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Class java.sql.Date

java.lang.Object

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   +----java.util.Date

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           +----java.sql.Date

public class Date

extends Date

This class is a thin wrapper around java.util.Date that allows JDBC to identify this as a SQL DATE value. It adds formatting and parsing operations to support the JDBC escape syntax for date values.

Date(int, int, int)

Construct a Date

Date(long)

Construct a Date using a milliseconds time value

getHours()

Returns the hour represented by this date.

getMinutes()

Returns the number of minutes past the hour represented by this date.

getSeconds()

Returns the number of seconds past the minute represented by this date.

setHours(int)

Sets the hour of this date to the specified value.

setMinutes(int)

Sets the minutes of this date to the specified value.

setSeconds(int)

Sets the seconds of this date to the specified value.

setTime(long)

Set a Date using a milliseconds time value

toString()

Format a date in JDBC date escape format

valueOf(String)

Convert a string in JDBC date escape format to a Date value

 public Date(int year,

             int month,

             int day)

Construct a Date

Parameters:

year - year-1900

month - 0 to 11

day - 1 to 31

 public Date(long date)

Construct a Date using a milliseconds time value

Parameters:

date - milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT

 public void setTime(long date)

Set a Date using a milliseconds time value

Parameters:

date - milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT

Overrides:

setTime in class Date

 public static Date valueOf(String s)

Convert a string in JDBC date escape format to a Date value

Parameters:

s - date in format "yyyy-mm-dd"

Returns:

corresponding Date

 public String toString()

Format a date in JDBC date escape format

Returns:

a String in yyyy-mm-dd format

Overrides:

toString in class Date

 public int getHours()

Returns the hour represented by this date.

Overrides:

getHours in class Date

 public int getMinutes()

Returns the number of minutes past the hour represented by this date.

Overrides:

getMinutes in class Date

 public int getSeconds()

Returns the number of seconds past the minute represented by this date.

Overrides:

getSeconds in class Date

 public void setHours(int i)

Sets the hour of this date to the specified value.

Overrides:

setHours in class Date

 public void setMinutes(int i)

Sets the minutes of this date to the specified value.

Overrides:

setMinutes in class Date

 public void setSeconds(int i)

Sets the seconds of this date to the specified value.

Overrides:

setSeconds in class Date

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