Class RelativeDateFormat

public RelativeDateFormat()

Creates a new instance.

public RelativeDateFormat(Date time)

Creates a new instance.

Parameters:

time - the date/time (null not permitted).

public RelativeDateFormat(long baseMillis)

Creates a new instance.

Parameters:

baseMillis - the time zone (null not permitted).

public Object clone()

Returns a clone of this instance.

Returns:

A clone.

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Tests this formatter for equality with an arbitrary object.

Parameters:

obj - the object (null permitted).

Returns:

A boolean.

public StringBuffer format(Date date,
                           StringBuffer toAppendTo,
                           FieldPosition fieldPosition)

Formats the given date as the amount of elapsed time (relative to the base date specified in the constructor).

Parameters:

date - the date.

toAppendTo - the string buffer.

fieldPosition - the field position.

Returns:

The formatted date.

public long getBaseMillis()

Returns the base date/time used to calculate the elapsed time for display.

Returns:

The base date/time in milliseconds since 1-Jan-1970.

See Also:

setBaseMillis(long)

public String getDaySuffix()

Returns the string that is appended to the day count.

Returns:

The string.

See Also:

setDaySuffix(String)

public String getHourSuffix()

Returns the string that is appended to the hour count.

Returns:

The string.

See Also:

setHourSuffix(String)

public String getMinuteSuffix()

Returns the string that is appended to the minute count.

Returns:

The string.

See Also:

setMinuteSuffix(String)

public String getSecondSuffix()

Returns the string that is appended to the second count.

Returns:

The string.

See Also:

setSecondSuffix(String)

public boolean getShowZeroDays()

Returns the flag that controls whether or not zero day counts are shown in the formatted output.

Returns:

The flag.

See Also:

setShowZeroDays(boolean)

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code for this instance.

Returns:

A hash code.

public static void main(String[] args)

Some test code.

Parameters:

args - ignored.

public Date parse(String source,
                  ParsePosition pos)

Parses the given string (not implemented).

Parameters:

source - the date string.

pos - the parse position.

Returns:

null, as this method has not been implemented.

public void setBaseMillis(long baseMillis)

Sets the base date/time used to calculate the elapsed time for display. This should be specified in milliseconds using the same encoding as java.util.Date.

Parameters:

baseMillis - the base date/time in milliseconds.

See Also:

getBaseMillis()

public void setDaySuffix(String suffix)

Sets the string that is appended to the day count.

Parameters:

suffix - the suffix (null not permitted).

See Also:

getDaySuffix()

public void setHourSuffix(String suffix)

Sets the string that is appended to the hour count.

Parameters:

suffix - the suffix (null not permitted).

See Also:

getHourSuffix()

public void setMinuteSuffix(String suffix)

Sets the string that is appended to the minute count.

Parameters:

suffix - the suffix (null not permitted).

See Also:

getMinuteSuffix()

public void setSecondFormatter(NumberFormat formatter)

Sets the formatter for the seconds and milliseconds.

Parameters:

formatter - the formatter (null not permitted).

public void setSecondSuffix(String suffix)

Sets the string that is appended to the second count.

Parameters:

suffix - the suffix (null not permitted).

See Also:

getSecondSuffix()

public void setShowZeroDays(boolean show)

Sets the flag that controls whether or not zero day counts are shown in the formatted output.

Parameters:

show - the flag.

See Also:

getShowZeroDays()