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package javax.mail.search;

import java.util.Date;

This class implements comparisons for Dates
Author:Bill Shannon, John Mani
/** * This class implements comparisons for Dates * * @author Bill Shannon * @author John Mani */
public abstract class DateTerm extends ComparisonTerm {
The date.
@serial
/** * The date. * * @serial */
protected Date date; private static final long serialVersionUID = 4818873430063720043L;
Constructor.
Params:
  • comparison – the comparison type
  • date – The Date to be compared against
/** * Constructor. * @param comparison the comparison type * @param date The Date to be compared against */
protected DateTerm(int comparison, Date date) { this.comparison = comparison; this.date = date; }
Return the Date to compare with.
Returns: the date
/** * Return the Date to compare with. * * @return the date */
public Date getDate() { return new Date(date.getTime()); }
Return the type of comparison.
Returns: the comparison type
/** * Return the type of comparison. * * @return the comparison type */
public int getComparison() { return comparison; }
The date comparison method.
Params:
  • d – the date in the constructor is compared with this date
Returns: true if the dates match, otherwise false
/** * The date comparison method. * * @param d the date in the constructor is compared with this date * @return true if the dates match, otherwise false */
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; } }
Equality comparison.
/** * Equality comparison. */
@Override public boolean equals(Object obj) { if (!(obj instanceof DateTerm)) return false; DateTerm dt = (DateTerm)obj; return dt.date.equals(this.date) && super.equals(obj); }
Compute a hashCode for this object.
/** * Compute a hashCode for this object. */
@Override public int hashCode() { return date.hashCode() + super.hashCode(); } }