com.mentata.sg8
Class SG8UTCAttribute

java.lang.Object
  com.mentata.l3d.L3DAttribute
      com.mentata.sg8.SG8StringAttribute
          com.mentata.sg8.SG8UTCAttribute

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator, SG8Attribute

public class SG8UTCAttribute

extends SG8StringAttribute

A Universal Time Code attribute for use with SG8 objects. This attribute type represents Universal Time Code date/time signatures that are translated into localized, formatted strings for HTML output. Instances can be configured to use standard Java date and time styles in formatting.

Since:

0.7

Author:

Jon Roberts

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface com.mentata.sg8.SG8Attribute

TEXT_RESOURCES

Constructor Summary

SG8UTCAttribute()
Constructs an empty UTC attribute with the DateFormat.LONG style for the date and time.

SG8UTCAttribute(int style)
Constructs an empty UTC attribute with a given DateFormat style for the date and the DateFormat.LONG style for the time.

SG8UTCAttribute(int style, int timestyle)
Constructs an empty UTC attribute with a given DateFormat style for the date and time.

Method Summary

String[]

getHTMLValues() Returns the attribute values as translated to a formatted date/time stamp.

Methods inherited from class com.mentata.sg8.SG8StringAttribute

getHyperlink, getSeparator, getSG8Object, getUpdateHTML, isAugmenting, isHTMLExceeded, processUpdateHTML, setAugmenting, setHTMLThreshold, setSeparator

Methods inherited from class com.mentata.l3d.L3DAttribute

addValue, compare, getAttribute, getBind, getContext, getLabel, getLengthThreshold, getName, getObject, getObject, getPrerequisites, getShortValues, getSize, getThreshold, getValues, initialize, isBound, isExceeded, isGenerated, isLengthExceeded, isMultivalue, isRequired, removeValue, same, setGenerated, setLabel, setLengthThreshold, setPrerequisites, setThreshold, setValues

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

equals

Constructor Detail

SG8UTCAttribute

public SG8UTCAttribute()

Constructs an empty UTC attribute with the DateFormat.LONG style for the date and time.

SG8UTCAttribute

public SG8UTCAttribute(int style)

Constructs an empty UTC attribute with a given DateFormat style for the date and the DateFormat.LONG style for the time.

Parameters:

style - the date length pattern, like DateFormat.SHORT

SG8UTCAttribute

public SG8UTCAttribute(int style,
                       int timestyle)

Constructs an empty UTC attribute with a given DateFormat style for the date and time.

Parameters:

style - the date length pattern, like DateFormat.SHORT

timestyle - the time length pattern, like DateFormat.SHORT

Method Detail

getHTMLValues

public String[] getHTMLValues()
                       throws SG8Exception

Returns the attribute values as translated to a formatted date/time stamp.

Specified by:

getHTMLValues in interface SG8Attribute

Overrides:

getHTMLValues in class SG8StringAttribute

Returns:

formatted date/time stamps

Throws:

SG8Exception