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Class rebelsky.util.SimpleDate 

java.lang.Object
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   +----java.util.Calendar
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           +----java.util.GregorianCalendar
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                   +----rebelsky.util.SimpleDate
public class SimpleDate
extends GregorianCalendar
A simple form of dates. Provides a way to work with dates without worrying about the details that accompany Java's Calendar and Date classes. Probably violates the elegant design those classes were intended to provide.

Copyright (c) 1998 Samuel A. Rebelsky. All rights reserved.

Version:
1.0 of January 1998
Author:
Samuel A. Rebelsky

Constructor Index

o SimpleDate(Date)
Create a new SimpleDate based on a Java date.

Method Index

o after(SimpleDate)
Determine if the current SimpleDate is after another SimpleDate.
o before(SimpleDate)
Determine if the current SimpleDate is before another SimpleDate.
o equals(Object)
Compare the current SimpleDate to another object.
o equals(SimpleDate)
Compare two SimpleDates.
o toString()
Convert the date to a string.

Constructors

o SimpleDate 
 public SimpleDate(Date date)
Create a new SimpleDate based on a Java date.

Methods

o equals 
 public boolean equals(SimpleDate other)
Compare two SimpleDates. A more specific version of GregorianCalendar.equals().

o equals 
 public boolean equals(Object other)
Compare the current SimpleDate to another object. Overrides GregorianCalendar.equals(). Behaves like that method except when the parameter is a SimpleDate.

Overrides:
equals in class GregorianCalendar
o before 
 public boolean before(SimpleDate other)
Determine if the current SimpleDate is before another SimpleDate.

o after 
 public boolean after(SimpleDate other)
Determine if the current SimpleDate is after another SimpleDate.

o toString 
 public String toString()
Convert the date to a string.

Overrides:
toString in class Object 
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