Date (Groovy JDK enhancements)

Methods Summary

Methods
Return type	Name and parameters
`Date`	`clearTime()` Clears the time portion of this Date instance; useful utility where it makes sense to compare month/day/year only portions of a Date.
`Date`	`copyWith(Map updates)` Support creating a new Date having similar properties to an existing Date (which remains unaltered) but with some fields updated according to a Map of changes.
`void`	`downto(Date to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this date down to the given date, inclusive, decrementing by one day each time.
`String`	`format(String format)` Create a String representation of this date according to the given format pattern.
`String`	`format(String format, TimeZone tz)` Create a String representation of this date according to the given format pattern and timezone.
`int`	`getAt(int field)` Support the subscript operator for a Date.
`String`	`getDateString()` Return a string representation of the 'day' portion of this date according to the locale-specific DateFormat#SHORT default format.
`String`	`getDateTimeString()` Return a string representation of the date and time time portion of this Date instance, according to the locale-specific format used by DateFormat.
`String`	`getTimeString()` Return a string representation of the time portion of this date according to the locale-specific DateFormat#MEDIUM default format.
`Date`	`minus(int days)` Subtract a number of days from this date and returns the new date.
`int`	`minus(Date then)` Subtract another Date from this one and return the number of days of the difference.
`Date`	`next()` Increment a Date by one day.
`static Date`	`parse(String format, String input)` Parse a String into a Date instance using the given pattern.
`static Date`	`parseToStringDate(String dateToString)` Parse a String matching the pattern EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy containing US-locale-constants only (e.g.
`Date`	`plus(int days)` Add a number of days to this date and returns the new date.
`Date`	`previous()` Decrement a Date by one day.
`void`	`putAt(int field, int value)` Support the subscript operator for mutating a Date.
`void`	`set(Map updates)` Support mutating a Date with a Map.
`Calendar`	`toCalendar()` Convert a Date to a Calendar.
`Timestamp`	`toTimestamp()` Return a java.sql.Timestamp given a java.util.Date.
`Date`	`updated(Map updates)` Legacy alias for copyWith.
`void`	`upto(Date to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this date up to the given date, inclusive, incrementing by one day each time.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

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- Methods Detail
  - public Date clearTime()
    
    Clears the time portion of this Date instance; useful utility where it makes sense to compare month/day/year only portions of a Date.
    
    Returns:
    
    the Date but with the time portion cleared
    
    Since:
    
    1.6.7
  - public Date copyWith(Map updates)
    
    Support creating a new Date having similar properties to an existing Date (which remains unaltered) but with some fields updated according to a Map of changes.
    Example usage:
```
import static java.util.Calendar.YEAR
def today = new Date()
def nextYear = today[YEAR] + 1
def oneYearFromNow = today.copyWith(year: nextYear)
println today
println oneYearFromNow
```
    Parameters:
    
    updates - A Map of Calendar keys and values
    
    Returns:
    
    The newly created Date
    
    Since:
    
    2.2.0
    
    See Also:
    
    Calendar#set(int, int)
    
    Date#set(java.util.Map)
    
    Calendar#copyWith(java.util.Map)
  - public void downto(Date to, Closure closure)
    
    Iterates from this date down to the given date, inclusive, decrementing by one day each time.
    
    Parameters:
    
    to - another Date to go down to
    
    closure - the closure to call
    
    Since:
    
    2.2
  - public String format(String format)
    
    Create a String representation of this date according to the given format pattern.
    
    For example, if the system timezone is GMT, new Date(0).format('MM/dd/yy') would return the string "01/01/70". See documentation for SimpleDateFormat for format pattern use.
    
    Note that a new DateFormat instance is created for every invocation of this method (for thread safety).
    
    Parameters:
    
    format - the format pattern to use according to SimpleDateFormat
    
    Returns:
    
    a string representation of this date.
    
    Since:
    
    1.5.7
    
    See Also:
    
    SimpleDateFormat
  - public String format(String format, TimeZone tz)
    
    Create a String representation of this date according to the given format pattern and timezone.
    
    For example: def d = new Date(0) def tz = TimeZone.getTimeZone('GMT') println d.format('dd/MMM/yyyy', tz) would return the string "01/Jan/1970". See documentation for SimpleDateFormat for format pattern use.
    
    Note that a new DateFormat instance is created for every invocation of this method (for thread safety).
    
    Parameters:
    
    format - the format pattern to use according to SimpleDateFormat
    
    tz - the TimeZone to use
    
    Returns:
    
    a string representation of this date.
    
    Since:
    
    1.8.3
    
    See Also:
    
    SimpleDateFormat
  - public int getAt(int field)
    
    Support the subscript operator for a Date.
    
    Parameters:
    
    field - a Calendar field, e.g. MONTH
    
    Returns:
    
    the value for the given field, e.g. FEBRUARY
    
    Since:
    
    1.5.5
    
    See Also:
    
    Calendar
  - public String getDateString()
    
    Return a string representation of the 'day' portion of this date according to the locale-specific DateFormat#SHORT default format. For an "en_UK" system locale, this would be dd/MM/yy.
    
    Note that a new DateFormat instance is created for every invocation of this method (for thread safety).
    
    Returns:
    
    a string representation of this date
    
    Since:
    
    1.5.7
    
    See Also:
    
    DateFormat#getDateInstance(int)
    
    DateFormat#SHORT
  - public String getDateTimeString()
    
    Return a string representation of the date and time time portion of this Date instance, according to the locale-specific format used by DateFormat. This method uses the DateFormat#SHORT preset for the day portion and DateFormat#MEDIUM for the time portion of the output string.
    
    Note that a new DateFormat instance is created for every invocation of this method (for thread safety).
    
    Returns:
    
    a string representation of this date and time
    
    Since:
    
    1.5.7
    
    See Also:
    
    DateFormat#getDateTimeInstance(int, int)
  - public String getTimeString()
    
    Return a string representation of the time portion of this date according to the locale-specific DateFormat#MEDIUM default format. For an "en_UK" system locale, this would be HH:MM:ss.
    
    Note that a new DateFormat instance is created for every invocation of this method (for thread safety).
    
    Returns:
    
    a string representing the time portion of this date
    
    Since:
    
    1.5.7
    
    See Also:
    
    DateFormat#getTimeInstance(int)
    
    DateFormat#MEDIUM
  - public Date minus(int days)
    
    Subtract a number of days from this date and returns the new date.
    
    Parameters:
    
    days - the number of days to subtract
    
    Returns:
    
    the new date
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public int minus(Date then)
    
    Subtract another Date from this one and return the number of days of the difference.
    Date self = Date then + (Date self - Date then)
    IOW, if self is before then the result is a negative value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    then - another Date
    
    Returns:
    
    number of days
    
    Since:
    
    1.6.0
  - public Date next()
    
    Increment a Date by one day.
    
    Returns:
    
    the next days date
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public static Date parse(String format, String input)
    
    Parse a String into a Date instance using the given pattern. This convenience method acts as a wrapper for SimpleDateFormat.
    Note that a new SimpleDateFormat instance is created for every invocation of this method (for thread safety).
    
    Parameters:
    
    format - pattern used to parse the input string.
    
    input - String to be parsed to create the date instance
    
    Returns:
    
    a new Date instance representing the parsed input string
    
    Since:
    
    1.5.7
    
    See Also:
    
    SimpleDateFormat#parse(java.lang.String)
  - public static Date parseToStringDate(String dateToString)
    
    Parse a String matching the pattern EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy containing US-locale-constants only (e.g. Sat for Saturdays). Such a string is generated by the toString method of Date
    Note that a new SimpleDateFormat instance is created for every invocation of this method (for thread safety).
    
    Parameters:
    
    dateToString - String to be parsed to create the date instance. Must match the pattern EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy with US-locale symbols
    
    Returns:
    
    a new Date instance representing the parsed input string
  - public Date plus(int days)
    
    Add a number of days to this date and returns the new date.
    
    Parameters:
    
    days - the number of days to increase
    
    Returns:
    
    the new date
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public Date previous()
    
    Decrement a Date by one day.
    
    Returns:
    
    the previous days date
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public void putAt(int field, int value)
    
    Support the subscript operator for mutating a Date.
    
    Parameters:
    
    field - A Calendar field, e.g. MONTH
    
    value - The value for the given field, e.g. FEBRUARY
    
    Since:
    
    1.7.3
    
    See Also:
    
    Calendar#putAt(int, int)
    
    Calendar#set(int, int)
  - public void set(Map updates)
    
    Support mutating a Date with a Map.
    The map values are the normal values provided as the second parameter to java.util.Calendar#set(int, int). The keys can either be the normal fields values provided as the first parameter to that method or one of the following Strings:
    Calendar index values
    year Calendar.YEAR
    
    month Calendar.MONTH
    
    date Calendar.DATE
    
    dayOfMonth Calendar.DATE
    
    hourOfDay Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY
    
    minute Calendar.MINUTE
    
    second Calendar.SECOND
    
    Example usage:
```
import static java.util.Calendar.YEAR
def date = new Date()
def nextYear = date[YEAR] + 1
date.set(year: nextYear)
println date
```
    Parameters:
    
    updates - A Map of Calendar keys and values
    
    Since:
    
    1.7.3
    
    See Also:
    
    Calendar#set(int, int)
    
    Calendar#set(java.util.Map)
  - public Calendar toCalendar()
    
    Convert a Date to a Calendar.
    
    Returns:
    
    a Calendar corresponding to the given Date
    
    Since:
    
    1.7.6
  - public Timestamp toTimestamp()
    
    Return a java.sql.Timestamp given a java.util.Date.
    
    Returns:
    
    the date wrapped as a Timestamp
    
    Since:
    
    1.6.6
  - public Date updated(Map updates)
    
    Legacy alias for copyWith. Will be deprecated and removed in future versions of Groovy.
    
    Parameters:
    
    Since:
    
    1.7.3
    
    See Also:
    
    Date#copyWith(java.util.Map)
  - public void upto(Date to, Closure closure)
    
    Iterates from this date up to the given date, inclusive, incrementing by one day each time.
    
    Parameters:
    
    to - another Date to go up to
    
    closure - the closure to call
    
    Since:
    
    2.2

Class Date

Methods Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

Methods Detail

public Date clearTime()

public Date copyWith(Map updates)

public void downto(Date to, Closure closure)

public String format(String format)

public String format(String format, TimeZone tz)

public int getAt(int field)

public String getDateString()

public String getDateTimeString()

public String getTimeString()

public Date minus(int days)

public int minus(Date then)

public Date next()

public static Date parse(String format, String input)

public static Date parseToStringDate(String dateToString)

public Date plus(int days)

public Date previous()

public void putAt(int field, int value)

public void set(Map updates)

public Calendar toCalendar()

public Timestamp toTimestamp()

public Date updated(Map updates)

public void upto(Date to, Closure closure)

year	Calendar.YEAR
month	Calendar.MONTH
date	Calendar.DATE
dayOfMonth	Calendar.DATE
hourOfDay	Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY
minute	Calendar.MINUTE
second	Calendar.SECOND