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, Calendar.MINUTE, Calendar.SECOND and Calendar.MILLISECOND A fragment less than or equal to a MILLISECOND field will return 0.

Parameters:
calendar - the calendar to work with, not null
fragment - the Calendar field part of calendar to calculate
Returns:
number of milliseconds within the fragment of date
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null or fragment is not supported
Since:
2.4

getFragmentInSeconds

public static long getFragmentInSeconds(java.util.Calendar calendar,
                                        int fragment)

Returns the number of seconds within the fragment. All datefields greater than the fragment will be ignored.

Asking the seconds of any date will only return the number of seconds of the current minute (resulting in a number between 0 and 59). This method will retrieve the number of seconds for any fragment. For example, if you want to calculate the number of seconds past today, your fragment is Calendar.DATE or Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR. The result will be all seconds of the past hour(s) and minutes(s).

Valid fragments are: Calendar.YEAR, Calendar.MONTH, both Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR and Calendar.DATE, Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, Calendar.MINUTE, Calendar.SECOND and Calendar.MILLISECOND A fragment less than or equal to a SECOND field will return 0.

Parameters:
calendar - the calendar to work with, not null
fragment - the Calendar field part of calendar to calculate
Returns:
number of seconds within the fragment of date
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null or fragment is not supported
Since:
2.4

getFragmentInMinutes

public static long getFragmentInMinutes(java.util.Calendar calendar,
                                        int fragment)

Returns the number of minutes within the fragment. All datefields greater than the fragment will be ignored.

Asking the minutes of any date will only return the number of minutes of the current hour (resulting in a number between 0 and 59). This method will retrieve the number of minutes for any fragment. For example, if you want to calculate the number of minutes past this month, your fragment is Calendar.MONTH. The result will be all minutes of the past day(s) and hour(s).

Valid fragments are: Calendar.YEAR, Calendar.MONTH, both Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR and Calendar.DATE, Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, Calendar.MINUTE, Calendar.SECOND and Calendar.MILLISECOND A fragment less than or equal to a MINUTE field will return 0.

Parameters:
calendar - the calendar to work with, not null
fragment - the Calendar field part of calendar to calculate
Returns:
number of minutes within the fragment of date
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null or fragment is not supported
Since:
2.4

getFragmentInHours

public static long getFragmentInHours(java.util.Calendar calendar,
                                      int fragment)

Returns the number of hours within the fragment. All datefields greater than the fragment will be ignored.

Asking the hours of any date will only return the number of hours of the current day (resulting in a number between 0 and 23). This method will retrieve the number of hours for any fragment. For example, if you want to calculate the number of hours past this month, your fragment is Calendar.MONTH. The result will be all hours of the past day(s).

Valid fragments are: Calendar.YEAR, Calendar.MONTH, both Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR and Calendar.DATE, Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, Calendar.MINUTE, Calendar.SECOND and Calendar.MILLISECOND A fragment less than or equal to a HOUR field will return 0.

Parameters:
calendar - the calendar to work with, not null
fragment - the Calendar field part of calendar to calculate
Returns:
number of hours within the fragment of date
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null or fragment is not supported
Since:
2.4

getFragmentInDays

public static long getFragmentInDays(java.util.Calendar calendar,
                                     int fragment)

Returns the number of days within the fragment. All datefields greater than the fragment will be ignored.

Asking the days of any date will only return the number of days of the current month (resulting in a number between 1 and 31). This method will retrieve the number of days for any fragment. For example, if you want to calculate the number of days past this year, your fragment is Calendar.YEAR. The result will be all days of the past month(s).

Valid fragments are: Calendar.YEAR, Calendar.MONTH, both Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR and Calendar.DATE, Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, Calendar.MINUTE, Calendar.SECOND and Calendar.MILLISECOND A fragment less than or equal to a DAY field will return 0.

Parameters:
calendar - the calendar to work with, not null
fragment - the Calendar field part of calendar to calculate
Returns:
number of days within the fragment of date
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the date is null or fragment is not supported
Since:
2.4


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