auxtestlib

Class DateHelper

java.lang.Object

auxtestlib.DateHelper

public final class DateHelper
extends Object

Class that provides simple methods that are usually considered when handling dates.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Date	dateAddDays(Date originDate, int numberOfDays) Add a number of days to a data.
static int	getSimpleDayDifference(Date date1, Date date2) Returns the difference in days of two dates.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

dateAddDays

public static Date dateAddDays(Date originDate,
                               int numberOfDays)

Add a number of days to a data.

Parameters:

originDate - origin date to add days to

numberOfDays - the number of days to add. If the numberOfDays is positive then the day is added, otherwise it is removed.

Returns:

the date after the adding operation.

getSimpleDayDifference

public static int getSimpleDayDifference(Date date1,
                                         Date date2)

Returns the difference in days of two dates. The method ignores the order of the parameters. Note that the method ignores the daylight savings.

Parameters:

date1 - the first date

date2 - the second date

Returns:

the difference in days.