Packagecom.distriqt.extension.calendar.helpers
Classpublic class DateUtil
InheritanceDateUtil Inheritance Object

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions : AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9.0

Class that contains static utility methods for manipulating and working with Dates.


Public Methods
 MethodDefined By
  
compareDates(d1:Date, d2:Date):int
[static] Compares two dates and returns an integer depending on their relationship.
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getAMPM(d:Date):String
[static] Returns a string indicating whether the date represents a time in the ante meridiem (AM) or post meridiem (PM).
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getFullDayIndex(d:String):int
[static] Returns the index of the day that the full day name string represents.
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getFullDayName(d:Date):String
[static] Returns the English full day name for the day that the Date represents.
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getFullMonthIndex(m:String):int
[static] Returns the index of the month that the full month name string represents.
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getFullMonthName(d:Date):String
[static] Returns the English full Month name for the Month that the Date represents.
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getShortDayIndex(d:String):int
[static] Returns the index of the day that the short day name string represents.
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getShortDayName(d:Date):String
[static] Returns the English Short Day name (3 letters) for the day that the Date represents.
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getShortHour(d:Date):int
[static] Returns a short hour (0 - 12) represented by the specified date.
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getShortMonthIndex(m:String):int
[static] Returns the index of the month that the short month name string represents.
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getShortMonthName(d:Date):String
[static] Returns the English Short Month name (3 letters) for the Month that the Date represents.
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getShortYear(d:Date):String
[static] Returns a two digit representation of the year represented by the specified date.
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getUTCDate(d:Date):Date
[static] Sort of converts a date into UTC.
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makeMorning(d:Date):Date
[static] Converts a date into just after midnight.
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makeNight(d:Date):Date
[static] Converts a date into just befor midnight.
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parseRFC822(str:String):Date
[static] Parses dates that conform to RFC822 into Date objects.
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parseW3CDTF(str:String):Date
[static] Parses dates that conform to the W3C Date-time Format into Date objects.
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toRFC822(d:Date):String
[static] Returns a date string formatted according to RFC822.
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toW3CDTF(d:Date, includeMilliseconds:Boolean = false):String
[static] Returns a date string formatted according to W3CDTF.
DateUtil
Method Detail
compareDates()method
public static function compareDates(d1:Date, d2:Date):int

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions : AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9.0

Compares two dates and returns an integer depending on their relationship. Returns -1 if d1 is greater than d2. Returns 1 if d2 is greater than d1. Returns 0 if both dates are equal.

Parameters

d1:Date — The date that will be compared to the second date.
 
d2:Date — The date that will be compared to the first date.

Returns
int — An int indicating how the two dates compare.
getAMPM()method 
public static function getAMPM(d:Date):String

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions : AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9.0

Returns a string indicating whether the date represents a time in the ante meridiem (AM) or post meridiem (PM). If the hour is less than 12 then "AM" will be returned. If the hour is greater than 12 then "PM" will be returned.

Parameters

d:Date — The Date from which to generate the 12 hour clock indicator.

Returns
String — A String ("AM" or "PM") indicating which half of the day the hour represents.
getFullDayIndex()method 
public static function getFullDayIndex(d:String):int

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions : AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9.0

Returns the index of the day that the full day name string represents.

Parameters

d:String — A full day name.

Returns
int — A int that represents that full day represented by the specifed full month name.

See also

FULL_DAY
getFullDayName()method 
public static function getFullDayName(d:Date):String

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions : AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9.0

Returns the English full day name for the day that the Date represents.

Parameters

d:Date — The Date instance whose day will be used to retrieve the full day name.

Returns
String — An English full day name.

See also

FULL_DAY
getFullMonthIndex()method 
public static function getFullMonthIndex(m:String):int

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions : AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9.0

Returns the index of the month that the full month name string represents.

Parameters

m:String — A full month name.

Returns
int — A int that represents that month represented by the specifed full month name.

See also

FULL_MONTH
getFullMonthName()method 
public static function getFullMonthName(d:Date):String

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions : AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9.0

Returns the English full Month name for the Month that the Date represents.

Parameters

d:Date — The Date instance whose month will be used to retrieve the full month name.

Returns
String — An English full month name.

See also

FULL_MONTH
getShortDayIndex()method 
public static function getShortDayIndex(d:String):int

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions : AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9.0

Returns the index of the day that the short day name string represents.

Parameters

d:String — A short day name.

Returns
int — A int that represents that short day represented by the specifed full month name.

See also

SHORT_DAY
getShortDayName()method 
public static function getShortDayName(d:Date):String

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions : AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9.0

Returns the English Short Day name (3 letters) for the day that the Date represents.

Parameters

d:Date — The Date instance whose day will be used to retrieve the short day name.

Returns
String — An English 3 Letter day abbreviation.

See also

SHORT_DAY
getShortHour()method 
public static function getShortHour(d:Date):int

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions : AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9.0

Returns a short hour (0 - 12) represented by the specified date. If the hour is less than 12 (0 - 11 AM) then the hour will be returned. If the hour is greater than 12 (12 - 23 PM) then the hour minus 12 will be returned.

Parameters

d:Date — The Date from which to generate the short hour

Returns
int — An int between 0 and 13 ( 1 - 12 ) representing the short hour.
getShortMonthIndex()method 
public static function getShortMonthIndex(m:String):int

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions : AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9.0

Returns the index of the month that the short month name string represents.

Parameters

m:String — The 3 letter abbreviation representing a short month name.

Returns
int — A int that represents that month represented by the specifed short name.

See also

SHORT_MONTH
getShortMonthName()method 
public static function getShortMonthName(d:Date):String

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions : AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9.0

Returns the English Short Month name (3 letters) for the Month that the Date represents.

Parameters

d:Date — The Date instance whose month will be used to retrieve the short month name.

Returns
String — An English 3 Letter Month abbreviation.

See also

SHORT_MONTH
getShortYear()method 
public static function getShortYear(d:Date):String

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions : AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9.0

Returns a two digit representation of the year represented by the specified date.

Parameters

d:Date — The Date instance whose year will be used to generate a two digit string representation of the year.

Returns
String — A string that contains a 2 digit representation of the year. Single digits will be padded with 0.
getUTCDate()method 
public static function getUTCDate(d:Date):Date

Sort of converts a date into UTC.

Parameters

d:Date

Returns
Date
makeMorning()method 
public static function makeMorning(d:Date):Date

Converts a date into just after midnight.

Parameters

d:Date

Returns
Date
makeNight()method 
public static function makeNight(d:Date):Date

Converts a date into just befor midnight.

Parameters

d:Date

Returns
Date
parseRFC822()method 
public static function parseRFC822(str:String):Date

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions : AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9.0

Parses dates that conform to RFC822 into Date objects. This method also supports four-digit years (not supported in RFC822), but two-digit years (referring to the 20th century) are fine, too. This function is useful for parsing RSS .91, .92, and 2.0 dates.

Parameters

str:String — str

Returns
Date

See also

http://asg.web.cmu.edu/rfc/rfc822.html
parseW3CDTF()method 
public static function parseW3CDTF(str:String):Date

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions : AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9.0

Parses dates that conform to the W3C Date-time Format into Date objects. This function is useful for parsing RSS 1.0 and Atom 1.0 dates.

Parameters

str:String — str

Returns
Date

See also

http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime
toRFC822()method 
public static function toRFC822(d:Date):String

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions : AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9.0

Returns a date string formatted according to RFC822.

Parameters

d:Date — d

Returns
String

See also

http://asg.web.cmu.edu/rfc/rfc822.html
toW3CDTF()method 
public static function toW3CDTF(d:Date, includeMilliseconds:Boolean = false):String

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions : AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9.0

Returns a date string formatted according to W3CDTF.

Parameters

d:Date — d
 
includeMilliseconds:Boolean (default = false) — Determines whether to include the milliseconds value (if any) in the formatted string.

Returns
String

See also

http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime




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