com.twelvemonkeys.lang

Class DateUtil

java.lang.Object

com.twelvemonkeys.lang.DateUtil

public final class DateUtil
extends java.lang.Object

A utility class with useful date manipulation methods and constants.

Version:

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Author:

Harald Kuhr

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static long	CALENDAR_YEAR One calendar year: 365.2425 days (31556952000 milliseconds).
static long	DAY One day: 24 hours (86 400 000 milliseconds).
static long	HOUR One hour: 60 minutes (3 600 000 milliseconds).
static long	MINUTE One minute: 60 seconds (60 000 milliseconds).
static long	SECOND One second: 1000 milliseconds.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static long	currentTimeDay() Gets the current time, rounded down to the closest day.
static long	currentTimeHour() Gets the current time, rounded down to the closest hour.
static long	currentTimeMinute() Gets the current time, rounded down to the closest minute.
static long	currentTimeSecond() Gets the current time, rounded down to the closest second.
static long	delta(java.util.Date pStart) Returns the time between the given start time and now (as defined by System.currentTimeMillis()).
static long	delta(long pStart) Returns the time between the given start time and now (as defined by System.currentTimeMillis()).
static long	roundToDay(long pTime) Rounds the given time down to the closest day, using the default timezone.
static long	roundToDay(long pTime, java.util.TimeZone pTimeZone) Rounds the given time down to the closest day, using the given timezone.
static long	roundToHour(long pTime) Rounds the given time down to the closest hour, using the default timezone.
static long	roundToHour(long pTime, java.util.TimeZone pTimeZone) Rounds the given time down to the closest hour, using the given timezone.
static long	roundToMinute(long pTime) Rounds the given time down to the closest minute.
static long	roundToSecond(long pTime) Rounds the given time down to the closest second.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

SECOND

public static final long SECOND

One second: 1000 milliseconds.

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Constant Field Values

MINUTE

public static final long MINUTE

One minute: 60 seconds (60 000 milliseconds).

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Constant Field Values

HOUR

public static final long HOUR

One hour: 60 minutes (3 600 000 milliseconds). 60 minutes = 3 600 seconds = 3 600 000 milliseconds

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Constant Field Values

DAY

public static final long DAY

One day: 24 hours (86 400 000 milliseconds). 24 hours = 1 440 minutes = 86 400 seconds = 86 400 000 milliseconds.

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Constant Field Values

CALENDAR_YEAR

public static final long CALENDAR_YEAR

One calendar year: 365.2425 days (31556952000 milliseconds). 365.2425 days = 8765.82 hours = 525949.2 minutes = 31556952 seconds = 31556952000 milliseconds.

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

delta

public static long delta(long pStart)

Returns the time between the given start time and now (as defined by System.currentTimeMillis()).

Parameters:

pStart - the start time

Returns:

the time between the given start time and now.

delta

public static long delta(java.util.Date pStart)

Returns the time between the given start time and now (as defined by System.currentTimeMillis()).

Parameters:

pStart - the start time

Returns:

the time between the given start time and now.

currentTimeSecond

public static long currentTimeSecond()

Gets the current time, rounded down to the closest second. Equivalent to invoking roundToSecond(System.currentTimeMillis()).

Returns:

the current time, rounded to the closest second.

currentTimeMinute

public static long currentTimeMinute()

Gets the current time, rounded down to the closest minute. Equivalent to invoking roundToMinute(System.currentTimeMillis()).

Returns:

the current time, rounded to the closest minute.

currentTimeHour

public static long currentTimeHour()

Gets the current time, rounded down to the closest hour. Equivalent to invoking roundToHour(System.currentTimeMillis()).

Returns:

the current time, rounded to the closest hour.

currentTimeDay

public static long currentTimeDay()

Gets the current time, rounded down to the closest day. Equivalent to invoking roundToDay(System.currentTimeMillis()).

Returns:

the current time, rounded to the closest day.

roundToSecond

public static long roundToSecond(long pTime)

Rounds the given time down to the closest second.

Parameters:

pTime - time

Returns:

the time rounded to the closest second.

roundToMinute

public static long roundToMinute(long pTime)

Rounds the given time down to the closest minute.

Parameters:

pTime - time

Returns:

the time rounded to the closest minute.

roundToHour

public static long roundToHour(long pTime)

Rounds the given time down to the closest hour, using the default timezone.

Parameters:

pTime - time

Returns:

the time rounded to the closest hour.

roundToHour

public static long roundToHour(long pTime,
               java.util.TimeZone pTimeZone)

Rounds the given time down to the closest hour, using the given timezone.

Parameters:

pTime - time

pTimeZone - the timezone to use when rounding

Returns:

the time rounded to the closest hour.

roundToDay

public static long roundToDay(long pTime)

Rounds the given time down to the closest day, using the default timezone.

Parameters:

pTime - time

Returns:

the time rounded to the closest day.

roundToDay

public static long roundToDay(long pTime,
              java.util.TimeZone pTimeZone)

Rounds the given time down to the closest day, using the given timezone.

Parameters:

pTime - time

pTimeZone - the timezone to use when rounding

Returns:

the time rounded to the closest day.