com.dd.plist

Class NSDate

java.lang.Object

com.dd.plist.NSObject

com.dd.plist.NSDate

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable, Comparable<NSObject>

public class NSDate
extends NSObject

The NSDate class wraps a date.

Author:

Daniel Dreibrodt

See Also:

Foundation NSDate documentation

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
NSDate(byte[] bytes) Creates new NSDate instance from its binary representation.
NSDate(byte[] bytes, int startIndex, int endIndex) Creates a new NSDate instance from its binary representation.
NSDate(Date d) Creates a new NSDate instance.
NSDate(String textRepresentation) Creates a new NSDate instance from is textual representation.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
NSDate	clone() Creates and returns a deep copy of this instance.
int	compareTo(NSObject o)
boolean	equals(Object obj)
Date	getDate() Gets the date.
int	hashCode()
protected void	toASCII(StringBuilder ascii, int level) Generates the ASCII representation of this object.
protected void	toASCIIGnuStep(StringBuilder ascii, int level) Generates the ASCII representation of this object in the GnuStep format.
Object	toJavaObject() Converts this NSObject into an equivalent object of the Java Runtime Environment.
String	toString() Generates a string representation of the date.

Methods inherited from class com.dd.plist.NSObject

fromJavaObject, getLocationInformation, indent, toJavaObject, toXMLPropertyList

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

NSDate

public NSDate(byte[] bytes)

Creates new NSDate instance from its binary representation.

Parameters:

bytes - The binary date representation.

NSDate

public NSDate(byte[] bytes,
              int startIndex,
              int endIndex)

Creates a new NSDate instance from its binary representation.

Parameters:

bytes - The byte array containing the date data.

startIndex - The index within the array at which the date data begins.

endIndex - The index within the array at which the data date ends.

NSDate

public NSDate(String textRepresentation)
       throws ParseException

Creates a new NSDate instance from is textual representation. The textual representation must adhere to one of the following patterns. For XML property lists: yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z' For ASCII property lists: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss Z

Parameters:

textRepresentation - The textual representation of the date.

Throws:

ParseException - If the date could not be parsed, i.e. it does not match the expected pattern.

NSDate

public NSDate(Date d)

Creates a new NSDate instance.

Parameters:

d - The date.

Method Detail

getDate

public Date getDate()

Gets the date.

Returns:

The date.

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

clone

public NSDate clone()

Description copied from class: NSObject

Creates and returns a deep copy of this instance.

Specified by:

clone in class NSObject

Returns:

A clone of this instance.

toString

public String toString()

Generates a string representation of the date.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

A string representation of the date.

See Also:

Date.toString()

toJavaObject

public Object toJavaObject()

Description copied from class: NSObject

Converts this NSObject into an equivalent object of the Java Runtime Environment.

• NSArray objects are converted to arrays.
• NSDictionary objects are converted to objects extending the Map class.
• NSSet objects are converted to objects extending the Set class.
• NSNumber objects are converted to primitive number values (int, long, double or boolean).
• NSString objects are converted to String objects.
• NSData objects are converted to byte arrays.
• NSDate objects are converted to Date objects.
• UID objects are converted to byte arrays.

Specified by:

toJavaObject in class NSObject

Returns:

A native java object representing this NSObject's value.

compareTo

public int compareTo(NSObject o)

toASCII

protected void toASCII(StringBuilder ascii,
                       int level)

Description copied from class: NSObject

Generates the ASCII representation of this object. The generated ASCII representation does not end with a newline. Complies with the Old-Style ASCII Property Lists definition.

Parameters:

ascii - The StringBuilder onto which the ASCII representation is appended.

level - The indentation level of the object.

toASCIIGnuStep

protected void toASCIIGnuStep(StringBuilder ascii,
                              int level)

Description copied from class: NSObject

Generates the ASCII representation of this object in the GnuStep format. The generated ASCII representation does not end with a newline.

Parameters:

ascii - The StringBuilder onto which the ASCII representation is appended.

level - The indentation level of the object.