cloud.orbit.util

Class DateTimeUtils

java.lang.Object

cloud.orbit.util.DateTimeUtils

public final class DateTimeUtils
extends Object

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Date	getDateFromString(String dateString, String dateFormatString) Takes a date in string format and a date format string and returns a Date
static Date	getDateRelativeToNow(TimeUnit timeUnit, long amount) Builds and returns a date that is a specified amount of time away from now (earlier or later).
static String	getStringFromDate(Date date, String dateFormatString) Takes a date and a date format string and returns a string of the date formatted according to the passed in arguments
static boolean	isDateInRange(Date dateToCheck, Date startDate, Date endDate) Returns weather the date is within a given range.
static Date	parseExact(String value, String format) Given the format value parse the date time from the string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

parseExact

public static Date parseExact(String value,
                              String format)
                       throws ParseException

Given the format value parse the date time from the string.

Parameters:

value -

format -

Returns:

Date

Throws:

ParseException

getStringFromDate

public static String getStringFromDate(Date date,
                                       String dateFormatString)

Takes a date and a date format string and returns a string of the date formatted according to the passed in arguments

Parameters:

date - - date to turn into a string

dateFormatString - - string specifying how the date is to be formatted into a string

Returns:

String - the date argument in a string representation according to the passed in dateFormatString

getDateFromString

public static Date getDateFromString(String dateString,
                                     String dateFormatString)

Takes a date in string format and a date format string and returns a Date

Parameters:

dateString - - the date in a string representation

dateFormatString - - the format of how the date is represented in the dateString argument

Returns:

Date - returns a date object as specified by the dateString argument

isDateInRange

public static boolean isDateInRange(Date dateToCheck,
                                    Date startDate,
                                    Date endDate)

Returns weather the date is within a given range.

Returns:

boolean

getDateRelativeToNow

public static Date getDateRelativeToNow(TimeUnit timeUnit,
                                        long amount)

Builds and returns a date that is a specified amount of time away from now (earlier or later).