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groovy.time
[Java] Class TimeCategory

java.lang.Object
  groovy.time.TimeCategory

public class TimeCategory
extends java.lang.Object

Apply a number of methods to allow convenient Date/Time manipulation,such as: 

 use ( TimeCategory ) {
     // application on numbers:
     println 1.minute.from.now
     println 10.hours.ago
 

     // application on dates
     def someDate = new Date()
     println someDate - 3.months
 }
See Also:
BaseDuration

Method Summary
static Duration getDay(java.lang.Integer self)

static Duration getDaylightSavingsOffset(java.util.Date self)

Get the DST offset (if any) for the default locale and the given date.
static Duration getDaylightSavingsOffset(BaseDuration self)

static Duration getDays(java.lang.Integer self)

static TimeDuration getHour(java.lang.Integer self)

static TimeDuration getHours(java.lang.Integer self)

static TimeDuration getMillisecond(java.lang.Integer self)

static TimeDuration getMilliseconds(java.lang.Integer self)

static TimeDuration getMinute(java.lang.Integer self)

static TimeDuration getMinutes(java.lang.Integer self)

static DatumDependentDuration getMonth(java.lang.Integer self)

static DatumDependentDuration getMonths(java.lang.Integer self)

static Duration getRelativeDaylightSavingsOffset(java.util.Date self, java.util.Date other)

Return a Duration representing the DST difference (if any) between two dates.

static TimeDuration getSecond(java.lang.Integer self)

static TimeDuration getSeconds(java.lang.Integer self)

static java.util.TimeZone getTimeZone(java.util.Date self)

Retrieves the default TimeZone for a date by using the default Locale settings.
static Duration getWeek(java.lang.Integer self)

static Duration getWeeks(java.lang.Integer self)

static DatumDependentDuration getYear(java.lang.Integer self)

static DatumDependentDuration getYears(java.lang.Integer self)

static java.util.Date minus(java.util.Date date, BaseDuration duration)

static TimeDuration minus(java.util.Date lhs, java.util.Date rhs)

Subtract one date from the other.
static java.util.Date plus(java.util.Date date, BaseDuration duration)

 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
java.lang.Object#wait(long, int), java.lang.Object#wait(long), java.lang.Object#wait(), java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object), java.lang.Object#toString(), java.lang.Object#hashCode(), java.lang.Object#getClass(), java.lang.Object#notify(), java.lang.Object#notifyAll()
 

Method Detail

getDay

public static Duration getDay(java.lang.Integer self)

getDaylightSavingsOffset

public static Duration getDaylightSavingsOffset(java.util.Date self)
Get the DST offset (if any) for the default locale and the given date.
Parameters:
self - a Date
Returns:
the DST offset as a Duration.

getDaylightSavingsOffset

public static Duration getDaylightSavingsOffset(BaseDuration self)

getDays

public static Duration getDays(java.lang.Integer self)

getHour

public static TimeDuration getHour(java.lang.Integer self)

getHours

public static TimeDuration getHours(java.lang.Integer self)

getMillisecond

public static TimeDuration getMillisecond(java.lang.Integer self)

getMilliseconds

public static TimeDuration getMilliseconds(java.lang.Integer self)

getMinute

public static TimeDuration getMinute(java.lang.Integer self)

getMinutes

public static TimeDuration getMinutes(java.lang.Integer self)

getMonth

public static DatumDependentDuration getMonth(java.lang.Integer self)

getMonths

public static DatumDependentDuration getMonths(java.lang.Integer self)

getRelativeDaylightSavingsOffset

public static Duration getRelativeDaylightSavingsOffset(java.util.Date self, java.util.Date other)
Return a Duration representing the DST difference (if any) between two dates. i.e. if one date is before the DST changeover, and the other date is after, the resulting duration will represent the DST offset.
Parameters:
self - a Date
other - another Date
Returns:
a Duration

getSecond

public static TimeDuration getSecond(java.lang.Integer self)

getSeconds

public static TimeDuration getSeconds(java.lang.Integer self)

getTimeZone

public static java.util.TimeZone getTimeZone(java.util.Date self)
Retrieves the default TimeZone for a date by using the default Locale settings.
Parameters:
self - a Date
Returns:
the TimeZone

getWeek

public static Duration getWeek(java.lang.Integer self)

getWeeks

public static Duration getWeeks(java.lang.Integer self)

getYear

public static DatumDependentDuration getYear(java.lang.Integer self)

getYears

public static DatumDependentDuration getYears(java.lang.Integer self)

minus

public static java.util.Date minus(java.util.Date date, BaseDuration duration)

minus

public static TimeDuration minus(java.util.Date lhs, java.util.Date rhs)
Subtract one date from the other.
Parameters:
lhs - a Date
rhs - another Date
Returns:
a Duration

plus

public static java.util.Date plus(java.util.Date date, BaseDuration duration)

 

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