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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.

Constructor Index

o Date(int, int, int)
Construct a Date
o Date(long)
Construct a Date using a milliseconds time value

Method Index

o getHours()
Returns the hour represented by this date.
o getMinutes()
Returns the number of minutes past the hour represented by this date.
o getSeconds()
Returns the number of seconds past the minute represented by this date.
o setHours(int)
Sets the hour of this date to the specified value.
o setMinutes(int)
Sets the minutes of this date to the specified value.
o setSeconds(int)
Sets the seconds of this date to the specified value.
o setTime(long)
Set a Date using a milliseconds time value
o toString()
Format a date in JDBC date escape format
o valueOf(String)
Convert a string in JDBC date escape format to a Date value

Constructors

o Date 
 public Date(int year,
             int month,
             int day)
Construct a Date

Parameters:
year - year-1900
month - 0 to 11
day - 1 to 31
o Date 
 public Date(long date)
Construct a Date using a milliseconds time value

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

Methods

o setTime 
 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
o valueOf 
 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
o toString 
 public String toString()
Format a date in JDBC date escape format

Returns:
a String in yyyy-mm-dd format
Overrides:
toString in class Date
o getHours 
 public int getHours()
Returns the hour represented by this date.

Overrides:
getHours in class Date
o getMinutes 
 public int getMinutes()
Returns the number of minutes past the hour represented by this date.

Overrides:
getMinutes in class Date
o getSeconds 
 public int getSeconds()
Returns the number of seconds past the minute represented by this date.

Overrides:
getSeconds in class Date
o setHours 
 public void setHours(int i)
Sets the hour of this date to the specified value.

Overrides:
setHours in class Date
o setMinutes 
 public void setMinutes(int i)
Sets the minutes of this date to the specified value.

Overrides:
setMinutes in class Date
o setSeconds 
 public void setSeconds(int i)
Sets the seconds of this date to the specified value.

Overrides:
setSeconds in class Date 
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