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*
* --------------
* DateRange.java
* --------------
* (C) Copyright 2002-2007, by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors.
*
* Original Author: David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
* Contributor(s): Bill Kelemen;
*
* Changes
* -------
* 22-Apr-2002 : Version 1 based on code by Bill Kelemen (DG);
* 07-Oct-2002 : Fixed errors reported by Checkstyle (DG);
* 23-Sep-2003 : Minor Javadoc update (DG);
*
*/
package org.jfree.data.time;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import org.jfree.data.Range;
/**
* A range specified in terms of two <code>java.util.Date</code> objects.
* Instances of this class are immutable.
*/
public class DateRange extends Range implements Serializable {
/** For serialization. */
private static final long serialVersionUID = -4705682568375418157L;
/** The lower bound for the range. */
private Date lowerDate;
/** The upper bound for the range. */
private Date upperDate;
/**
* Default constructor.
*/
public DateRange() {
this(new Date(0), new Date(1));
}
/**
* Constructs a new range.
*
* @param lower the lower bound (<code>null</code> not permitted).
* @param upper the upper bound (<code>null</code> not permitted).
*/
public DateRange(Date lower, Date upper) {
super(lower.getTime(), upper.getTime());
this.lowerDate = lower;
this.upperDate = upper;
}
/**
* Constructs a new range using two values that will be interpreted as
* "milliseconds since midnight GMT, 1-Jan-1970".
*
* @param lower the lower (oldest) date.
* @param upper the upper (most recent) date.
*/
public DateRange(double lower, double upper) {
super(lower, upper);
this.lowerDate = new Date((long) lower);
this.upperDate = new Date((long) upper);
}
/**
* Constructs a new range that is based on another {@link Range}. The
* other range does not have to be a {@link DateRange}. If it is not, the
* upper and lower bounds are evaluated as milliseconds since midnight
* GMT, 1-Jan-1970.
*
* @param other the other range (<code>null</code> not permitted).
*/
public DateRange(Range other) {
this(other.getLowerBound(), other.getUpperBound());
}
/**
* Returns the lower (earlier) date for the range.
*
* @return The lower date for the range.
*/
public Date getLowerDate() {
return this.lowerDate;
}
/**
* Returns the upper (later) date for the range.
*
* @return The upper date for the range.
*/
public Date getUpperDate() {
return this.upperDate;
}
/**
* Returns a string representing the date range (useful for debugging).
*
* @return A string representing the date range.
*/
public String toString() {
DateFormat df = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance();
return "[" + df.format(this.lowerDate) + " --> "
+ df.format(this.upperDate) + "]";
}
}
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