Class ADate

public class extend.util.ADate extends java.lang.Object {
   public static final int USA
   public static final int European
   public ADate()
   public ADate(int, int, int)
   public int getYear()
   public int getMonth()
   public int getDay()
   public void setYear(int)
   public void setMonth(int)
   public void setDay(int)
   public void nextMonth()
   public void previousMonth()
   public boolean equals(ADate)
   public String toString()
   public String toString(int)
   public int toJulian()
   public int daysInMonth()
   public boolean isLeapYear()
   public String monthName()
   public static String getMonthName(int)
   public int dayOfWeek()
   public String weekdayName()
   public static String getWeekdayName(int)
   public void setSeparator(String)
}

Used to control the format of the date when converted to a string..

Used to control the format of the date when converted to a string..

This is the default constructor for the ADate class. Its date value is set to the current date.

This is an optional constructor for the ADate class. Its value is set based on the arguments.

Parameters:

year - The year for the date being constructed

month - The month for the date being constructed

day - The day of the month for the date being construncted.

This method returns the year portion of the date.

Returns:

This method returns an int.

This method returns the month portion of the date.

Returns:

This method returns an int.

This method returns the day portion of the date.

Returns:

This method returns an int.

This method sets the year portion of the date to the given value.

Parameters:

year - The new year value for the date

This method sets the month portion of the date to the given value.

Parameters:

month - The new month value for the date

This method sets the day portion of the date to the given value.

Parameters:

day - The new day value for the date

This method sets the date to the first day of the following month.

This method sets the date to the last day of the previous month.

This method overrides the inherited Object method and returns true if the given date matches the current date.

Parameters:

date - The date to compare to

Returns:

This method returns boolean.

This method overrides the inherited Object method and returns the date in YYYY-MM-DD string format. For single digit months and days, leading zeros are guaranteed.

Returns:

This method returns String.

This method overrides the inherited Object method and returns the date in the format indicated by the argument.

Parameters:

format - Identifies the string format to place the date in. It must be USA or European. The examples below show the format each type will produce.

USA	July 11, 1996
European	11 July 1996

Returns:

This method returns String.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException This exception is thrown when any argument is not valid.

This method returns the date as an integer in long Julian (YYYYDDD) format.

Returns:

This method returns int.

This method returns the total number of days in the current month.

Returns:

This method returns int.

This method returns true if the current year is a leap year, false otherwise.

Returns:

This method returns boolean.

This method returns the text name of the current month.

Returns:

This method returns a String.

This method returns the text name of the given month.

Parameters:

monthNumber - The number of the month to get the name for. It must be in the range 1-12.

Returns:

This method returns a String.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException This exception is thrown when any argument is not valid.

This method returns a number indicating the day of week for the current date. 0=Sunday, 1=Monday, ..., 6=Saturday

Returns:

This method returns an int.

This method returns the text name of the day of week for the current date.

Returns:

This method returns a String.

This method returns the text name of the given day.

Parameters:

dayNumber - The number of the day to get the name for. It must be in the range 0-6.

Returns:

This method returns a String.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException This exception is thrown when any argument is not valid.

This method sets the separator string used by the toString() method to format the date. The default separator is the dash character, '-'.

Parameters:

newSeparator - The new string to use as a separator in date formatting. It cannot be null.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException This exception is thrown when any argument is not valid.