Package ucar.visad

Class UtcDate

java.lang.Object

ucar.visad.UtcDate

public final class UtcDate
extends Object

A set of utility functions for UTC DateTimes

Author:

Unidata Development Team

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	DEFAULT_PATTERN	Default time format
static final TimeZone	GMT	GMT Timezone
static final String	HH_FORMAT	hour format string (HH)
static final String	HH_MM_FORMAT	hour:minute format string (HH:mm)
static final String	HMS_FORMAT	hour:minute:second format string (HH:mm:ss)
static final String	IYD_FORMAT	Year-Day format string
static final String	JDAY_FORMAT	Julian day format string
static final String	MACRO_TIMESTAMP	timestamp macro identifier
static final String	TEMPLATE_TIMEFORMAT	timestamp macro identifier
static final String	YMD_FORMAT	Year-Month-Day format string

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
UtcDate()	default constructor

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	applyTimeMacro(String template, DateTime dttm)	Apply the timestamp macro to the string
static String	applyTimeMacro(String template, DateTime dttm, String noTimeLabel)	Apply the timestamp macro to the string
static String	applyTimeMacro(String template, DateTime dttm, String noTimeLabel, String prefix, String suffix)	Apply the timestamp macro to the string
static String	applyTimeMacro(String template, DateTime dttm, String noTimeLabel, String prefix, String suffix, TimeZone tz)	Apply the timestamp macro to the string
static String	applyTimeMacro(String template, DateTime dttm, TimeZone tz)	Apply the timestamp macro to the string
static boolean	containsTimeMacro(String s)	See if the string contains a timestamp macro
static boolean	containsTimeMacro(String s, String prefix)	Does this string contain a time macro
static int[]	convertDateTimeToJulianDay(DateTime[] dates)	Convert an array of DateTime objects to an array of the Julian day of each date
static int[]	convertDateTimeToJulianDay(Gridded1DSet timeSet)	Convert the time set to an array of the Julian days of each date in the set
static DateTime	createDateTime(String dateString)	Create a DateTime object.
static DateTime	createDateTime(String dateString, String pattern)	Create a DateTime object.
static DateTime	createDateTime(String dateString, String pattern, TimeZone tz)	Create a DateTime object.
static DateTime	createDateTime(String dateString, String pattern, TimeZone tz, ucar.nc2.time.Calendar cal)	Create a DateTime object.
static String	formatUtcDate(DateTime dt, String pattern)	Return a formated date in UTC time.
static String	formatUtcDate(DateTime dt, String pattern, TimeZone tz)	Return a formated date in UTC time.
static String	getHH(DateTime dt)	Get the hour as a String.
static String	getHH(DateTime dt, TimeZone tz)	Get the hour as a String.
static String	getHHMM(DateTime dt)	Get the hour:minute as a String.
static String	getHHMM(DateTime dt, TimeZone tz)	Get the hour:minute as a String.
static String	getHMS(DateTime dt)	Get the hour/minute/second as a String
static String	getHMS(DateTime dt, TimeZone tz)	Get the hour/minute/second as a String
static String	getIYD(DateTime dt)	Get the year.jday (IYD_FORMAT) as a String
static String	getIYD(DateTime dt, TimeZone tz)	Get the year.jday (IYD_FORMAT) as a String
static String	getUtcDate(DateTime dt)	Get the full datetime using the DEFAULT_PATTERN
static String	getYMD(DateTime dt)	Get the year-month-day as a String
static String	getYMD(DateTime dt, TimeZone tz)	Get the year-month-day as a String

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

MACRO_TIMESTAMP

public static final String MACRO_TIMESTAMP

timestamp macro identifier

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

TEMPLATE_TIMEFORMAT

public static final String TEMPLATE_TIMEFORMAT

timestamp macro identifier

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• Constant Field Values

YMD_FORMAT

public static final String YMD_FORMAT

Year-Month-Day format string

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

HMS_FORMAT

public static final String HMS_FORMAT

hour:minute:second format string (HH:mm:ss)

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

HH_MM_FORMAT

public static final String HH_MM_FORMAT

hour:minute format string (HH:mm)

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

HH_FORMAT

public static final String HH_FORMAT

hour format string (HH)

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

IYD_FORMAT

public static final String IYD_FORMAT

Year-Day format string

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

JDAY_FORMAT

public static final String JDAY_FORMAT

Julian day format string

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

GMT

public static final TimeZone GMT

GMT Timezone

DEFAULT_PATTERN

public static final String DEFAULT_PATTERN

Default time format

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

UtcDate

public UtcDate()

default constructor

Method Details

getHH

public static String getHH(DateTime dt)

Get the hour as a String.

Parameters:

dt - DateTime to use

Returns:

hour as a String (HH)

getHH

public static String getHH(DateTime dt,
 TimeZone tz)

Get the hour as a String.

Parameters:

dt - DateTime to use

tz - the TimeZone to use

Returns:

hour as a String (HH)

containsTimeMacro

public static boolean containsTimeMacro(String s)

See if the string contains a timestamp macro

Parameters:

s - the string

Returns:

true if it contains the macro

containsTimeMacro

public static boolean containsTimeMacro(String s,
 String prefix)

Does this string contain a time macro

Parameters:

s - the string

prefix - the prefix

Returns:

true if it contains a time macro

applyTimeMacro

public static String applyTimeMacro(String template,
 DateTime dttm)

Apply the timestamp macro to the string

Parameters:

template - the timestamp template

dttm - the DateTime

Returns:

a formatted string of form template

applyTimeMacro

public static String applyTimeMacro(String template,
 DateTime dttm,
 TimeZone tz)

Apply the timestamp macro to the string

Parameters:

template - the timestamp template

dttm - the DateTime

tz - the TimeZone to use

Returns:

a formatted string of form template

applyTimeMacro

public static String applyTimeMacro(String template,
 DateTime dttm,
 String noTimeLabel)

Apply the timestamp macro to the string

Parameters:

template - the timestamp template

dttm - the DateTime

noTimeLabel - the label if dttm is null;

Returns:

a formatted string of form template

applyTimeMacro

public static String applyTimeMacro(String template,
 DateTime dttm,
 String noTimeLabel,
 String prefix,
 String suffix)

Apply the timestamp macro to the string

Parameters:

template - the timestamp template

dttm - the DateTime

noTimeLabel - the label if dttm is null;

prefix - macro prefix

suffix - macro suffix

Returns:

the String with the macro applied

applyTimeMacro

public static String applyTimeMacro(String template,
 DateTime dttm,
 String noTimeLabel,
 String prefix,
 String suffix,
 TimeZone tz)

Apply the timestamp macro to the string

Parameters:

template - the timestamp template

dttm - the DateTime

noTimeLabel - the label if dttm is null;

prefix - macro prefix

suffix - macro suffix

tz - TimeZone

Returns:

the String with the macro applied

getHHMM

public static String getHHMM(DateTime dt)

Get the hour:minute as a String.

Parameters:

dt - DateTime to use

Returns:

hour:minute as a String (HH:mm);

getHHMM

public static String getHHMM(DateTime dt,
 TimeZone tz)

Get the hour:minute as a String.

Parameters:

dt - DateTime to use

tz - the TimeZone to use

Returns:

hour:minute as a String (HH:mm);

getYMD

public static String getYMD(DateTime dt)

Get the year-month-day as a String

Parameters:

dt - DateTime to use

Returns:

year-month-day as a String (yyyy-MM-dd);

getYMD

public static String getYMD(DateTime dt,
 TimeZone tz)

Get the year-month-day as a String

Parameters:

dt - DateTime to use

tz - the TimeZone to use

Returns:

year-month-day as a String (yyyy-MM-dd);

getHMS

public static String getHMS(DateTime dt)

Get the hour/minute/second as a String

Parameters:

dt - DateTime to use

Returns:

the hour/minute/second as a String (HH:mm:ss)

getHMS

public static String getHMS(DateTime dt,
 TimeZone tz)

Get the hour/minute/second as a String

Parameters:

dt - DateTime to use

tz - the TimeZone to use

Returns:

the hour/minute/second as a String (HH:mm:ss)

getUtcDate

public static String getUtcDate(DateTime dt)

Get the full datetime using the DEFAULT_PATTERN

Parameters:

dt - DateTime to use

Returns:

the formatted UTC date

getIYD

public static String getIYD(DateTime dt)

Get the year.jday (IYD_FORMAT) as a String

Parameters:

dt - DateTime to use

Returns:

year.jday as a String (yyyyDDD);

getIYD

public static String getIYD(DateTime dt,
 TimeZone tz)

Get the year.jday (IYD_FORMAT) as a String

Parameters:

dt - DateTime to use

tz - the TimeZone to use

Returns:

year.jday as a String (yyyyDDD);

formatUtcDate

public static String formatUtcDate(DateTime dt,
 String pattern)

Return a formated date in UTC time. Uses DateTime.formatString() with the UTC (GMT) time zone.

Parameters:

dt - DateTime object

pattern - format pattern

Returns:

formatted date.

formatUtcDate

public static String formatUtcDate(DateTime dt,
 String pattern,
 TimeZone tz)

Return a formated date in UTC time. Uses DateTime.formatString() with the UTC (GMT) time zone.

Parameters:

dt - DateTime object

pattern - format pattern

tz - the TimeZone to use

Returns:

formatted date.

convertDateTimeToJulianDay

public static int[] convertDateTimeToJulianDay(DateTime[] dates)

Convert an array of DateTime objects to an array of the Julian day of each date

Parameters:

dates - array of dates

Returns:

the corresponding Julian Days

convertDateTimeToJulianDay

public static int[] convertDateTimeToJulianDay(Gridded1DSet timeSet)
                                        throws VisADException

Convert the time set to an array of the Julian days of each date in the set

Parameters:

timeSet - set of dates

Returns:

the corresponding Julian Days

Throws:

VisADException - set must have type of RealType.Time

createDateTime

public static DateTime createDateTime(String dateString)
                               throws VisADException

Create a DateTime object.

Parameters:

dateString - the string specifying the date

Returns:

the DateTime object

Throws:

VisADException - problem decoding string or creating Data object

createDateTime

public static DateTime createDateTime(String dateString,
 String pattern)
                               throws VisADException

Create a DateTime object.

Parameters:

dateString - the string specifying the date

pattern - the format pattern

Returns:

the DateTime object

Throws:

VisADException - problem decoding string or creating Data object

createDateTime

public static DateTime createDateTime(String dateString,
 String pattern,
 TimeZone tz)
                               throws VisADException

Create a DateTime object.

Parameters:

dateString - the string specifying the date

pattern - the format pattern

tz - the associated time zone

Returns:

the DateTime object

Throws:

VisADException - problem decoding string or creating Data object

createDateTime

public static DateTime createDateTime(String dateString,
 String pattern,
 TimeZone tz,
 ucar.nc2.time.Calendar cal)
                               throws VisADException

Create a DateTime object.

Parameters:

dateString - the string specifying the date

pattern - the format pattern

tz - the associated time zone

cal - the associated Calendar

Returns:

the DateTime object

Throws:

VisADException - problem decoding string or creating Data object