org.apache.jackrabbit.rmi.value
Class DateValue

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.jackrabbit.rmi.value.BaseNonStreamValue
      org.apache.jackrabbit.rmi.value.DateValue

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, javax.jcr.Value, StatefulValue

public class DateValue
extends BaseNonStreamValue
implements java.io.Serializable, StatefulValue

The DateValue class implements the committed value state for Date values as a part of the State design pattern (Gof) used by this package.

Since:

0.16.4.1

See Also:

SerialValue, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

protected	DateValue(java.util.Calendar value) Creates an instance for the given Calendar value.
protected	DateValue(java.lang.String value) Creates a new DateValue initialized to the value represented by the specified String.

Method Summary

java.util.Calendar	getDate() Returns (a copy) of this Calendar value.
double	getDouble() Returns the time represented by this instance as the number of milliseconds since the epoch (1.1.1970, 0:00, UTC).
long	getLong() Returns the time represented by this instance as the number of milliseconds since the epoch (1.1.1970, 0:00, UTC).
java.lang.String	getString() Returns the string represented of this DateValue value formatted using a ISO8601-compliant date/time.
int	getType() Returns PropertyType.DATE.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.jackrabbit.rmi.value.BaseNonStreamValue

getBoolean, getStream, getValueFormatException

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface javax.jcr.Value

getBoolean, getStream

Constructor Detail

DateValue

protected DateValue(java.util.Calendar value)

Creates an instance for the given Calendar value.

Parameters:

value - the calendar for this value.

DateValue

protected DateValue(java.lang.String value)
             throws javax.jcr.ValueFormatException

Creates a new DateValue initialized to the value represented by the specified String.

The specified String must be a ISO8601-compliant date/time string.

Parameters:

value - the string to be parsed.

Throws:

javax.jcr.ValueFormatException - If the String is not a valid ISO8601-compliant date/time string.

See Also:

ISO8601

Method Detail

getType

public int getType()

Returns PropertyType.DATE.

Specified by:

getType in interface javax.jcr.Value

getDouble

public double getDouble()

Returns the time represented by this instance as the number of milliseconds since the epoch (1.1.1970, 0:00, UTC).

Specified by:

getDouble in interface javax.jcr.Value

Overrides:

getDouble in class BaseNonStreamValue

Returns:

nothing

getString

public java.lang.String getString()

Returns the string represented of this DateValue value formatted using a ISO8601-compliant date/time.

Specified by:

getString in interface javax.jcr.Value

getLong

public long getLong()

Returns the time represented by this instance as the number of milliseconds since the epoch (1.1.1970, 0:00, UTC).

Specified by:

getLong in interface javax.jcr.Value

Overrides:

getLong in class BaseNonStreamValue

Returns:

nothing

getDate

public java.util.Calendar getDate()

Returns (a copy) of this Calendar value. Modifying the returned Calendar does not change the value of this instance.

Specified by:

getDate in interface javax.jcr.Value

Overrides:

getDate in class BaseNonStreamValue

Returns:

nothing