com.nurelm.util
Class DateUtil

java.lang.Object
  com.nurelm.util.DateUtil

public class DateUtil

extends java.lang.Object

Perform date-specific functions, especially ones that are NuRelm app specific, such as NuContent's nu_today comparisons.

Field Summary

static java.lang.String[]	DAYSINWEEK
static java.lang.String	NU_TODAY

Constructor Summary

DateUtil()

Method Summary

static int	compareDates(java.lang.String date1, java.lang.String date2) Compares input strings formated as dates (mm/dd/yyyy or mm/dd/yy) Returns 0 if dates are equal positive num if date1 > date2 negative num if date2 < date2 result of String.compareTo if inputs aren't dates Special input value of "NU_TODAY" represents today's date
static java.lang.String	getDateString(java.util.Date date) Creates a date string suitable for storage in the DB in yyyy-mm-dd format.
static java.lang.String	getDateString(int month, int day, int year) Creates a date string suitable for storage in the DB in yyyy-mm-dd format.
static int	getDaysInMonth(int year, int month)
static int	getFirstOfMonth(int year, int month)
static int	getJanuaryFirst(int year)
static int	getNumberRowsNeeded(int year, int month)
static java.util.Date	getOffsetDate(java.lang.String dateString)
static java.lang.String	getToday() Returns current date string in mm/dd/yyyy or mm/dd/yy format.
static boolean	isDate(java.lang.String date) Checks if string is in mm/dd/yyyy or mm/dd/yy format.
static boolean	isLeapYear(int year)
static java.lang.String	shortDateToLong(java.lang.String content) Converts a date in yyyy-mm-dd format to a long date in Month dd, yyyy format.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

NU_TODAY

public static final java.lang.String NU_TODAY

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Constant Field Values

DAYSINWEEK

public static final java.lang.String[] DAYSINWEEK

Constructor Detail

DateUtil

public DateUtil()

Method Detail

getOffsetDate

public static java.util.Date getOffsetDate(java.lang.String dateString)

isDate

public static boolean isDate(java.lang.String date)

Checks if string is in mm/dd/yyyy or mm/dd/yy format.

Parameters:

date - The date to check.

Returns:

true if it is in the proper format.

getDateString

public static java.lang.String getDateString(int month,
                                             int day,
                                             int year)

Creates a date string suitable for storage in the DB in yyyy-mm-dd format.

getDateString

public static java.lang.String getDateString(java.util.Date date)

Creates a date string suitable for storage in the DB in yyyy-mm-dd format.

shortDateToLong

public static java.lang.String shortDateToLong(java.lang.String content)

Converts a date in yyyy-mm-dd format to a long date in Month dd, yyyy format.

Parameters:

content - Short date string to be converted

Returns:

Long date string in Month dd, yyyy format

getToday

public static java.lang.String getToday()

Returns current date string in mm/dd/yyyy or mm/dd/yy format.

Returns:

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compareDates

public static int compareDates(java.lang.String date1,
                               java.lang.String date2)

Compares input strings formated as dates (mm/dd/yyyy or mm/dd/yy) Returns 0 if dates are equal positive num if date1 > date2 negative num if date2 < date2 result of String.compareTo if inputs aren't dates Special input value of "NU_TODAY" represents today's date

Parameters:

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Returns:

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getNumberRowsNeeded

public static int getNumberRowsNeeded(int year,
                                      int month)

getFirstOfMonth

public static int getFirstOfMonth(int year,
                                  int month)

getDaysInMonth

public static int getDaysInMonth(int year,
                                 int month)

isLeapYear

public static boolean isLeapYear(int year)

getJanuaryFirst

public static int getJanuaryFirst(int year)