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java.lang.Object
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   +----xBaseJ.Field
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           +----xBaseJ.DateField

Summary

public class  DateField
     extends xBaseJ.Field
{
          // Constructors 1
     public DateField(String) throws IOException, xBaseJException;

          // Methods 11
     public int compareTo(Calendar) throws xBaseJException;
     public int compareTo(DateField);
     public String get(int) throws xBaseJException;
     public Calendar getCalendar() throws xBaseJException;
     public char getType();
     public void put(String) throws xBaseJException;
     public void put(Calendar) throws xBaseJException;
     public void put(Date) throws xBaseJException;
     public void put(long) throws xBaseJException;
     public void set(int, int) throws xBaseJException;
     public char type();
}

Constructors

· DateField

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   public DateField(String iName)  throws IOException, xBaseJException

public method for creating a DateField object. It is not associated with a database but can be when used with some DBF methods.

Parameter	Description
Name	the name of the field

Throws: xBaseJException

exception caused in calling methods

Throws: IOException

can not occur but defined for calling methods

See Also: Field

   public char type() 

Note: type() is deprecated — use getType

return the character 'D' indicating a date field

Overrides:

type in class Field

   public char getType() 

return the character 'D' indicating a date field

Overrides:

getType in class Field

   public void put(String inValue)  throws xBaseJException

sets field contents by a String parameter.

Parameter	Description
inValue	String value to store - format CCYYMMDD

Throws: xBaseJException

most likely a format error

Overrides:

put in class Field

   public void put(Date inValue)  throws xBaseJException

sets field contents by a Java Date object.

Parameter	Description
inValue	java.util.Date value to store

Throws: xBaseJException

most likely a format error

   public void put(Calendar inValue)  throws xBaseJException

sets field contents by a Java Calendar object.

Parameter	Description
inValue	java.util.Calendare value to store

Throws: xBaseJException

most likely a format error

   public void put(long inValue)  throws xBaseJException

sets field contents by a long value

Parameter	Description
inValue	long value to store - format CCYYMMDD

Throws: xBaseJException

most likely a format error

   public int compareTo(DateField compareThis) 

public method for comparing a DateField object.

Parameter	Description
compareThis	the other DateField object to compare

   public int compareTo(Calendar compareThis)  throws xBaseJException

public method for comparing a Java Calendar object.

Parameter	Description
compareThis	the Date object to compare

Throws: xBaseJException

exception caused in calling methods

   public Calendar getCalendar()  throws xBaseJException

public method for returing the date field in a Java Calendar object.

Throws: xBaseJException

exception caused in calling methods

   public String get(int field)  throws xBaseJException

public method for getting individual field values

Parameter	Description
field	id, use Calendar.YEAR, Calendar.MONTh, Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH

Throws: xBaseJException

exception caused in calling methods

   public void set(int field, 
                   int value)  throws xBaseJException

public method for setting individual field values

Parameter	Description
field	use Calendar.YEAR, Calendar.MONTh, Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH
value	- int value to set field

Throws: xBaseJException

exception caused in calling methods

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