org.apache.directory.api.util

Class DateUtils

java.lang.Object

org.apache.directory.api.util.DateUtils

public final class DateUtils
extends Object

Gets the generalized time using the "Z" form of the g-time-zone.

Author:

Apache Directory Project

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
private	DateUtils() Private constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Date	convertIntervalDate(String intervalDate) Converts the 18-digit Active Directory timestamps, also named 'Windows NT time format' or 'Win32 FILETIME or SYSTEMTIME'.
static Date	getDate(String zuluTime) Return a Date instance from a String
static String	getGeneralizedTime() Gets the generalized time right now.
static String	getGeneralizedTime(Date date)
static String	getGeneralizedTime(long time)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DateUtils

private DateUtils()

Private constructor.

Method Detail

getDate

public static Date getDate(String zuluTime)

Return a Date instance from a String

Parameters:

zuluTime - The String to convert

Returns:

The Date instance

getGeneralizedTime

public static String getGeneralizedTime()

Gets the generalized time right now. GeneralizedTime

Returns:

the generalizedTime right now

getGeneralizedTime

public static String getGeneralizedTime(Date date)

Parameters:

date - the date to be converted to generalized time string

Returns:

given date in the generalized time string format

See Also:

getGeneralizedTime()

getGeneralizedTime

public static String getGeneralizedTime(long time)

Parameters:

time - the time value to be converted to generalized time string

Returns:

given time in generalized time string format

See Also:

getGeneralizedTime()

convertIntervalDate

public static Date convertIntervalDate(String intervalDate)
                                throws ParseException

Converts the 18-digit Active Directory timestamps, also named 'Windows NT time format' or 'Win32 FILETIME or SYSTEMTIME'. These are used in Microsoft Active Directory for pwdLastSet, accountExpires, LastLogon, LastLogonTimestamp and LastPwdSet. The timestamp is the number of 100-nanoseconds intervals (1 nanosecond = one billionth of a second) since Jan 1, 1601 UTC.

Parameters:

intervalDate - 18-digit number. Time in 100-nanoseconds intervals since 1.1.1601

Returns:

The converted date

Throws:

ParseException - If the given interval is not valid