biweekly.util
Class Period

java.lang.Object
  biweekly.util.Period

public class Period
extends Object

A period of time.

Author:

Michael Angstadt

Constructor Summary

Period(Date startDate, Date endDate)
Creates a new time period.

Period(Date startDate, Duration duration)
Creates a new time period.

Period(Period period)
Copies an existing time period.

Method Summary

Duration	getDuration() Gets the length of time after the start date.
Date	getEndDate() Gets the end date.
Date	getStartDate() Gets the start date.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Period

public Period(Date startDate,
              Date endDate)

Creates a new time period.

Parameters:

startDate - the start date

endDate - the end date

Period

public Period(Date startDate,
              Duration duration)

Creates a new time period.

Parameters:

startDate - the start date

duration - the length of time after the start date

Period

public Period(Period period)

Copies an existing time period.

Parameters:

period - the period to copy

Method Detail

getStartDate

public Date getStartDate()

Gets the start date.

Returns:

the start date

getEndDate

public Date getEndDate()

Gets the end date. This will be null if a duration was defined.

Returns:

the end date or null if not set

getDuration

public Duration getDuration()

Gets the length of time after the start date. This will be null if an end date was defined.

Returns:

the duration or null if not set