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*/
package freemarker.template;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;
/**
* Date values in a template data model must implement this interface.
* Contrary to Java, FreeMarker actually distinguishes values that represent
* only a time, only a date, or a combined date and time. All three are
* represented using this single interface, however there's a method that
*
* @author Attila Szegedi
*
* @version $Id: TemplateDateModel.java,v 1.10 2004/03/13 13:05:09 ddekany Exp $
*/
public interface TemplateDateModel extends TemplateModel
{
/**
* It is not known whether the date model represents a time-only,
* a date-only, or a datetime value.
*/
public static final int UNKNOWN = 0;
/**
* The date model represents a time-only value.
*/
public static final int TIME = 1;
/**
* The date model represents a date-only value.
*/
public static final int DATE = 2;
/**
* The date model represents a datetime value.
*/
public static final int DATETIME = 3;
public static final List TYPE_NAMES =
Collections.unmodifiableList(
Arrays.asList(
new String[] {
"UNKNOWN", "TIME", "DATE", "DATETIME"
}));
/**
* Returns the date value. The return value must not be null.
* @return the {@link Date} instance associated with this date model.
*/
public Date getAsDate() throws TemplateModelException;
/**
* Returns the type of the date. It can be any of <tt>TIME</tt>,
* <tt>DATE</tt>, or <tt>DATETIME</tt>.
*/
public int getDateType();
}
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