de.gerdiproject.json.datacite

Class Date

java.lang.Object

de.gerdiproject.json.datacite.abstr.AbstractDate

de.gerdiproject.json.datacite.Date

public class Date
extends AbstractDate

This JsonObject describes a date that has been relevant to the work. Source: https://schema.datacite.org/meta/kernel-4.1/doc/DataCite-MetadataKernel_v4.1.pdf

Author:

Mathis Neumann, Robin Weiss

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class de.gerdiproject.json.datacite.abstr.AbstractDate

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Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Date(long epochMilli, DateType type) Simple constructor that requires all mandatory fields.
Date(String dateString, DateType type) Simple constructor that requires all mandatory fields.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getValue() Returns the date as ISO-8601-compliant String.
void	setDate(Instant date) Changes the date value using an Instant that marks a date.
void	setDate(long epochMilli) Changes the date value using the amount of milliseconds that passed from 01/01/1970 00:00:00 until this date.
void	setValue(String stringValue) Tries to set the date by parsing an ISO 8601 compliant String.

Methods inherited from class de.gerdiproject.json.datacite.abstr.AbstractDate

getDateInformation, getType, setDateInformation, setType, stringToInstant, unixTimestampToInstant

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Date

public Date(String dateString,
            DateType type)

Simple constructor that requires all mandatory fields.

Parameters:

dateString - a ISO-8601-compliant date string

type - the event that is marked by this date

Date

public Date(long epochMilli,
            DateType type)

Simple constructor that requires all mandatory fields.

Parameters:

epochMilli - milliseconds that passed since 01/01/1970 00:00:00

type - the event that is marked by this date

Method Detail

getValue

public String getValue()

Returns the date as ISO-8601-compliant String.
e.g. 1994-11-05T13:15:30Z

(see https://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime)

Specified by:

getValue in class AbstractDate

Returns:

the date as ISO-8601-compliant String, or null if the date is invalid

setValue

public void setValue(String stringValue)

Tries to set the date by parsing an ISO 8601 compliant String.
e.g. 1994-11-05T13:15:30Z

(see https://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime)

Specified by:

setValue in class AbstractDate

Parameters:

stringValue - the String that is to be parsed

setDate

public void setDate(long epochMilli)

Changes the date value using the amount of milliseconds that passed from 01/01/1970 00:00:00 until this date.

Parameters:

epochMilli - the amount of milliseconds between 01/01/1970 00:00:00 and this date

setDate

public void setDate(Instant date)

Changes the date value using an Instant that marks a date.

Parameters:

date - an Instant that represents the new date