Java Date to Time getTimeBoxValue(TimeZone zone, Date date)

Description

Returns an appropriate value for the UTCTimeBox for a specified TimeZone and Date .

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
zone	The TimeZone in which the Date will be rendered.
date	The Date which should be displayed in the UTCTimeBox

Return

the value for the UTCTimeBox or null if the supplied date is null

Declaration

public static final Long getTimeBoxValue(TimeZone zone, Date date) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from   w  w  w  . ja v  a  2 s .  c o  m*/
 * Copyright 2010 Traction Software, Inc.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
 * the License at
 * 
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
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 * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
 * the License.
 */

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.GregorianCalendar;
import java.util.TimeZone;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns an appropriate value for the UTCTimeBox for a specified
     * {@link TimeZone} and {@link Date}.
     * 
     * @param zone
     *            The {@link TimeZone} in which the Date will be
     *            rendered.
     * 
     * @param date
     *            The Date which should be displayed in the UTCTimeBox
     * 
     * @return the value for the UTCTimeBox or null if the supplied
     *         date is null
     */
    public static final Long getTimeBoxValue(TimeZone zone, Date date) {

        if (date == null)
            return null;

        // use a Calendar in the specified timezone to figure out the
        // time which is edited in a format independent of TimeZone.
        Calendar cal = GregorianCalendar.getInstance(zone);
        cal.setTime(date);

        // hh:mm (seconds and milliseconds are generally zero but we
        // include them as well)
        int hours = cal.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY);
        int minutes = cal.get(Calendar.MINUTE);
        int seconds = cal.get(Calendar.SECOND);
        int millis = cal.get(Calendar.MILLISECOND);

        return (((((hours * 60L) + minutes) * 60L) + seconds) * 1000L)
                + millis;
    }
}

Related

1. getTime(java.util.Date date)
2. getTimeAsMilliSeconds(Date dateTime)
3. getTimeAsString(Date date)
4. getTimeAsXsdDateTime(Date d)
5. getTimeBackInMillis(final int granularity, final int numberToBack, final Date date)
6. getTimeByCustomPattern(Date date, String pattern)
7. getTimeByOffset(Date reqDate, int offset)
8. getTimeDateByMinuteAndSeconds( Integer minutes, Integer seconds)
9. getTimeDateStr(Date date)