com.jivesoftware.base.stats.element
Class DateElement

java.lang.Object
  com.jivesoftware.base.stats.Element
      com.jivesoftware.base.stats.element.DateElement

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable

public class DateElement
extends Element

An Element which is specialized for handling Dates.

Constructor Summary

DateElement(java.util.Date date)
Creates a new DateElement

Method Summary

int	compareTo(java.lang.Object o) Compare DateElement to another DateElement using the embedded Date's compareTo method
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj) See if this DateElement equals another
Element	getInstance(long n) Get a new DateElement instance.
java.lang.Object	getValue() Returns the object this element wraps.
int	hashCode() Generate a hashCode for the DateElement so we can insert DateElements into hashtables
java.lang.Long	toLong() Convert the embedded Date to a Long using getTime().
java.lang.String	toString() Convert the DateElement to a String using the embedded Date's toString() method.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DateElement

public DateElement(java.util.Date date)

Creates a new DateElement

Parameters:

date - the initial date value.

Method Detail

getValue

public java.lang.Object getValue()

Returns the object this element wraps.

Specified by:

getValue in class Element

Returns:

the object this element wraps.

toLong

public java.lang.Long toLong()

Convert the embedded Date to a Long using getTime(). The resulting Long will be the time elapsed since 1970 in milliseconds.

Overrides:

toLong in class Element

Returns:

a Long representation of the internal Date.

getInstance

public Element getInstance(long n)

Get a new DateElement instance.

Specified by:

getInstance in class Element

Parameters:

n - Time in milliseconds since 1970

Returns:

a new DateElement with embedded Date given by new Date(t)

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Convert the DateElement to a String using the embedded Date's toString() method.

Overrides:

toString in class Element

Returns:

a String representation of this element's value.

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object o)

Compare DateElement to another DateElement using the embedded Date's compareTo method

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Generate a hashCode for the DateElement so we can insert DateElements into hashtables

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

See if this DateElement equals another

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object