OxUtils.java

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package ch.sdi.plugins.oxwall;

import java.util.Date;



/**
 * Utilities for the oxwall platform.
 * <p>
 *
 * @version 1.0 (04.12.2014)
 * @author  Heri
 */
public class OxUtils
{

    /**
     * Converts the given date to the timestamp representation used in oxwall tables (seconds since 1970)
     * <p>
     * @param aDate
     * @return the unix timestamp (seconds since 1970) or zero if given date is <code>null</code>.
     */
    public static long dateToLong( Date aDate )
    {
        if ( aDate == null )
        {
            return 0L;
        } // if aDate = null

        return aDate.getTime() / 1000;
    }
}