nl.b3p.viewer.ibis.util

Class DateUtils

java.lang.Object

nl.b3p.viewer.ibis.util.DateUtils

public class DateUtils
extends Object

Utility class with various date manipulation methods.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Date	addMonth(Date addTo) add a month to the date.
static int	differenceInMonths(Calendar beginningDate, Calendar endingDate) calculate difference in months between the arguments.
static int	differenceInMonths(Date beginningDate, Date endingDate) calculate difference in months between the arguments.
static Date	getAfterDate(List<Date> dateList, Date refDate) get next date after reference date.
static Date	getBeforeDate(List<Date> dateList, Date refDate) get previous date before reference date.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

differenceInMonths

public static int differenceInMonths(Date beginningDate,
                                     Date endingDate)

calculate difference in months between the arguments.

Parameters:

beginningDate - begin datum

endingDate - eind datum

Returns:

number of months

See Also:

differenceInMonths(java.util.Calendar, java.util.Calendar)

differenceInMonths

public static int differenceInMonths(Calendar beginningDate,
                                     Calendar endingDate)

calculate difference in months between the arguments.

Parameters:

beginningDate - begin datum

endingDate - eind datum

Returns:

number of months

addMonth

public static Date addMonth(Date addTo)

add a month to the date.

Parameters:

addTo - begin datum

Returns:

een maand later dan begin datum

getAfterDate

public static Date getAfterDate(List<Date> dateList,
                                Date refDate)

get next date after reference date.

Parameters:

dateList - list of dates

refDate - reference date, must be part of dateList

Returns:

next date after refDate from dateList or reference date if there are no later dates

getBeforeDate

public static Date getBeforeDate(List<Date> dateList,
                                 Date refDate)

get previous date before reference date.

Parameters:

dateList - list of dates

refDate - reference date, must be part of dateList

Returns:

previous date before refDate from dateList or reference date if there are no earlier dates