org.sdmxsource.sdmx.api.model.base

Interface SdmxDate

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

SdmxDateImpl

public interface SdmxDate
extends java.io.Serializable

An SDMX date contains a Java Date, and gives access to the String representation and TIME_FORMAT which is used to define the date.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.Date	getDate() Returns a copy of the date which can never be null.
java.util.Calendar	getDateAsCalendar()
java.lang.String	getDateInSdmxFormat() Returns the Date in SDMX format
TIME_FORMAT	getTimeFormatOfDate() Returns the time format for the date - returns null if this information is not present
boolean	isLater(SdmxDate date) Returns true if this date is later then the date provided

Method Detail

getDate

java.util.Date getDate()

Returns a copy of the date which can never be null.

Returns:

getDateAsCalendar

java.util.Calendar getDateAsCalendar()

getTimeFormatOfDate

TIME_FORMAT getTimeFormatOfDate()

Returns the time format for the date - returns null if this information is not present

Returns:

getDateInSdmxFormat

java.lang.String getDateInSdmxFormat()

Returns the Date in SDMX format

isLater

boolean isLater(SdmxDate date)

Returns true if this date is later then the date provided

Parameters:

date -

Returns: