com.ibm.as400.access
Class DateTimeConverter

java.lang.Object
  com.ibm.as400.access.DateTimeConverter

public class DateTimeConverter

extends Object

The DateTimeConverter class represents a converted date and time. The system API QWCCVTDT is used to convert a date and time value from one format to another format.

Constructor Summary

DateTimeConverter(AS400 system)
Constructs a DateTimeConverter object.

Method Summary

Date	convert(byte[] data, String inFormat) Returns a converted Date object.
byte[]	convert(byte[] data, String inFormat, String outFormat) Converts date and time values from the input format to the requested output format.
byte[]	convert(Date date, String outFormat) Returns the converted date and time in a byte array.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DateTimeConverter

public DateTimeConverter(AS400 system)

Constructs a DateTimeConverter object.

Parameters:

system - The system.

Method Detail

convert

public byte[] convert(byte[] data,
                      String inFormat,
                      String outFormat)
               throws AS400SecurityException,
                      ErrorCompletingRequestException,
                      InterruptedException,
                      IOException,
                      ObjectDoesNotExistException

Converts date and time values from the input format to the requested output format.

Parameters:

data - The date and time value to be converted.

inFormat - The input date and time format. Possible values are:

• *CURRENT
• *DTS
• *JOB
• *SYSVAL
• *YMD
• *YYMD
• *MDY
• *MDYY
• *DMY
• *DMYY
• *JUL
• *LONGJUL

outFormat - The output date and time format. Possible values are:

• *DTS
• *JOB
• *SYSVAL
• *YMD
• *YYMD
• *MDY
• *MDYY
• *DMY
• *DMYY
• *JUL
• *LONGJUL
• *DOS

Returns:

The converted date and time value.

Throws:

AS400SecurityException - If a security or authority error occurs.

ErrorCompletingRequestException - If an error occurs before the request is completed.

InterruptedException - If this thread is interrupted.

IOException - If an error occurs while communicating with the server.

ObjectDoesNotExistException - If the object does not exist on the server.

convert

public Date convert(byte[] data,
                    String inFormat)
             throws AS400SecurityException,
                    ErrorCompletingRequestException,
                    InterruptedException,
                    IOException,
                    ObjectDoesNotExistException

Returns a converted Date object.

Parameters:

data - The date and time value to be converted.

inFormat - The format of the date and time value being provided. Possible values are:

• *CURRENT
• *DTS
• *JOB
• *SYSVAL
• *YMD
• *YYMD
• *MDY
• *MDYY
• *DMY
• *DMYY
• *JUL
• *LONGJUL

Returns:

The converted date and time.

Throws:

AS400SecurityException - If a security or authority error occurs.

ErrorCompletingRequestException - If an error occurs before the request is completed.

InterruptedException - If this thread is interrupted.

IOException - If an error occurs while communicating with the server.

ObjectDoesNotExistException - If the object does not exist on the server.

convert

public byte[] convert(Date date,
                      String outFormat)
               throws AS400SecurityException,
                      ErrorCompletingRequestException,
                      InterruptedException,
                      IOException,
                      ObjectDoesNotExistException

Returns the converted date and time in a byte array.

Parameters:

date - The Date object to be converted.

outFormat - The format of the returned date and time value. Possible values are:

• *DTS
• *JOB
• *SYSVAL
• *YMD
• *YYMD
• *MDY
• *MDYY
• *DMY
• *DMYY
• *JUL
• *LONGJUL

Returns:

The converted date and time.

Throws:

AS400SecurityException - If a security or authority error occurs.

ErrorCompletingRequestException - If an error occurs before the request is completed.

InterruptedException - If this thread is interrupted.

IOException - If an error occurs while communicating with the server.

ObjectDoesNotExistException - If the object does not exist on the server.