com.pixelmed.utils
Class DateUtilities

java.lang.Object
  com.pixelmed.utils.DateUtilities

public class DateUtilities
extends Object

Various static methods helpful for handling dates.

Field Summary

static DecimalFormat	threeDigitZeroPaddedFormat
static SimpleDateFormat	yyyymmddFormat

Method Summary

static String	getAgeBetweenAsDICOMAgeString(Calendar earlierDate, Calendar laterDate) Get a DICOM Age String (AS) VR form age between two dates.
static String	getAgeBetweenAsDICOMAgeString(Date earlierDate, Date laterDate) Get a DICOM Age String (AS) VR form age between two dates.
static String	getAgeBetweenAsDICOMAgeString(String earlierDate, 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

yyyymmddFormat

public static SimpleDateFormat yyyymmddFormat

threeDigitZeroPaddedFormat

public static DecimalFormat threeDigitZeroPaddedFormat

Method Detail

getAgeBetweenAsDICOMAgeString

public static String getAgeBetweenAsDICOMAgeString(String earlierDate,
                                                   String laterDate)
                                            throws ParseException,
                                                   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:

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

IllegalArgumentException - if the later date is earlier than the earlier date

getAgeBetweenAsDICOMAgeString

public static String getAgeBetweenAsDICOMAgeString(Date earlierDate,
                                                   Date laterDate)
                                            throws 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:

IllegalArgumentException - if the later date is earlier than the earlier date

getAgeBetweenAsDICOMAgeString

public static String getAgeBetweenAsDICOMAgeString(Calendar earlierDate,
                                                   Calendar laterDate)
                                            throws 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:

IllegalArgumentException - if the later date is earlier than the earlier date