Date.java

/*
 * $Id: Date.java,v 1.5 2005/12/12 11:11:41 fortuna Exp $
 *
 * Created on 26/06/2005
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2005, Ben Fortuna
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package net.fortuna.ical4j.model;

import java.text.ParseException;

import net.fortuna.ical4j.util.Dates;


/**
 * Base class for all representations of time values in RFC2445.
 *
 * @author Ben Fortuna
 */
public class Date extends Iso8601 {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 7136072363141363141L;

    private static final String PATTERN = "yyyyMMdd";

    /**
     * Default constructor.
     */
    public Date() {
        super(PATTERN, Dates.PRECISION_DAY);
    }
    
    /**
     * Creates a new date instance with the specified precision. This
     * constructor is only intended for use by sub-classes.
     * @param precision
     */
    protected Date(final int precision) {
        super(PATTERN, precision);
    }

    /**
     * @param time
     */
    public Date(final long time) {
        super(time, PATTERN, Dates.PRECISION_DAY);
    }
    
    /**
     * Creates a new date instance with the specified precision. This
     * constructor is only intended for use by sub-classes.
     * @param time
     * @param precision
     */
    protected Date(final long time, final int precision) {
        super(time, PATTERN, precision);
    }

    /**
     * @param date
     */
    public Date(final java.util.Date date) {
//        this();
        this(date.getTime(), Dates.PRECISION_DAY);
//        setTime(date.getTime());
    }

    /**
     * @param value
     * @throws ParseException
     */
    public Date(final String value) throws ParseException {
        this();
        setTime(getFormat().parse(value).getTime());
    }
}