javax.mail.search: abstract public class: DateTerm

javax.mail.search
abstract public class: DateTerm [javadoc | source]

java.lang.Object
   javax.mail.search.SearchTerm
      javax.mail.search.ComparisonTerm
         javax.mail.search.DateTerm

All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:
ReceivedDateTerm, SentDateTerm

This class implements comparisons for Dates

author: Bill - Shannon

author: John - Mani

Field Summary
protected Date	date	The date. serial:

Fields inherited from javax.mail.search.ComparisonTerm:
LE, LT, EQ, NE, GT, GE, comparison

Constructor:

Constructor:
protected DateTerm(int comparison, Date date) { this.comparison = comparison; this.date = date; } Constructor. Parameters: `comparison` - the comparison type `date` - The Date to be compared against

 protected DateTerm(int comparison,
    Date date) {
	this.comparison = comparison;
	this.date = date;
}

Constructor.

Parameters:

comparison - the comparison type

date - The Date to be compared against

Method from javax.mail.search.DateTerm Summary:
equals, getComparison, getDate, hashCode, match

Methods from javax.mail.search.ComparisonTerm:
equals, hashCode

Methods from javax.mail.search.SearchTerm:
match

Methods from java.lang.Object:
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method from javax.mail.search.DateTerm Detail:
public boolean equals(Object obj) { if (!(obj instanceof DateTerm)) return false; DateTerm dt = (DateTerm)obj; return dt.date.equals(this.date) && super.equals(obj); } Equality comparison.
public int getComparison() { return comparison; } Return the type of comparison.
public Date getDate() { return new Date(date.getTime()); } Return the Date to compare with.
public int hashCode() { return date.hashCode() + super.hashCode(); } Compute a hashCode for this object.
protected boolean match(Date d) { switch (comparison) { case LE: return d.before(date) \|\| d.equals(date); case LT: return d.before(date); case EQ: return d.equals(date); case NE: return !d.equals(date); case GT: return d.after(date); case GE: return d.after(date) \|\| d.equals(date); default: return false; } } The date comparison method.

Method from javax.mail.search.DateTerm Detail:

 public boolean equals(Object obj) {
	if (!(obj instanceof DateTerm))
	    return false;
	DateTerm dt = (DateTerm)obj;
	return dt.date.equals(this.date) && super.equals(obj);
}

Equality comparison.

 public int getComparison() {
	return comparison;
}

Return the type of comparison.

 public Date getDate() {
	return new Date(date.getTime());
}

Return the Date to compare with.

 public int hashCode() {
	return date.hashCode() + super.hashCode();
}

Compute a hashCode for this object.

 protected boolean match(Date d) {
	switch (comparison) {
	    case LE: 
		return d.before(date) || d.equals(date);
	    case LT:
		return d.before(date);
	    case EQ:
		return d.equals(date);
	    case NE:
		return !d.equals(date);
	    case GT:
		return d.after(date);
	    case GE:
		return d.after(date) || d.equals(date);
	    default:
		return false;
	}
}

The date comparison method.