de.alpharogroup.random.date

Class RandomDateUtils

java.lang.Object

de.alpharogroup.random.date.RandomDateUtils

public class RandomDateUtils
extends Object

This util class gets random dates.

Version:

1.0

Author:

Asterios Raptis

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
RandomDateUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Date	dateAfter(Date date) Creates a random Date that is after from the given Date.
static Date	dateAfter(Date date, int range) Creates a random Date that is after from the given Date.
static Date	dateBefore(Date date) Creates a random date that is before from the given date.
static Date	dateBefore(Date date, int range) Creates a random date that is before from the given date.
static Timestamp	getTimestamp() Creates a java.sql.Timestamp from now.
static Timestamp	getTimestamp(Date date) Creates a java.sql.Timestamp(to match the ones in the database) from the given date.
static Date	randomBirthday() Creates a random birthday-date between 9 and 55 years.
static Date	randomBirthday(Date from, Date till) Creates a random birthday-date between the two given date-objects.
static Date	randomDate(Date from) Creates a random date.
static Date	randomDatebetween(Date start, Date end) Creates a random Date between the range from start and end.
static Date	randomDateBetween(Date from, int startDays, int endDays) Creates a random Date between the range from startDays and endDays from the given Date.
static String	randomDatebetween(long startDate, long endDate) Creates a random Date between the range from startDays and endDays from the given Date and gives it back as a string to the default "dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss" format.
static String	randomDatebetween(long startDate, long endDate, String format) Creates a random Date between the range from startDays and endDays from the given Date and gives it back as a string to the given format.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

RandomDateUtils

public RandomDateUtils()

Method Detail

dateAfter

public static Date dateAfter(Date date)

Creates a random Date that is after from the given Date.

Parameters:

date - The Date from where to compute the future date.

Returns:

The random Date in the future.

dateAfter

public static Date dateAfter(Date date,
                             int range)

Creates a random Date that is after from the given Date.

Parameters:

date - The Date from where to compute the future date.

range - The range.

Returns:

The random Date in the future.

dateBefore

public static Date dateBefore(Date date)

Creates a random date that is before from the given date.

Parameters:

date - The date from where to compute the Past date.

Returns:

The random Date in the past.

dateBefore

public static Date dateBefore(Date date,
                              int range)

Creates a random date that is before from the given date.

Parameters:

date - The date from where to compute the past date.

range - The range.

Returns:

The random Date in the past.

getTimestamp

public static Timestamp getTimestamp()

Creates a java.sql.Timestamp from now.

Returns:

Timestamp.

getTimestamp

public static Timestamp getTimestamp(Date date)

Creates a java.sql.Timestamp(to match the ones in the database) from the given date.

Parameters:

date - The date

Returns:

Timestamp.

randomBirthday

public static Date randomBirthday()

Creates a random birthday-date between 9 and 55 years.

Returns:

's the random date.

randomBirthday

public static Date randomBirthday(Date from,
                                  Date till)

Creates a random birthday-date between the two given date-objects.

Parameters:

from - The date from where to start.

till - The date from where to end.

Returns:

's the random date.

randomDate

public static Date randomDate(Date from)

Creates a random date.

Parameters:

from - The date from where to begin.

Returns:

The random date.

randomDatebetween

public static Date randomDatebetween(Date start,
                                     Date end)

Creates a random Date between the range from start and end.

Parameters:

start - The Date from where the range starts.

end - The Date from where the range ends.

Returns:

A random Date between the range from start and end.

randomDatebetween

public static String randomDatebetween(long startDate,
                                       long endDate)

Creates a random Date between the range from startDays and endDays from the given Date and gives it back as a string to the default "dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss" format.

Parameters:

startDate - The date from where to start as a long.

endDate - The date from where to end as a long.

Returns:

The random date as a String.

randomDatebetween

public static String randomDatebetween(long startDate,
                                       long endDate,
                                       String format)

Creates a random Date between the range from startDays and endDays from the given Date and gives it back as a string to the given format.

Parameters:

startDate - The date from where to start as a long.

endDate - The date from where to end as a long.

format - The format for the date.

Returns:

The random date as a String.

randomDateBetween

public static Date randomDateBetween(Date from,
                                     int startDays,
                                     int endDays)

Creates a random Date between the range from startDays and endDays from the given Date.

Parameters:

from - The Date from where to the random Date to start.

startDays - The int that represents the days from where the range starts.

endDays - The int that represents the days from where the range ends.

Returns:

A random Date between the range from startDays and endDays from the given Date.