com.ail.util
Class DateOfBirth

java.lang.Object
  com.ail.core.Type
      com.ail.util.DateOfBirth

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

public class DateOfBirth
extends Type

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.ail.core.Type

jXPathContext, NOT_PERSISTED

Constructor Summary

DateOfBirth()
Default Constructor.

DateOfBirth(java.util.Date dob)
Constructor

DateOfBirth(int year, int month, int day)
Constructor to build a data of birth for a specific date.

Method Summary

int	ageAtDate(java.util.Date then) Return the age at a specific date.
int	currentAge() Return the current age
java.util.Date	getDate() Get the dob as a dat
java.lang.String	getDateAsString() Fetch the date in the format defined for the default locale.
java.lang.String	getDateAsString(java.util.Locale locale) Fetch the date in the locale defined format.
java.lang.String	getDateAsString(java.lang.String format) Fetch the date as a String in a specified format.
void	setDate(java.util.Date date) Set the date of birth
void	setDateAsString(java.lang.String date) Set the date from a string in the format defined for the default locale.
void	setDateAsString(java.lang.String date, java.util.Locale locale) Set the date from a string in the locale defined date format.
void	setDateAsString(java.lang.String date, java.lang.String format) Set the date from a string in the locale defined date format.

Methods inherited from class com.ail.core.Type

addAttribute, clone, deleteLock, deleteSerialVersion, fetchJXPathContext, getAttribute, getAttribute, getAttributeCount, getForeignSystemId, getLock, getSerialVersion, getSystemId, hasLock, hasSerialVersion, hasSystemId, isPersisted, markAsNotPersisted, mergeWithDataFrom, removeAttribute, removeAttribute, setAttribute, setForeignSystemId, setLock, setSerialVersion, setSystemId, xpathGet, xpathGet, xpathIterate, xpathSet

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DateOfBirth

public DateOfBirth()

Default Constructor.

DateOfBirth

public DateOfBirth(java.util.Date dob)

Constructor

Parameters:

dob -

DateOfBirth

public DateOfBirth(int year,
                   int month,
                   int day)

Constructor to build a data of birth for a specific date.

Parameters:

year - Four digit year

month - Month number (0-11)

day - Day in month

Method Detail

getDate

public java.util.Date getDate()

Get the dob as a dat

Returns:

The date of birth

setDate

public void setDate(java.util.Date date)

Set the date of birth

Parameters:

date - The data of birth

getDateAsString

public java.lang.String getDateAsString()

Fetch the date in the format defined for the default locale.

Returns:

A string in the locale defined format.

setDateAsString

public void setDateAsString(java.lang.String date)
                     throws java.text.ParseException

Set the date from a string in the format defined for the default locale.

Parameters:

date - The date as a String

Throws:

java.text.ParseException - If the String does not represent a valid date in this locale.

getDateAsString

public java.lang.String getDateAsString(java.util.Locale locale)

Fetch the date in the locale defined format.

Parameters:

locale - Locale to format date for.

Returns:

A string in the locale defined format.

setDateAsString

public void setDateAsString(java.lang.String date,
                            java.util.Locale locale)
                     throws java.text.ParseException

Set the date from a string in the locale defined date format.

Parameters:

date - The date as a String

locale - The locale the date string is in

Throws:

java.text.ParseException - If the String does not represent a valid date in this locale.

getDateAsString

public java.lang.String getDateAsString(java.lang.String format)

Fetch the date as a String in a specified format.

Parameters:

format - The format of the date String required SimpleDateFormat

Returns:

A string in the locale defined format.

setDateAsString

public void setDateAsString(java.lang.String date,
                            java.lang.String format)
                     throws java.text.ParseException

Set the date from a string in the locale defined date format.

Parameters:

date - The date as a String

locale - The locale the date string is in

Throws:

java.text.ParseException - If the String does not represent a valid date in this locale.

currentAge

public int currentAge()

Return the current age

Returns:

Current age in years.

ageAtDate

public int ageAtDate(java.util.Date then)

Return the age at a specific date.

Parameters:

then - The date the age should be calculate for.

Returns:

Current age in years.