com.google.gdata.client.finance

Class FinanceUtilities

java.lang.Object

com.google.gdata.client.finance.FinanceUtilities

public class FinanceUtilities
extends Object

FinanceUtilities contains useful methods related to the Finance GData API

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static PortfolioEntry	makePortfolioEntry(String portfolioName, String currencyCode) Creates a portfolio entry object.
static TransactionEntry	makeTransactionEntry(String type, String date, String shares, String price, String commission, String currency, String notes) Creates a transaction entry object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

makePortfolioEntry

public static PortfolioEntry makePortfolioEntry(String portfolioName,
                                String currencyCode)

Creates a portfolio entry object.

Parameters:

portfolioName - the name of the new portfolio. e.g. "Oil & Gas". This is required when creating a portfolio, but optional when updating.

currencyCode - the ISO4217 currency code for the portfolio. e.g. USD, EUR, JPY, GBP, CAD, HKD, etc. This is required when creating a portfolio, but optional when updating.

Returns:

the newly created portfolio entry

Throws:

IOException - If there is a problem communicating with the server.

MalformedURLException - If the URL is invalid.

ServiceException - If the service is unable to handle the request.

makeTransactionEntry

public static TransactionEntry makeTransactionEntry(String type,
                                    String date,
                                    String shares,
                                    String price,
                                    String commission,
                                    String currency,
                                    String notes)

Creates a transaction entry object.

Parameters:

type - The type of transaction (one of "Buy", "Sell", "Sell Short", "Buy to Cover"). This should be specified. In this method, the type will be set to "Buy" if left unspecified.

date - The date of the transaction in the format YYYY-MM-DD. This is optional ("watchlist" or "holding" items might not have a date). If left unspecified, this parameter should be an empty string.

shares - The number of shares/units involved in a transaction. This does not have to be a whole number quantity (e.g. 10.1 is valid). This is optional ("watchlist" entries need not have a share count)

price - The transaction unit price (e.g. 99.99). This is optional.

commission - The transaction commission (e.g. 25.0). This is optional.

currency - The ISO4217 currency code for the transaction price and commission. e.g. USD, EUR, JPY, GBP, CAD, HKD, etc. This is required only if price or commission have been specified.

notes - Any notes related to the transaction. This is optional.

Returns:

the newly created transaction entry

Throws:

IOException - If there is a problem communicating with the server.

MalformedURLException - If the URL is invalid.

ServiceException - If the service is unable to handle the request.