org.jfree.data.time
Class SimpleTimePeriod

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, TimePeriod

public class SimpleTimePeriod

extends java.lang.Object

implements TimePeriod, java.io.Serializable

An arbitrary period of time, measured to millisecond precision using java.util.Date.

This class is intentionally immutable (that is, once constructed, you cannot alter the start and end attributes).

Author:

David Gilbert

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

SimpleTimePeriod(java.util.Date start, java.util.Date end)
Creates a new time allocation.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj) Returns true if this time period is equal to another object, and false otherwise.
java.util.Date	getEnd() Returns the end date/time.
java.util.Date	getStart() Returns the start date/time.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SimpleTimePeriod

public SimpleTimePeriod(java.util.Date start,
                        java.util.Date end)

Creates a new time allocation.

Parameters:

start - the start date/time.

end - the end date/time.

Method Detail

getStart

public java.util.Date getStart()

Returns the start date/time.

Specified by:

getStart in interface TimePeriod

Returns:

the start date/time.

getEnd

public java.util.Date getEnd()

Returns the end date/time.

Specified by:

getEnd in interface TimePeriod

Returns:

the end date/time.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Returns true if this time period is equal to another object, and false otherwise.

The test for equality looks only at the start and end values for the time period.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

obj - the other object.

Returns:

A boolean.