com.pixelmed.utils

Class DateUtilities

java.lang.Object

com.pixelmed.utils.DateUtilities

public class DateUtilities
extends java.lang.Object

Various static methods helpful for handling dates.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.text.DecimalFormat	threeDigitZeroPaddedFormat
static java.text.SimpleDateFormat	yyyymmddFormat

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.lang.String	getAgeBetweenAsDICOMAgeString(java.util.Calendar earlierDate, java.util.Calendar laterDate) Get a DICOM Age String (AS) VR form age between two dates.
static java.lang.String	getAgeBetweenAsDICOMAgeString(java.util.Date earlierDate, java.util.Date laterDate) Get a DICOM Age String (AS) VR form age between two dates.
static java.lang.String	getAgeBetweenAsDICOMAgeString(java.lang.String earlierDate, java.lang.String laterDate) Get a DICOM Age String (AS) VR form age between two dates.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

threeDigitZeroPaddedFormat

public static java.text.DecimalFormat threeDigitZeroPaddedFormat

yyyymmddFormat

public static java.text.SimpleDateFormat yyyymmddFormat

Method Detail

getAgeBetweenAsDICOMAgeString

public static java.lang.String getAgeBetweenAsDICOMAgeString(java.util.Calendar earlierDate,
                                                             java.util.Calendar laterDate)
                                                      throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Get a DICOM Age String (AS) VR form age between two dates.

Uses UK (not US) convention for leap year birthdays (earlierDate).

Parameters:

earlierDate - for example, the date of birth

laterDate - for example, the current date

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the later date is earlier than the earlier date

getAgeBetweenAsDICOMAgeString

public static java.lang.String getAgeBetweenAsDICOMAgeString(java.util.Date earlierDate,
                                                             java.util.Date laterDate)
                                                      throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Get a DICOM Age String (AS) VR form age between two dates.

Uses UK (not US) convention for leap year birthdays (earlierDate).

Parameters:

earlierDate - for example, the date of birth

laterDate - for example, the current date

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the later date is earlier than the earlier date

getAgeBetweenAsDICOMAgeString

public static java.lang.String getAgeBetweenAsDICOMAgeString(java.lang.String earlierDate,
                                                             java.lang.String laterDate)
                                                      throws java.text.ParseException,
                                                             java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Get a DICOM Age String (AS) VR form age between two dates.

Uses UK (not US) convention for leap year birthdays (earlierDate).

Parameters:

earlierDate - for example, the date of birth

laterDate - for example, the current date

Throws:

java.text.ParseException - if one of the dates is not in the correct form

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the later date is earlier than the earlier date