TimestampHelper

java.lang.Object
- java.util.Date
- - java.sql.Timestamp
  - - com.ibm.commerce.utils.TimestampHelper

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable<java.util.Date>
```
public class TimestampHelper
extends java.sql.Timestamp
```
This class contains helper methods for manipulating timestamps.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static java.lang.String`	`COPYRIGHT` IBM Copyright notice field.
`static int`	`MILLIS_IN_SECOND` The number of milliseconds in a second (1000).
`static int`	`SQL_TSI_SECOND` Has a value of 2.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`TimestampHelper(int year, int month, int date, int hour, int minute, int second, int nano)` This is a constructor for this class.
`TimestampHelper(long time)` This is a constructor for this class.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static java.sql.Timestamp`	`getCurrentTime()` This method returns the current date and time of the executing system as a timestamp value.
`static java.sql.Timestamp`	`getCurrentTime(ActivityToken aToken)` This method returns a date.
`static java.lang.String`	`getDateFromTimestamp(java.sql.Timestamp t)` This method extracts the date portion from the timestamp.
`static java.lang.String`	`getDateFromTimestamp(java.sql.Timestamp t, java.util.Locale locale)` This method extracts the date portion from the timestamp.
`static java.lang.String`	`getDateTimeFromTimestamp(java.sql.Timestamp t, java.util.Locale locale)` This method returns the date and time in a locale-specific format.
`static java.lang.String`	`getDayFromTimestamp(java.sql.Timestamp t)` This method extracts the day portion from the timestamp.
`static java.lang.String`	`getMonthFromTimestamp(java.sql.Timestamp t)` This method extracts the month portion from the timestamp.
`static java.lang.String`	`getSQLCurrentTimestamp()` This method returns the `SQL` keyword for retrieving current timestamp.
`static java.lang.String`	`getSQLSyntaxTimestampPlusInteger(java.util.List parameters, java.lang.String TimeStampAttribute, java.lang.String IntegerAttribute)` This method creates a parameterized `SQL` snippet to add an integer to a timestamp.
`static java.lang.String`	`getSQLSyntaxTimestampPlusInteger(java.lang.String TimeStampAttribute, java.lang.String IntegerAttribute)` This method creates an `SQL` snippet to add an integer to a timestamp.
`static java.lang.String`	`getTimeFromTimestamp(java.sql.Timestamp t)` This method extracts the time portion from the timestamp.
`static java.lang.String`	`getTimeFromTimestampWithSeconds(java.sql.Timestamp t)` This method extracts the time with second portion from the timestamp.
`static java.lang.String`	`getTimestampString(java.lang.String pattern, java.sql.Timestamp t)` This method convert a timestamp to its `String` representation using the input pattern.
`static java.lang.String`	`getTimestampString(java.sql.Timestamp t)` This method converts a timestamp to its `String` representation using the pattern defined in the configuration file.
`static java.lang.String`	`getYearFromTimestamp(java.sql.Timestamp t)` This method extracts the year portion from the timestamp.
`static java.sql.Timestamp`	`now()` This method returns current date and time from database as a timestamp value.
`static java.sql.Timestamp`	`parseDateTime(java.lang.String date, java.lang.String time)` This method converts the date (`YYYY-MM-DD`) and time (`hh:mm`) into a timestamp.
`static java.sql.Timestamp`	`parseDateTime(java.lang.String year, java.lang.String month, java.lang.String day, java.lang.String time)` This method converts the date, 3 variables `YYYY`, `MM` and `DD` and time in the form `hh:mm` into a timestamp.
`static java.sql.Timestamp`	`systemCurrentTimestamp()` This method returns current time of the executing system as a timestamp value.
`static java.sql.Timestamp`	`timestampAdd(int interval, long numberOfIntervals, java.sql.Timestamp timestamp)` This method returns the timestamp calculated by adding `numberOfIntervals` to the timestamp.
`static long`	`timestampDiff(int interval, java.sql.Timestamp timestamp1, java.sql.Timestamp timestamp2)` This method returns the number of intervals of type interval by which `timestamp1` is greater than `timestamp2`.
`static long`	`timestampDifference(int interval, java.sql.Timestamp timestamp1, java.sql.Timestamp timestamp2)` This method returns the number of intervals of type interval by which `timestamp1` is greater than `timestamp2`.

Methods inherited from class java.sql.Timestamp
after, before, compareTo, compareTo, equals, equals, from, getNanos, getTime, hashCode, setNanos, setTime, toInstant, toLocalDateTime, toString, valueOf, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.util.Date
after, before, clone, getDate, getDay, getHours, getMinutes, getMonth, getSeconds, getTimezoneOffset, getYear, parse, setDate, setHours, setMinutes, setMonth, setSeconds, setYear, toGMTString, toLocaleString, UTC

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - COPYRIGHT
```
public static final java.lang.String COPYRIGHT
```
    IBM Copyright notice field.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SQL_TSI_SECOND
```
public static final int SQL_TSI_SECOND
```
    Has a value of 2.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - MILLIS_IN_SECOND
```
public static final int MILLIS_IN_SECOND
```
    The number of milliseconds in a second (1000).
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - TimestampHelper
```
public TimestampHelper(int year,
                       int month,
                       int date,
                       int hour,
                       int minute,
                       int second,
                       int nano)
```
    This is a constructor for this class. It creates a timestamp helper object based on the parameters specified.
    
    Parameters:
    
    year - The year.
    
    month - The month.
    
    date - The day.
    
    hour - The hour.
    
    minute - The minute.
    
    second - The second.
    
    nano - The nanosecond.
  - TimestampHelper
```
public TimestampHelper(long time)
```
    This is a constructor for this class. It creates a timestamp helper object based on the given time in long format.
    
    Parameters:
    
    time - The time.
- Method Detail
  - getCurrentTime
```
public static java.sql.Timestamp getCurrentTime()
```
    This method returns the current date and time of the executing system as a timestamp value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The current date and time.
  - getCurrentTime
```
public static java.sql.Timestamp getCurrentTime(ActivityToken aToken)
```
    This method returns a date. In preview mode it will return a user-specified preview date. Otherwise, it will return the current date.
    
    Parameters:
    
    aToken - An activity token for this request.
    
    Returns:
    
    This method returns the preview date if in preview mode and the current date otherwise.
  - getDateFromTimestamp
```
public static java.lang.String getDateFromTimestamp(java.sql.Timestamp t)
```
    This method extracts the date portion from the timestamp. The date will be returned as follows: YYYY-MM-DD.
    
    Parameters:
    
    timestamp - The Timestamp object to convert.
    
    Returns:
    
    A String representation of the given Timestamp.
  - getDateFromTimestamp
```
public static java.lang.String getDateFromTimestamp(java.sql.Timestamp t,
                                                    java.util.Locale locale)
```
    This method extracts the date portion from the timestamp. The date will be returned in a locale-specific manner.
    
    Parameters:
    
    timestamp - The Timestamp object to parse.
    
    locale - The locale to use for display.
    
    Returns:
    
    A String representation of the given timestamp.
  - getDateTimeFromTimestamp
```
public static java.lang.String getDateTimeFromTimestamp(java.sql.Timestamp t,
                                                        java.util.Locale locale)
```
    This method returns the date and time in a locale-specific format.
    
    Parameters:
    
    timestamp - The Timestamp object to parse.
    
    locale - The locale to use for display.
    
    Returns:
    
    A String representation of the specified timestamp.
  - getDayFromTimestamp
```
public static java.lang.String getDayFromTimestamp(java.sql.Timestamp t)
```
    This method extracts the day portion from the timestamp.
    
    Parameters:
    
    timestamp - The Timestamp object to parse.
    
    Returns:
    
    The day of the month from the given timestamp. If the day is less then 10, a 0 will be prefix to the returned value, for example, 1 would be "01".
  - getMonthFromTimestamp
```
public static java.lang.String getMonthFromTimestamp(java.sql.Timestamp t)
```
    This method extracts the month portion from the timestamp.
    
    Parameters:
    
    timestamp - The Timestamp object to parse.
    
    Returns:
    
    The month of the given timestamp. If the month is less then 10, a 0 will be prefix to the returned value, for example, 1 would be "01".
  - getSQLCurrentTimestamp
```
public static java.lang.String getSQLCurrentTimestamp()
```
    This method returns the SQL keyword for retrieving current timestamp.
    
    Returns:
    
    If the Commerce Server is using Oracle as the backend database engine, then "CURRENT_TIMESTAMP" will be returned. Otherwise "CURRENT TIMESTAMP" will be returned.
  - getSQLSyntaxTimestampPlusInteger
```
public static java.lang.String getSQLSyntaxTimestampPlusInteger(java.lang.String TimeStampAttribute,
                                                                java.lang.String IntegerAttribute)
```
    This method creates an SQL snippet to add an integer to a timestamp. It is returned in the correct syntax depending on DBMS. Creation date: (9/17/2001 3:54:13 PM)
    
    Parameters:
    
    TimeStampAttribute - A java.lang.String object.
    
    IntegerAttribute - A java.lang.String object.
    
    Returns:
    
    A java.lang.String object.
  - getSQLSyntaxTimestampPlusInteger
```
public static java.lang.String getSQLSyntaxTimestampPlusInteger(java.util.List parameters,
                                                                java.lang.String TimeStampAttribute,
                                                                java.lang.String IntegerAttribute)
```
    This method creates a parameterized SQL snippet to add an integer to a timestamp. It is returned in the correct syntax depending on DBMS. It adds the integer to a list of parameters. Creation date: (9/17/2001 3:54:13 PM)
    
    Parameters:
    
    parameters - A list of parameters.
    
    TimeStampAttribute - A java.lang.String object.
    
    IntegerAttribute - A java.lang.String object.
    
    Returns:
    
    The SQL snippet as a java.lang.String object.
  - getTimeFromTimestamp
```
public static java.lang.String getTimeFromTimestamp(java.sql.Timestamp t)
```
    This method extracts the time portion from the timestamp. The date will be returned as follows: hh:mm in 24 hour form.
    
    Parameters:
    
    timestamp - The Timestamp object to parse.
    
    Returns:
    
    The String representation of the time contained in the given timestamp.
  - getTimeFromTimestampWithSeconds
```
public static java.lang.String getTimeFromTimestampWithSeconds(java.sql.Timestamp t)
```
    This method extracts the time with second portion from the timestamp. The date will be returned as follows: hh:mm:ss in 24 hour form
    
    Parameters:
    
    timestamp - The Timestamp object to parse.
    
    Returns:
    
    The String representation of the time contained in the given timestamp.
  - getTimestampString
```
public static java.lang.String getTimestampString(java.lang.String pattern,
                                                  java.sql.Timestamp t)
```
    This method convert a timestamp to its String representation using the input pattern. The default pattern will be returned on error.
    
    Parameters:
    
    pattern - The timestamp pattern to be used.
    
    timestamp - The Timestamp object to parse.
    
    Returns:
    
    The String representation of the specified timestamp based on the given pattern.
  - getTimestampString
```
public static java.lang.String getTimestampString(java.sql.Timestamp t)
```
    This method converts a timestamp to its String representation using the pattern defined in the configuration file. If no pattern is defined or if an error occurs, the default pattern will be returned.
    
    Parameters:
    
    timestamp - The Timestamp object to parse.
    
    Returns:
    
    A String representation of the specified timestamp.
  - getYearFromTimestamp
```
public static java.lang.String getYearFromTimestamp(java.sql.Timestamp t)
```
    This method extracts the year portion from the timestamp.
    
    Parameters:
    
    timestamp - The Timestamp object to parse.
    
    Returns:
    
    The year contained in the specified timestamp.
  - now
```
public static java.sql.Timestamp now()
```
    This method returns current date and time from database as a timestamp value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The current date and time.
  - parseDateTime
```
public static java.sql.Timestamp parseDateTime(java.lang.String date,
                                               java.lang.String time)
```
    This method converts the date (YYYY-MM-DD) and time (hh:mm) into a timestamp.
    
    Parameters:
    
    date - The date to use to create the timestamp.
    
    time - The time to use to create the timestamp.
    
    Returns:
    
    A Timestamp object that represents the given date and time.
  - parseDateTime
```
public static java.sql.Timestamp parseDateTime(java.lang.String year,
                                               java.lang.String month,
                                               java.lang.String day,
                                               java.lang.String time)
```
    This method converts the date, 3 variables YYYY, MM and DD and time in the form hh:mm into a timestamp.
    
    Parameters:
    
    year - The year to use to create the timestamp.
    
    month - The month to use to create the timestamp.
    
    day - The day to use to create the timestamp.
    
    time - The time to use to create timestamp
    
    Returns:
    
    A Timestamp object that represents the given year, month, day and time.
  - systemCurrentTimestamp
```
public static java.sql.Timestamp systemCurrentTimestamp()
```
    This method returns current time of the executing system as a timestamp value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The current date and time.
  - timestampAdd
```
public static java.sql.Timestamp timestampAdd(int interval,
                                              long numberOfIntervals,
                                              java.sql.Timestamp timestamp)
```
    This method returns the timestamp calculated by adding numberOfIntervals to the timestamp. Valid values for an interval are the following keywords: SQL_TSI_SECOND.
    
    Parameters:
    
    interval - A keyword to represent a unit of time such as second or a minute.
    
    numberOfIntervals - The number of units of time.
    
    timestamp - The base timestamp.
    
    Returns:
    
    The calculated timestamp.
  - timestampDiff
```
public static long timestampDiff(int interval,
                                 java.sql.Timestamp timestamp1,
                                 java.sql.Timestamp timestamp2)
```
    This method returns the number of intervals of type interval by which timestamp1 is greater than timestamp2. Valid values for an interval are the following keywords: SQL_TSI_SECOND.
    
    Parameters:
    
    interval - A keyword to represent a unit of time such as second or a minute.
    
    timestamp1 - The first timestamp.
    
    timestamp2 - The second timestamp to subtract from the first one.
    
    Returns:
    
    The difference between timestamp1 and timestamp2 in intervals.
  - timestampDifference
```
public static long timestampDifference(int interval,
                                       java.sql.Timestamp timestamp1,
                                       java.sql.Timestamp timestamp2)
```
    This method returns the number of intervals of type interval by which timestamp1 is greater than timestamp2. Valid values for an interval are specified in seconds. So, if the interval required is a day, 86400 is specified.
    
    Parameters:
    
    interval - The interval required in seconds
    
    timestamp1 - A java.sql.Timestamp object.
    
    timestamp2 - A java.sql.Timestamp object.
    
    Returns:
    
    The difference between timestamp1 and timestamp2 in intervals.

Methods inherited from class java.sql.Timestamp

Methods inherited from class java.util.Date

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

COPYRIGHT

SQL_TSI_SECOND

MILLIS_IN_SECOND

TimestampHelper

TimestampHelper

getCurrentTime

getCurrentTime

getDateFromTimestamp

getDateFromTimestamp

getDateTimeFromTimestamp

getDayFromTimestamp

getMonthFromTimestamp

getSQLCurrentTimestamp

getSQLSyntaxTimestampPlusInteger

getSQLSyntaxTimestampPlusInteger

getTimeFromTimestamp

getTimeFromTimestampWithSeconds

getTimestampString

getTimestampString

getYearFromTimestamp

now

parseDateTime

parseDateTime

systemCurrentTimestamp

timestampAdd

timestampDiff

timestampDifference