com.partnersoft.data
Class PartnerDateWrapper

java.lang.Object
  com.partnersoft.data.PartnerDateWrapper

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable

Direct Known Subclasses:

PartnerDate, PartnerDateTime, PartnerTime

public abstract class PartnerDateWrapper
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable

A wrapper for Java dates.

Author:

Paul Reavis Copyright 2000 Partner Software, Inc.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected java.util.Date

internalDate

Constructor Summary

PartnerDateWrapper()

PartnerDateWrapper(java.util.Date date)

PartnerDateWrapper(java.lang.String dateString)

Method Summary

abstract java.lang.Object	clone()
int	compareTo(java.lang.Object nother)
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object nother)
java.lang.String	getDateString() A string representing this date or time in standard format.
java.util.Date	getInternalDate() Returns a normal Java date object representing the date.
abstract java.text.DateFormat	getSQLDateFormat() Subclasses must provide the format as sent to SQL.
java.lang.String	getSQLDateString() A string representing this date or time in standard SQL format.
abstract java.text.DateFormat	getSystemDateFormat() Subclasses must provide the standard format for themselves.
abstract java.text.DateFormat	getUserDateFormat() Subclasses may provide a user date format for themselves.
void	setDateString(java.lang.String newDate)
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

internalDate

protected java.util.Date internalDate

Constructor Detail

PartnerDateWrapper

public PartnerDateWrapper()

PartnerDateWrapper

public PartnerDateWrapper(java.lang.String dateString)

PartnerDateWrapper

public PartnerDateWrapper(java.util.Date date)

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object nother)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

getSQLDateFormat

public abstract java.text.DateFormat getSQLDateFormat()

Subclasses must provide the format as sent to SQL.

getSystemDateFormat

public abstract java.text.DateFormat getSystemDateFormat()

Subclasses must provide the standard format for themselves.

getUserDateFormat

public abstract java.text.DateFormat getUserDateFormat()

Subclasses may provide a user date format for themselves.

getInternalDate

public java.util.Date getInternalDate()

Returns a normal Java date object representing the date.

getSQLDateString

public java.lang.String getSQLDateString()

A string representing this date or time in standard SQL format.

getDateString

public java.lang.String getDateString()

A string representing this date or time in standard format.

setDateString

public void setDateString(java.lang.String newDate)

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object nother)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

clone

public abstract java.lang.Object clone()

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object