java.util
Class Date

format

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 {@link 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 {@link SimpleDateFormat}.

Returns:

a string representation of this date.

Since:

1.5.7

See:

SimpleDateFormat.

getAt

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:

Calendar.

getDateString

public String getDateString()

 

Return a string representation of the 'day' portion of this date according to the locale-specific {@link 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:

DateFormat#getDateInstance(int).

DateFormat#SHORT.

getDateTimeString

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 {@link DateFormat}. This method uses the {@link DateFormat#SHORT} preset for the day portion and {@link 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:

DateFormat#getDateTimeInstance(int, int).

getTimeString

public String getTimeString()

 

Return a string representation of the time portion of this date according to the locale-specific {@link 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:

DateFormat#getTimeInstance(int).

DateFormat#MEDIUM.

minus

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

minus

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

next

public Date next()

 

Increment a Date by one day.

Returns:

the next days date

Since:

1.0

parse

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 {@link 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:

SimpleDateFormat#parse(String).

plus

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

previous

public Date previous()

 

Decrement a Date by one day.

Returns:

the previous days date

Since:

1.0