org.opends.server.schema

Class GeneralizedTimeSyntax

java.lang.Object

org.opends.server.schema.GeneralizedTimeSyntax

public final class GeneralizedTimeSyntax
extends Object

This class defines the generalized time attribute syntax, which is a way of representing time in a form like "YYYYMMDDhhmmssZ". The actual form is somewhat flexible, and may omit the minute and second information, or may include sub-second information. It may also replace "Z" with a time zone offset like "-0500" for representing values that are not in UTC.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static ByteString	createGeneralizedTimeValue(long time) Retrieves an attribute value containing a generalized time representation of the provided date.
static long	decodeGeneralizedTimeValue(ByteSequence value) Decodes the provided normalized value as a generalized time value and retrieves a timestamp containing its representation.
static String	format(Date d) Retrieves the generalized time representation of the provided date.
static String	format(long t) Retrieves the generalized time representation of the provided date.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

format

public static String format(Date d)

Retrieves the generalized time representation of the provided date.

Parameters:

d - The date to retrieve in generalized time form.

Returns:

The generalized time representation of the provided date.

format

public static String format(long t)

Retrieves the generalized time representation of the provided date.

Parameters:

t - The timestamp to retrieve in generalized time form.

Returns:

The generalized time representation of the provided date.

createGeneralizedTimeValue

public static ByteString createGeneralizedTimeValue(long time)

Retrieves an attribute value containing a generalized time representation of the provided date.

Parameters:

time - The time for which to retrieve the generalized time value.

Returns:

The attribute value created from the date.

decodeGeneralizedTimeValue

public static long decodeGeneralizedTimeValue(ByteSequence value)
                                       throws LdapException

Decodes the provided normalized value as a generalized time value and retrieves a timestamp containing its representation.

Parameters:

value - The normalized value to decode using the generalized time syntax.

Returns:

The timestamp created from the provided generalized time value.

Throws:

LdapException - If the provided value cannot be parsed as a valid generalized time string.