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public abstract class DateTimeSyntax extends Object implements Serializable, Cloneable
Class DateTimeSyntax is an abstract base class providing the common implementation of all attributes whose value is a date and time.
Under the hood, a date-time attribute is stored as a value of class
java.util.Date
. You can get a date-time attribute's Date value by
calling {@link #getValue() getValue()
}. A date-time attribute's
Date value is established when it is constructed (see {@link
#DateTimeSyntax(Date) DateTimeSyntax(Date)
}). Once
constructed, a date-time attribute's value is immutable.
To construct a date-time attribute from separate values of the year, month,
day, hour, minute, and so on, use a java.util.Calendar
object to construct a java.util.Date
object, then use the
java.util.Date
object to construct the date-time attribute.
To convert
a date-time attribute to separate values of the year, month, day, hour,
minute, and so on, create a java.util.Calendar
object and
set it to the java.util.Date
from the date-time attribute. Class
DateTimeSyntax stores its value in the form of a java.util.Date
rather than a java.util.Calendar
because it typically takes
less memory to store and less time to compare a java.util.Date
than a java.util.Calendar
.
Constructor Summary | |
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protected |
DateTimeSyntax(Date value) Construct a new date-time attribute with the given java.util.Date value.
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Method Summary | |
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boolean |
Returns whether this date-time attribute is equivalent to the passed in object. |
Date |
getValue() Returns this date-time attribute's java.util.Date
value.
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int |
hashCode() Returns a hash code value for this date-time attribute. |
String |
toString() Returns a string value corresponding to this date-time attribute. |
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object |
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clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait |
Constructor Detail |
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protected DateTimeSyntax(Date value)
java.util.Date
value.
value
- java.util.Date
value.Method Detail |
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public boolean equals(Object object)
object
is not null.
object
is an instance of class DateTimeSyntax.
java.util.Date
value and
object
's java.util.Date
value are
equal.
equals
in class Object
object
- Object to compare to.object
is equivalent to this date-time
attribute, false otherwise.public Date getValue()
java.util.Date
value.
public int hashCode()
java.util.Date
value.
hashCode
in class Object
public String toString()
java.util.Date
value
converted to a string.
toString
in class Object
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