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package com.mdfromhtml.core;

import java.text.DateFormatSymbols;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.GregorianCalendar;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.SimpleTimeZone;
import java.util.TimeZone;
import java.util.Vector;

/**
 * Special MDfromHTML Date object extends java.util.Date with special
 * constructors takingMDfromHTML specific date formatted strings. The toString
 * implementation provides a formatted date suitable for sorting in the format
 * "yyyy/MM/dd-HH:mm:ss.SSS(Z)"
 */
public class MDfromHTMLDate extends Date {

    /**
     * Format for parsing the create date string: 2004/08/04-07:23:15.987(-0400)
     */
    static public String CREATE_DATE_FORMAT = "yyyy/MM/dd-HH:mm:ss.SSS(Z)";

    /**
     * Format for parsing the create date string: 2004/08/04-07:23:15.987 which
     * is assumed to be 0000 (Greenwich Mean Time).
     */
    static public String CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_0 = "yyyy/MM/dd-HH:mm:ss.SSS";

    /**
     * Format for parsing the create date string: 2004/08/04-07:23:15 which is
     * assumed to be 0000 (Greenwich Mean Time) with 0 milliseconds.
     */
    static public String CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_1 = "yyyy/MM/dd-HH:mm:ss";

    /**
     * Format for parsing the create date string: 2004/08/04 07:23:15.987123
     * which is assumed to be 0000 (Greenwich Mean Time).
     */
    static public String CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_10 = "yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss.SSSSSS";

    /**
     * Format for parsing the create date string: Monday, 22 Sep 1959 08:12:34
     * which is assumed to be UTC (GMT)
     */
    static public String CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_11 = "E, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss";

    /**
     * Format for parsing the create date string: January 05 2018 00:44:45 which
     * is assumed to be UTC (GMT)
     */
    static public String CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_12 = "MMMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss";
    /**
     * Format for parsing the create date string: 2004/08/04-07:23 which is
     * assumed to be 0000 (Greenwich Mean Time) with 0 seconds and milliseconds.
     */
    static public String CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_2 = "yyyy/MM/dd-HH:mm";

    /**
     * Format for parsing the create date string: 2004/08/04-07 which is assumed
     * to be 0000 (Greenwich Mean Time) with 0 minutes, seconds and
     * milliseconds.
     */
    static public String CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_3 = "yyyy/MM/dd-HH";

    /**
     * Format for parsing the create date string: 2004/08/04 which is assumed to
     * be 0000 (Greenwich Mean Time) at midnight.
     */
    static public String CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_4 = "yyyy/MM/dd";

    /**
     * Format for parsing the create date string: 2004/08/04-07:23:15(-0400)
     * which is assumed to be -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) with 0 milliseconds.
     */
    static public String CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_5 = "yyyy/MM/dd-HH:mm:ss(Z)";

    /**
     * Format for parsing the create date string: 2004/08/04-07:23(-0400) which
     * is assumed to be -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) with 0 seconds and
     * milliseconds.
     */
    static public String CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_6 = "yyyy/MM/dd-HH:mm(Z)";

    /**
     * Format for parsing the create date string: 2004/08/04-07(-0400) which is
     * assumed to be -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) with 0 minutes, seconds and
     * milliseconds.
     */
    static public String CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_7 = "yyyy/MM/dd-HH(Z)";

    /**
     * Format for parsing the create date string: 2004/08/04(-0400) which is
     * assumed to be -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) at midnight.
     */
    static public String CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_8 = "yyyy/MM/dd(Z)";

    /**
     * Format for parsing the create date string: 2004/08/04T07Z which is
     * assumed to be 07:00:00.000 Zulu (UTC) Time.
     */
    static public String CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_9 = "yyyy/MM/ddTHH";

    // --------
    // statics
    // --------
    static public String m_strClassName = MDfromHTMLUtils
        .getNameFromClass(MDfromHTMLDate.class);

    static private final long serialVersionUID = -1235455818943814022L;

    /**
     * Number of milliseconds past the 1/1/70 midnight epoch used to define an
     * undefined date
     */
    static final public long UNDEFINED_MDfromHTMLDate_Milliseconds = 1L;

    /**
     * An undefined version of this object. The undefined version is the epoch
     * date + 1 created by newMDfromHTMLDate(1).
     */
    static final public MDfromHTMLDate UNDEFINED_MDfromHTMLDate = new MDfromHTMLDate(
        UNDEFINED_MDfromHTMLDate_Milliseconds);

    /**
     * Intended to be equal to "1970-01-01 00:00:00.000001". That should be the
     * result obtained from the calculation used here. In any case, that
     * calculation should reflect the ways in which the elements involved are
     * related. Note: This form of string for a timestamp can inserted via JDBC
     * into a DB2 field of type Timestamp, but it requires a value that extends
     * to six decimal places for seconds. Values shorter than that may be
     * padded, but that may lead to warnings, if not errors, when loading data
     * (and may complicate other things, as well).
     */
    static public final String UNDEFINED_MDfromHTML_DB2_Date_String = new MDfromHTMLDate(
        UNDEFINED_MDfromHTMLDate).toStringDBTimestamp();

    /**
     * Converts a String in xs:dateTime format toMDfromHTMLDate format
     * 
     * @param strDateTime
     *            String in xs:dateTime format
     * @return String inMDfromHTMLDate format
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_0
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_1
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_2
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_3
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_4
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_5
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_6
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_7
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_8
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_9
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_10
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_11
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_12
     */
    static public String convertDateTime(String strDateTime) {
        if (MDfromHTMLUtils.isUndefined(strDateTime)) {
            return UNDEFINED_MDfromHTMLDate.toString();
        }
        // try simple transforms
        // 2006-08-04T07:15:23 to 2006/08/04T07:15:23
        strDateTime = strDateTime.replace('-', '/');
        // 2006/08/04-07:15:23
        strDateTime = strDateTime.replace('T', '-');
        if (strDateTime.length() == 11) {
            strDateTime = strDateTime.substring(0, 10);
        }
        if (strDateTime.toUpperCase().endsWith("Z") == false) {
            strDateTime = strDateTime + "(+0000)";
        } else {
            strDateTime = strDateTime.substring(0, strDateTime.length() - 1)
                + "(+0000)";
        }
        return strDateTime;
    }

    /*
     * @see com.mdfromhtml.MDfromHTMLDuration#elapsedTime(Date, Date)
     */
    static public long elapsedTime(MDfromHTMLDate dateStart,
        MDfromHTMLDate dateEnd) {
        return MDfromHTMLDuration.elapsedTime(dateStart, dateEnd);
    }

    /**
     * @return a String of hexadecimal characters representing the current time
     *         in milliseconds. This can be used as a name for temporary assets.
     */
    static public String getHexTime() {
        return Long.toHexString(new MDfromHTMLDate().getTime());
    }

    /**
     * Return a list of timezone values. Each timezone value is followed by the
     * list of timezones to which it relates.
     * 
     * @return an array of timezone values followed by a space followed by the
     *         list of timezones to which the value applies.
     */
    static public String[] getShortTimeZoneList() {
        return getShortTimeZoneList(null);
    }

    /**
     * Return a list of timezone values associated with the supplied prefix.
     * Each timezone value is followed by the list of timezones to which it
     * relates.
     * 
     * @param strPrefix
     *            the prefix to be used as a filter on TimeZones
     * @return an array of timezone values followed by a space followed by the
     *         list of timezones to which the value applies.
     */
    static public String[] getShortTimeZoneList(String strPrefix) {
        String[] strTimeZones = getTimeZoneList(strPrefix);
        // map all timezones to a list of descriptors following their numeric
        // value
        String strTZValue = null;
        HashMap> mapTZValues = new HashMap>();
        ArrayList listDescriptions = new ArrayList();
        for (int i = 0; i < strTimeZones.length; i++) {
            strTZValue = strTimeZones[i].substring(0, 5);
            listDescriptions = mapTZValues.get(strTZValue);
            if (listDescriptions == null) {
                listDescriptions = new ArrayList();
                listDescriptions.add(strTimeZones[i].substring(6));
                mapTZValues.put(strTZValue, listDescriptions);
            } else {
                listDescriptions.add(strTimeZones[i].substring(6));
            }
        }
        Vector vectKeys = new Vector(mapTZValues.keySet());
        Collections.sort(vectKeys);
        String[] output = new String[vectKeys.size()];
        for (int i = 0; i < output.length; i++) {
            output[i] = vectKeys.elementAt(i);
            output[i] = output[i] + " " + MDfromHTMLUtils
                .arrayListToListString(mapTZValues.get(vectKeys.elementAt(i)));
        }
        return output;
    }

    /**
     * @return a sorted array of Strings containing the TimeZone identifiers,
     *         followed by the timezone offset from GMT enclosed in parentheses.
     *         For example, there is an entry "America/New_York (-0500)" as well
     *         as "EST (-0500)".
     */
    static public String[] getTimeZoneList() {
        return getTimeZoneList(null);
    }

    /**
     * @param strPrefix
     *            the prefix to be compared against the timezone ID's as a
     *            filter. If the timezone id starts with the supplied prefix it
     *            will be included in the returned list. If the prefix is null
     *            or empty then all ID's will be returned.
     * @return a sorted array of Strings containing the timezone offset from GMT
     *         followed by a space then the TimeZone ID. For example, there is
     *         an entry "-0500 America/New_York" as well as "-0500 EST" as well
     *         as "+0000 GMT" and "+0100 Europe/Paris".
     */
    static public String[] getTimeZoneList(String strPrefix) {
        String[] timezones = TimeZone.getAvailableIDs();
        ArrayList outputList = new ArrayList();
        for (int i = 0; i < timezones.length; i++) {
            TimeZone tz = TimeZone.getTimeZone(timezones[i]);
            if (strPrefix != null && strPrefix.length() != 0) {
                if (timezones[i].startsWith(strPrefix) == false) {
                    continue;
                }
            }
            outputList.add(
                MDfromHTMLUtils.convertMillisecondsToTimeZone(tz.getRawOffset())
                    + " " + timezones[i]);
        }
        String[] outputStrings = new String[outputList.size()];
        outputStrings = (String[]) outputList.toArray(outputStrings);
        Arrays.sort(outputStrings);
        return outputStrings;
    }

    /**
     * Tests for equality to the UNDEFINED_MDfromHTMLDate which is one
     * millisecond after the epoch date (midnight 1/1/1970 GMT). This is used to
     * identify and/or initialize anMDfromHTMLDate value that has yet to receive
     * a valid value. Typically used for comparisons to glean if the value has
     * been set properly.
     * 
     * @param date
     *            the date to be tested to see if it is undefined
     * @return whether (true) or not (false) the supplied date is undefined
     *         (meaning it is null or its {@link #getTime()} returns a value of
     *         {@value #UNDEFINED_MDfromHTMLDate_Milliseconds}
     * @see #isUndefined(MDfromHTMLDate)
     */
    static public boolean isUndefined(MDfromHTMLDate date) {
        if (date == null) {
            return true;
        }
        /**
         * Note: this should be == but due to an error some dates meant to be
         * undefined ended up with 0 milliseconds.
         */
        return (date.getTime() <= UNDEFINED_MDfromHTMLDate_Milliseconds);
    }

    /**
     * Tests for equality to the UNDEFINED_MDfromHTMLDate which is one
     * millisecond after the epoch date (midnight 1/1/1970 GMT). This is used to
     * identify and/or initialize anMDfromHTMLDate value that has yet to receive
     * a valid value. Typically used for comparisons to glean if the value has
     * been set properly.
     * 
     * @param date
     *            the date to be tested to see if it is undefined
     * @return whether (true) or not (false) the supplied date is undefined
     *         (meaning it is null or its {@link #getTime()} returns a value of
     *         {@value #UNDEFINED_MDfromHTMLDate_Milliseconds}
     * @see #isUndefined(MDfromHTMLDate)
     */
    static public boolean isUndefined(Date date) {
        if (date == null) {
            return true;
        }
        /**
         * Note: this should be == but due to an error some dates meant to be
         * undefined ended up with 0 milliseconds.
         */
        return (date.getTime() <= UNDEFINED_MDfromHTMLDate_Milliseconds);
    }

    static public void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println("Undefined Date is: "
            + UNDEFINED_MDfromHTMLDate.toStringDBTimestamp());
        MDfromHTMLDate now = new MDfromHTMLDate();
        System.out.println("Today's Date is: " + now.toStringDateTime() + " ("
            + now.getTime() + ")");
        while (true) {
            String strDate = MDfromHTMLUtils
                .prompt("Enter date to be converted (or Q to quit): ");
            if (MDfromHTMLUtils.isUndefined(strDate)) {
                strDate = new MDfromHTMLDate().toString();
            }
            if ("Q".equalsIgnoreCase(strDate.substring(0, 1))) {
                return;
            }
            MDfromHTMLDate date = new MDfromHTMLDate();
            try {
                // did we get a timestamp?
                try {
                    long time = Long.valueOf(strDate);
                    date = new MDfromHTMLDate(time);
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    date = new MDfromHTMLDate(strDate);
                }
                System.out.println("Timestamp: " + date.toStringDBTimestamp());
                System.out.println("xs:datetime: " + date.toStringDateTime());
                System.out.println("Default: " + date.toString());
                System.out.println("EpochMS: " + date.getTime());
                System.out.println(
                    date.toString(MDfromHTMLDate.CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_11, "GMT"));
                System.out.println(
                    date.toString(MDfromHTMLDate.CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_12, "GMT"));

            } catch (Exception ber) {
                ber.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * General purpose Date generator that parses multiple formats, supplying
     * default values if they are unspecified.
     * 
     * @param strDate
     *            String containing the date information in one of theMDfromHTML
     *            date formats
     * @return date object initialized to the date specified in the passed
     *         string.
     * @throws Exception
     *             if the passed string doesn't match one of theMDfromHTML date
     *             formats
     * @throws Exception
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_0
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_1
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_2
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_3
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_4
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_5
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_6
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_7
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_8
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_9
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_10
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_11
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_12
     */
    static synchronized public Date makeDate(String strDate) throws Exception {
        if (strDate == null || strDate.length() == 0) {
            return new Date();
        }
        // check for odd formats first
        String[] parts = strDate.split(" ");
        if (parts.length == 4) {
            // rebuild strDate as an xs:DateTime format yyyy:MM:ddTHH:mm:ss.000
            String newDate = parts[2].trim() + "/";
            // format is Month DD yyyy HH:mm:ss (#12)
            switch (parts[0].trim().toLowerCase()) {
                case "january": {
                    newDate += "01/";
                    break;
                }
                case "february": {
                    newDate += "02/";
                    break;
                }
                case "march": {
                    newDate += "03/";
                    break;
                }
                case "april": {
                    newDate += "04/";
                    break;
                }
                case "may": {
                    newDate += "05/";
                    break;
                }
                case "june": {
                    newDate += "06/";
                    break;
                }
                case "july": {
                    newDate += "07/";
                    break;
                }
                case "august": {
                    newDate += "08/";
                    break;
                }
                case "september": {
                    newDate += "09/";
                    break;
                }
                case "october": {
                    newDate += "10/";
                    break;
                }
                case "november": {
                    newDate += "11/";
                    break;
                }
                case "december": {
                    newDate += "12/";
                    break;
                }
                default: {
                    throw new Exception("Unrecognized month \"" + parts[2]
                        + "\" in input " + strDate);
                }
            } // end switch on month
            try {
                int day = new Integer(parts[1].trim());
                newDate += MDfromHTMLUtils.padLeftZero(day, 2);
                newDate += "T";
            } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
                throw new Exception("Unrecognized day of month \"" + parts[1]
                    + "\" in input " + strDate);
            }
            if (parts[3].trim().length() != 8) {
                throw new Exception("Unrecognized time \"" + parts[3]
                    + "\" in input " + strDate);
            }
            newDate += parts[3].trim();
            strDate = newDate;
        } else if (parts.length == 5) {
            // Mon, 11 Jun 2019 00:43:45
            String newDate = parts[3] + "/";
            switch (parts[2].trim().toLowerCase()) {
                case "jan": {
                    newDate += "01/";
                    break;
                }
                case "feb": {
                    newDate += "02/";
                    break;
                }
                case "mar": {
                    newDate += "03/";
                    break;
                }
                case "apr": {
                    newDate += "04/";
                    break;
                }
                case "may": {
                    newDate += "05/";
                    break;
                }
                case "jun": {
                    newDate += "06/";
                    break;
                }
                case "jul": {
                    newDate += "07/";
                    break;
                }
                case "aug": {
                    newDate += "08/";
                    break;
                }
                case "sep": {
                    newDate += "09/";
                    break;
                }
                case "oct": {
                    newDate += "10/";
                    break;
                }
                case "nov": {
                    newDate += "11/";
                    break;
                }
                case "dec": {
                    newDate += "12/";
                    break;
                }
                default: {
                    throw new Exception("Unrecognized month \"" + parts[3]
                        + "\" in input " + strDate);
                }
            } // end switch on month
            try {
                int day = new Integer(parts[1].trim());
                newDate += MDfromHTMLUtils.padLeftZero(day, 2);
                newDate += "T";
            } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
                throw new Exception("Unrecognized day of month \"" + parts[1]
                    + "\" in input " + strDate);
            }
            if (parts[4].trim().length() != 8) {
                throw new Exception("Unrecognized time \"" + parts[4]
                    + "\" in input " + strDate);
            }
            newDate += parts[4].trim();
            strDate = newDate;
        }

        // check to see if the date has a database Timestamp format
        int iSpaceOffset = strDate.indexOf(" ");
        if (iSpaceOffset == 10) {
            // make it look like xs:dateTime format
            strDate = strDate.replace(' ', 'T');
        }
        // check to see if the date has an xs:dateTime format
        int iTOffset = strDate.indexOf("T");
        if (iTOffset == 10) {
            strDate = convertDateTime(strDate);
        }
        int iHOffset = strDate.indexOf("-");
        if (iHOffset > 0 && iHOffset <= 9) {
            strDate = strDate.replace('-', '/');
        }
        if (strDate.length() == 10) {
            strDate = strDate + "-00:00:00.000(+0000)";
        }
        int iZOffset = strDate.toUpperCase().indexOf("Z");
        if (iZOffset > 0) {
            strDate = strDate.substring(0, iZOffset) + "(+0000)";
        }
        // try to determine the entered format
        int iTZOffset = strDate.indexOf("(");
        // if -1 use #0 only yyyy/MM/dd-HH:mm:ss.SSS
        int iMSOffset = strDate.indexOf(".");
        // if -1 use #1 only yyyy/MM/dd-HH:mm:ss
        // Note: below added to fix up dates with more than 3 decimal precision
        if (iMSOffset > 0) {
            if (iTZOffset > 0) {
                // have ss.SSSS( or more
                if (iTZOffset - iMSOffset > 4) {
                    String strMS = strDate.substring(iMSOffset + 1, iTZOffset);
                    int iMSLen = strMS.length();
                    if (iMSLen > 3) {
                        strMS = strMS.substring(0, 3) + "."
                            + strMS.substring(3);
                    }
                    int imsecs = Math.round(new Float(strMS));
                    strMS = MDfromHTMLUtils.padRight(imsecs, 3, '0');
                    // rebuild the date string with the 3 digits
                    String strTZ = strDate.substring(iTZOffset);
                    strDate = strDate.substring(0, iMSOffset + 1) + strMS
                        + strTZ;
                    iTZOffset = strDate.indexOf("(");
                } else { // 3 or less decimals + timezone
                    // rebuild the date string with the 3 digits
                    String strTZ = strDate.substring(iTZOffset);
                    String strMS = strDate.substring(iMSOffset + 1, iTZOffset);
                    strMS = MDfromHTMLUtils.padRight(strMS, 3, '0');
                    strDate = strDate.substring(0, iMSOffset + 1) + strMS
                        + strTZ;
                }
            } else { // no timezone
                if (strDate.length() - iMSOffset > 3) {
                    // have ss.SSSS or more
                    String strMS = strDate.substring(iMSOffset + 1);
                    strMS = strMS.substring(0, 3) + "." + strMS.substring(3);
                    int imsecs = Math.round(new Float(strMS));
                    strMS = MDfromHTMLUtils.padRight(imsecs, 3, '0');
                    // rebuild the date string with the 3 digits
                    strDate = strDate.substring(0, iMSOffset) + strMS;
                } else { // have 3 or less decimals
                    String strMS = strDate.substring(iMSOffset + 1);
                    strMS = MDfromHTMLUtils.padRight(strMS, 3, '0');
                    strDate = strDate.substring(0, iMSOffset + 1) + strMS;
                }
            }
        }
        int iMinOffset = strDate.indexOf(":"); // if -1 use #3 only
        // yyyy/MM/dd-HH
        int iSecOffset = strDate.lastIndexOf(":");
        // if -1 use #3 only yyyy/MM/dd-HH
        int iTimeOffset = strDate.indexOf("-"); // if -1 use #4 only yyyy/MM/dd
        if ((iTimeOffset > iTZOffset) && (iTZOffset != -1)) {
            iTimeOffset = -1; // handle case where TimeZone is -xxxx format
        }

        if (strDate.length() >= 10) {
            String[] dateParts = strDate.substring(0, 10).split("/");
            if (dateParts.length >= 3) {
                for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
                    try {
                        int test = Integer.parseInt(dateParts[i]);
                        switch (i) {
                            case 0: { // yyyy
                                if (test < 1900 || test > 2500) {
                                    throw new Exception(
                                        "Invalid year. Must be between 1900 and 2500 inclusive. Received: \""
                                            + dateParts[i] + "\"");
                                }
                                break;
                            }
                            case 1: { // MM
                                if (test < 1 || test > 12) {
                                    throw new Exception(
                                        "Invalid month. Must be between 1 and 12 inclusive. Received: \""
                                            + dateParts[i] + "\"");
                                }
                                break;
                            }
                            case 2: { // dd
                                if (test < 1 || test > 31) {
                                    throw new Exception(
                                        "Invalid day. Must be between 1 and 31 (depending on the month and leap year) inclusive. Received: \""
                                            + dateParts[i] + "\"");
                                }
                                break;
                            }
                        }
                    } catch (Exception e) {
                        throw new Exception(
                            "Date contains \"" + dateParts[i] + "\"", e);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        if (strDate.length() > 11) {
            String time = strDate.substring(11);
            if (time.length() > 8) {
                time = time.substring(0, 8);
            }
            String timeParts[] = time.split(":");
            if (timeParts.length >= 3) {
                for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
                    try {
                        int test = Integer.parseInt(timeParts[i]);
                        switch (i) {
                            case 0: { // hh
                                if (test < 0 || test > 23) {
                                    throw new Exception(
                                        "Invalid hour. Must be between 1 and 23 inclusive. Received: \""
                                            + timeParts[i] + "\"");
                                }
                                break;
                            }
                            case 1: { // mm
                                if (test < 0 || test > 59) {
                                    throw new Exception(
                                        "Invalid minutes. Must be between 0 and 59 inclusive. Received: \""
                                            + timeParts[i] + "\"");
                                }
                                break;
                            }
                            case 2: { // ss
                                if (test < 0 || test > 59) {
                                    throw new Exception(
                                        "Invalid day. Must be between 0 and 59 inclusive. Received: \""
                                            + timeParts[i] + "\"");
                                }
                                break;
                            }
                        }
                    } catch (Exception e) {
                        throw new Exception(
                            "Date contains \"" + timeParts[i] + "\"", e);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        try {
            if (iTimeOffset == -1) {
                SimpleDateFormat sdFormat = null;
                if (iTZOffset == -1) {
                    sdFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_4,
                        new DateFormatSymbols());
                    sdFormat.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getDefault());
                    // TimeZone.getTimeZone("+0000"));
                } else {
                    sdFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_8,
                        new DateFormatSymbols());
                }
                return sdFormat.parse(strDate);
            } else if (iSecOffset == -1) {
                SimpleDateFormat sdFormat = null;
                if (iTZOffset == -1) {
                    sdFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_3,
                        new DateFormatSymbols());
                    sdFormat.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getDefault());
                    // TimeZone.getTimeZone("+0000"));
                } else {
                    sdFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_7,
                        new DateFormatSymbols());
                }
                return sdFormat.parse(strDate);
            } else if (iSecOffset == iMinOffset) { // only on ":" so
                // yyyy/MM/dd-HH:mm use #2
                SimpleDateFormat sdFormat = null;
                if (iTZOffset == -1) {
                    sdFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_2,
                        new DateFormatSymbols());
                    sdFormat.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getDefault());
                    // TimeZone.getTimeZone("+0000"));
                } else {
                    sdFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_6,
                        new DateFormatSymbols());
                }
                return sdFormat.parse(strDate);
            } else if (iMSOffset == -1) {
                SimpleDateFormat sdFormat = null;
                if (iTZOffset == -1) {
                    sdFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_1,
                        new DateFormatSymbols());
                    sdFormat.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getDefault());
                    // TimeZone.getTimeZone("+0000"));
                } else {
                    sdFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_5,
                        new DateFormatSymbols());
                }
                return sdFormat.parse(strDate);
            } else if (iTZOffset == -1) {
                SimpleDateFormat sdFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(
                    CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_0, new DateFormatSymbols());
                sdFormat.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getDefault());
                // TimeZone.getTimeZone("+0000"));
                return sdFormat.parse(strDate);
            }
            // else assumes full string is present
            return new SimpleDateFormat(CREATE_DATE_FORMAT,
                new DateFormatSymbols()).parse(strDate);
        } catch (ParseException e) {
            throw new Exception("Date \"" + strDate
                + "\" does not parse according to the format \""
                + CREATE_DATE_FORMAT + "\"");
        }
    }

    /**
     * Create a formatted string showing the date in theMDfromHTML date format
     * for 0000 (Greenwich Mean Time).
     * 
     * @param date
     *            the date to be transformed into the string.
     * @param strFormat
     *            the date format to be returned. If the format is illdefined,
     *            the standardMDfromHTML Date format is used
     *            (CREATE_DATE_FORMAT).
     * @param strTimeZone
     *            the format of the timezone using +/-hhmm
     * @return a formatted string showing the local date in theMDfromHTML date
     *         format
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT
     */
    static synchronized public String makeFormattedDate(Date date,
        String strFormat, String strTimeZone) {
        int iTZMillisecs = MDfromHTMLUtils
            .convertTimeZoneToMilliseconds(strTimeZone);
        // TimeZone tz = TimeZone.getTimeZone(strTimeZone);
        SimpleDateFormat dateformat;
        try {
            dateformat = new SimpleDateFormat(strFormat,
                new DateFormatSymbols());
        } catch (Exception e) {
            dateformat = new SimpleDateFormat(CREATE_DATE_FORMAT,
                new DateFormatSymbols());
        }
        dateformat.setTimeZone(new SimpleTimeZone(iTZMillisecs, strTimeZone));
        return dateformat.format(date);
    }

    /**
     * Create a formatted string showing the local date in theMDfromHTML date
     * format
     * 
     * @param date
     *            the date to be transformed into the string.
     * @return a formatted string showing the local date in theMDfromHTML date
     *         format
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT
     */
    static synchronized public String makeFormattedLocalDate(Date date) {
        return new SimpleDateFormat(CREATE_DATE_FORMAT, new DateFormatSymbols())
            .format(date);
    }

    static public long MAX_TIME() {
        return 253402214399999L;
    }

    /**
     * @return the largest date that matches theMDfromHTML Date Format for any
     *         timezone. The value is the date "9999/12/30-23:59:59.999(+0000)"
     *         -- the extra day allows for any timezone to be added and still
     *         have a 4 digit year.
     */
    static public MDfromHTMLDate MAX_VALUE() {
        return new MDfromHTMLDate(MAX_TIME()); // equals
        // "9999/12/30-23:59:59.999(+0000)"
    }

    /**
     * @return the earliest date that matches theMDfromHTML Date Format for any
     *         timezone. The value is the date of the epoch
     *         "1970/01/01-00:00:00.000(+0000)"
     */
    static public MDfromHTMLDate MIN_VALUE() {
        return new MDfromHTMLDate(0L);
    }

    /**
     * Find the timezone string by parsing the timezone list entry formed by the
     * getTimeZoneList routine.
     * 
     * @param strTimeZoneListEntry
     *            the timezone list entry from the getTimeZoneList method
     *            comprising the timezone offset from GMT followed by a space
     *            and then the TimeZone ID. For example, "+0100 Europe/Paris" or
     *            "-0500 EST" or "+0000 GMT" would return "+0100", "-0500", or
     *            "+0000" respectively.
     * @return the timezone in the form +/-hhmm (e.g., +0000 is GMT, -0500 is
     *         Eastern Standard Time, +0100 is Europe/Paris. If the passed
     *         timezone list entry is null, empty, or does not comply with the
     *         expected format, the GMT timezone "+0000" is returned.
     */
    static public String parseTimeZoneFromListEntry(
        String strTimeZoneListEntry) {
        String strTimeZone = "+0000"; // default to GMT
        if (strTimeZoneListEntry == null
            || strTimeZoneListEntry.length() == 0) {
            return strTimeZone; // invalid so use GMT
        }
        int iLength = strTimeZoneListEntry.length();
        if (iLength >= 5) {
            strTimeZone = strTimeZoneListEntry.substring(0, 5);
            try {
                int iTime = new Integer(strTimeZone).intValue();
                if (iTime < -1300 || iTime > 1300) {
                    strTimeZone = "+0000"; // invalid so use GMT
                }
            } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
                strTimeZone = "+0000"; // invalid so use GMT
            }
        }
        return strTimeZone;
    }

    /**
     * Converts the inputMDfromHTMLDate to an undefinedMDfromHTMLDate if the
     * inputMDfromHTMLDate is null.
     * 
     * @param date
     *            MDfromHTMLDate to be tested against null and converted.
     * @return An undefinedMDfromHTMLDate if the inputMDfromHTMLDate was null,
     *         otherwise, the inputMDfromHTMLDate is echoed back.
     */
    static public MDfromHTMLDate undefinedForNull(MDfromHTMLDate date) {
        if (date == null) {
            return UNDEFINED_MDfromHTMLDate;
        }
        return date;
    }

    /**
     * Constructor forMDfromHTMLDate using the current date/time.
     */
    public MDfromHTMLDate() {
        super();
    }

    /**
     * Constructor initializing the time to the date supplied.
     * 
     * @param date
     *            the date for thisMDfromHTMLDate.
     */
    public MDfromHTMLDate(Date date) {
        super();
        // if (ILDDate.isUndefined(date)) {
        if (date == null) {
            date = MDfromHTMLDate.UNDEFINED_MDfromHTMLDate;
        }
        setTime(date.getTime());
    }

    /**
     * Constructor initializing the time to the value supplied.
     * 
     * @param dDate
     *            the number of milliseconds since the epoch (midnight, 1/1/70
     *            0000).
     */
    public MDfromHTMLDate(double dDate) {
        super((long) dDate);
    }

    /**
     * Create anMDfromHTMLDate object from the supplied date information.
     * 
     * @param iYear
     *            2, 3 or 4 digit year. If less than 4 digits, 2000 is added to
     *            the supplied value.
     * @param iMonth
     *            number of the month where 1=January, 12=December.
     * @param iDay
     *            number of the day of the month where the first day is 1.
     * @param iHours
     *            hours within the day from 0 through 23.
     * @param iMinutes
     *            minutes within the hour from 0 through 59.
     * @param iSeconds
     *            seconds within the minute from 0 through 59.
     * @param iMilliseconds
     *            milliseconds within the second from 0 through 999.
     * @param strTimeZone
     *            the timezone (e.g., "+0000" is Greenwich Mean Time, "-0400" is
     *            Eastern Daylight Time). If no timezone is supplied then
     *            "+0000" is used as a default.
     * @throws Exception
     *             if the values for Day is invalid for the Month, or if an
     *             invalid Timezone is supplied (Exception), or if one of the
     *             values is not within their allowed range
     *             (ExceptionInvalidParam).
     */
    public MDfromHTMLDate(int iYear, int iMonth, int iDay, int iHours,
        int iMinutes, int iSeconds, int iMilliseconds, String strTimeZone)
        throws Exception {
        super();
        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
        // Year
        if (iYear < 100) {
            iYear += 2000;
        }
        sb.append(iYear);

        sb.append("/");

        // Month
        if (iMonth < 1 || iMonth > 12) {
            throw new Exception("Month is not between 1 and 12, inclusive.");
        }
        if (iMonth < 10) {
            sb.append("0");
        }
        sb.append(iMonth);

        sb.append("/");

        // Day
        if (iDay < 1 || iDay > 31) {
            // Parse error is thrown if day doesn't match month, leap year, etc.
            throw new Exception("Day is not between 1 and 31, inclusive.");
        }
        if (iDay < 10) {
            sb.append("0");
        }
        sb.append(iDay);

        sb.append("-");

        // Hour
        if (iHours < 0 || iHours > 23) {
            throw new Exception("Hours is not between 0 and 23, inclusive.");
        }
        if (iHours < 10) {
            sb.append("0");
        }
        sb.append(iHours);

        sb.append(":");

        // Minute
        if (iMinutes < 0 || iMinutes > 59) {
            throw new Exception("Minutes is not between 0 and 59, inclusive.");
        }
        if (iMinutes < 10) {
            sb.append("0");
        }
        sb.append(iMinutes);

        sb.append(":");

        // Second
        if (iSeconds < 0 || iSeconds > 59) {
            throw new Exception("Seconds is not between 0 and 59, inclusive.");
        }
        if (iSeconds < 10) {
            sb.append("0");
        }
        sb.append(iSeconds);

        sb.append(".");

        // Milliseconds
        if (iMilliseconds < 0 || iMilliseconds > 999) {
            throw new Exception(
                "Milliseconds is not between 0 and 999, inclusive.");
        }
        if (iMilliseconds < 10) {
            sb.append("00");
        } else if (iMilliseconds < 100) {
            sb.append("0");
        }
        sb.append(iMilliseconds);

        sb.append("(");
        if (strTimeZone == null || strTimeZone.length() == 0) {
            strTimeZone = "+0000";
        }
        sb.append(strTimeZone);
        sb.append(")");

        setTime(makeDate(sb.toString()).getTime());
    }

    /**
     * Constructor initializing the time to the value supplied.
     * 
     * @param lDate
     *            the number of milliseconds since the epoch (midnight, 1/1/70
     *            0000).
     */
    public MDfromHTMLDate(long lDate) {
        super(lDate);
    }

    /**
     * Create anMDfromHTMLDate object from theMDfromHTML formatted date string
     * 
     * @param strDate
     *            theMDfromHTML formatted date string to be transformed into
     *            theMDfromHTMLDate object.
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_0
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_1
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_2
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_3
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_4
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_5
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_6
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_7
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_8
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_12
     * @throws Exception
     *             {@link Exception} if the passed date does not comply with the
     *             appropriate supported formats. {@link Exception} if the date
     *             or time components are not correct.
     */
    public MDfromHTMLDate(String strDate) throws Exception {
        super();
        setTime(makeDate(strDate).getTime());
    }

    @Override
    public MDfromHTMLDate clone() {
        return new MDfromHTMLDate((Date) this);
    }

    /**
     * Compares this date with the supplied date and returns -1 if this date is
     * less than the supplied date, 0 if equal, or 1 if greater than the
     * supplied date.
     * 
     * @param date
     *            the date to compare against this date
     * @return -1 if this date is less than the supplied date, 0 if equal, or 1
     *         if greater than the supplied date.
     */
    public int compareTo(MDfromHTMLDate date) {
        return super.compareTo(date);
    }

    // /*
    // * @see java.lang.Comparable#compareTo(java.lang.Object)
    // */
    // public int compareTo(Object object) {
    // return super.compareTo((Date) object);
    // }

    /*
     * @see java.util.Date#compareTo(java.util.Date)
     */
    public int compareTo(Date date) {
        return super.compareTo(date);
    }

    /**
     * Calculate the number of elapsed milliseconds between the supplied date
     * and this date. If no end date has been set, then the duration is 0L. If
     * no start date has been set, then the duration is the number of
     * milliseconds since the epoch (midnight 1/1/70 0000) until the end date.
     * If the start date is greater than the end date, then 0L is returned.
     * 
     * @param dateFrom
     *            the date from which the elapsed time is calculated (e.g.,
     *            until this date).
     * @return the number of elapsed milliseconds between the start and end of
     *         this duration.
     */
    public long elapsedTime(MDfromHTMLDate dateFrom) {
        return MDfromHTMLDuration.elapsedTime(dateFrom, this);
    }

    /**
     * Calculate the number of elapsed milliseconds between the supplied date
     * and this date. If no end date has been set, then the duration is 0L. If
     * no start date has been set, then the duration is the number of
     * milliseconds since the epoch (midnight 1/1/70 0000) until the end date.
     * If the start date is greater than the end date, then 0L is returned.
     * 
     * @param dateFrom
     *            the date from which the elapsed time is calculated (e.g.,
     *            until this date).
     * @return the number of elapsed milliseconds between the start and end of
     *         this duration.
     */
    public long elapsedTime(Date dateFrom) {
        return MDfromHTMLDuration.elapsedTime(dateFrom, this);
    }

    /*
     * @see java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object)
     */
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        return super.equals(obj);
    }

    /**
     * Get the day of this date for the specified timezone.
     * 
     * @param strTimeZone
     *            the timezone for which the day applies. If this value is null
     *            or empty, "+0000" is used.
     * @return the day of this date for the specified timezone.
     */
    public long getDay(String strTimeZone) {
        Calendar calDate = new GregorianCalendar(TimeZone.getTimeZone("+0000"));
        calDate.setTimeInMillis(this.getTime());
        calDate.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone(strTimeZone));
        return calDate.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);
    }

    /**
     * Get the hours of this date for the specified timezone.
     * 
     * @param strTimeZone
     *            the timezone for which the hours apply. If this value is null
     *            or empty, "+0000" is used.
     * @return the hours of this date for the specified timezone.
     */
    public long getHours(String strTimeZone) {
        Calendar calDate = new GregorianCalendar(
            TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT+0000"));
        calDate.setTimeInMillis(this.getTime());
        calDate.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone(strTimeZone));
        return calDate.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY);
    }

    /**
     * Get the milliseconds of this date for the specified timezone.
     * 
     * @param strTimeZone
     *            the timezone for which the milliseconds apply. If this value
     *            is null or empty, "+0000" is used.
     * @return the milliseconds of this date for the specified timezone.
     */
    public long getMilliseconds(String strTimeZone) {
        Calendar calDate = new GregorianCalendar(
            TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT+0000"));
        calDate.setTimeInMillis(this.getTime());
        calDate.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone(strTimeZone));
        return calDate.get(Calendar.MILLISECOND);
    }

    /**
     * Get the minutesr of this date for the specified timezone.
     * 
     * @param strTimeZone
     *            the timezone for which the minutes apply. If this value is
     *            null or empty, "+0000" is used.
     * @return the month of this date for the specified timezone.
     */
    public long getMinutes(String strTimeZone) {
        Calendar calDate = new GregorianCalendar(
            TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT+0000"));
        calDate.setTimeInMillis(this.getTime());
        calDate.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone(strTimeZone));
        return calDate.get(Calendar.MINUTE);
    }

    /**
     * Get the month of this date for the specified timezone.
     * 
     * @param strTimeZone
     *            the timezone for which the month applies. If this value is
     *            null or empty, "+0000" is used.
     * @return the month of this date for the specified timezone.
     */
    public long getMonth(String strTimeZone) {
        Calendar calDate = new GregorianCalendar(
            TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT+0000"));
        calDate.setTimeInMillis(this.getTime());
        calDate.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone(strTimeZone));
        return calDate.get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1; // make one based
    }

    /**
     * Get the seconds of this date for the specified timezone.
     * 
     * @param strTimeZone
     *            the timezone for which the seconds apply. If this value is
     *            null or empty, "+0000" is used.
     * @return the seconds of this date for the specified timezone.
     */
    public long getSeconds(String strTimeZone) {
        Calendar calDate = new GregorianCalendar(
            TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT+0000"));
        calDate.setTimeInMillis(this.getTime());
        calDate.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone(strTimeZone));
        return calDate.get(Calendar.SECOND);
    }

    /**
     * Get the year of this date for the specified timezone.
     * 
     * @param strTimeZone
     *            the timezone for which the year applies. If this value is null
     *            or empty, "+0000" is used.
     * @return the year of this date for the specified timezone.
     */
    public long getYear(String strTimeZone) {
        Calendar calDate = new GregorianCalendar(
            TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT+0000"));
        calDate.setTimeInMillis(this.getTime());
        calDate.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone(strTimeZone));
        return calDate.get(Calendar.YEAR);
    }

    /**
     * Tests for equality to the UNDEFINED_MDfromHTMLDate which is one second
     * after the epoch date (midnight 1/1/1970 GMT). This is used to identify
     * and/or initialize anMDfromHTMLDate value that has yet to receive a valid
     * value. Typically used for comparisons to glean if the value has been set
     * properly.
     * 
     * @return whether (true) or not (false) this object is undefined
     * @see #isUndefined(MDfromHTMLDate)
     */
    public boolean isUndefined() {
        return isUndefined(this);
    }

    /**
     * Set the day of this date to the specified day.
     * 
     * @param iDay
     *            the day of the month (first day is 1).
     * @param strTimeZone
     *            the timezone for which the day applies. If this value is null
     *            or empty, "+0000" is used.
     */
    public void setDay(int iDay, String strTimeZone) {
        Calendar calDate = new GregorianCalendar(
            TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT" + strTimeZone));
        calDate.setTimeInMillis(this.getTime());
        calDate.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, iDay);
        setTime(calDate.getTime().getTime());
    }

    /**
     * Set the hours of this date to the specified hours.
     * 
     * @param iHours
     *            the hours within the day (0=midnight).
     * @param strTimeZone
     *            the timezone for which the hours apply. If this value is null
     *            or empty, "+0000" is used.
     */
    public void setHours(int iHours, String strTimeZone) {
        Calendar calDate = new GregorianCalendar(
            TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT" + strTimeZone));
        calDate.setTimeInMillis(this.getTime());
        calDate.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, iHours);
        setTime(calDate.getTime().getTime());
    }

    /**
     * Set the milliseconds of this date to the specified seconds.
     * 
     * @param iMilliseconds
     *            the milliseconds within the second [0..999].
     * @param strTimeZone
     *            the timezone for which the milliseconds apply. If this value
     *            is null or empty, "+0000" is used.
     */
    public void setMilliseconds(int iMilliseconds, String strTimeZone) {
        Calendar calDate = new GregorianCalendar(
            TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT" + strTimeZone));
        calDate.setTimeInMillis(this.getTime());
        calDate.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, iMilliseconds);
        setTime(calDate.getTime().getTime());
    }

    /**
     * Set the minutes of this date to the specified minutes.
     * 
     * @param iMinutes
     *            the minutes within the hour [0..59].
     * @param strTimeZone
     *            the timezone for which the minutes apply. If this value is
     *            null or empty, "+0000" is used.
     */
    public void setMinutes(int iMinutes, String strTimeZone) {
        Calendar calDate = new GregorianCalendar(
            TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT" + strTimeZone));
        calDate.setTimeInMillis(this.getTime());
        calDate.set(Calendar.MINUTE, iMinutes);
        setTime(calDate.getTime().getTime());
    }

    /**
     * Set the month of this date to the specified month.
     * 
     * @param iMonth
     *            the one-based counting month number (e.g., 1=January).
     * @param strTimeZone
     *            the timezone for which the month applies. If this value is
     *            null or empty, "+0000" is used.
     */
    public void setMonth(int iMonth, String strTimeZone) {
        Calendar calDate = new GregorianCalendar(
            TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT" + strTimeZone));
        calDate.setTimeInMillis(this.getTime());
        calDate.set(Calendar.MONTH, iMonth - 1); // make zero based
        setTime(calDate.getTime().getTime());
    }

    /**
     * Set the seconds of this date to the specified seconds.
     * 
     * @param iSeconds
     *            the seconds within the minute [0..59].
     * @param strTimeZone
     *            the timezone for which the seconds apply. If this value is
     *            null or empty, "+0000" is used.
     */
    public void setSeconds(int iSeconds, String strTimeZone) {
        Calendar calDate = new GregorianCalendar(
            TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT" + strTimeZone));
        calDate.setTimeInMillis(this.getTime());
        calDate.set(Calendar.SECOND, iSeconds);
        setTime(calDate.getTime().getTime());
    }

    /**
     * Set the year of this date to the specified year.
     * 
     * @param iYear
     *            the complete, 4 digit year (yeah, Y10K bug... ;^)
     * @param strTimeZone
     *            the timezone for which the year applies. If this value is null
     *            or empty, "+0000" is used.
     */
    public void setYear(int iYear, String strTimeZone) {
        Calendar calDate = new GregorianCalendar(
            TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT" + strTimeZone));
        calDate.setTimeInMillis(this.getTime());
        calDate.set(Calendar.YEAR, iYear);
        setTime(calDate.getTime().getTime());
    }

    public Date toDate() {
        return (Date) this;
    }

    /**
     * @return the formatted date using "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.SSS(Z)" where yyyy
     *         is the 4 digit year, MM is the 2 digit month, dd is the 2 digit
     *         day, HH is the 2 digit hours, mm is the 2 digit minutes, ss is
     *         the 2 digit seconds, SSS is the 3 digit milliseconds, and Z is
     *         GMT (e.g., +0000). For example, August 4th, 2004 at 7:15:35.456
     *         AM Greenwich Mean Time is "2004-08-04T07:15:35.456Z"
     * @see #toString(String)
     */
    public String toString() {
        // return makeFormattedDate(this, CREATE_DATE_FORMAT, "+0000");
        return toStringDateTime();
    }

    /**
     * Return a String containing formatted date in the specified timezone.
     * 
     * @param strTimeZone
     *            the ID for a TimeZone, either an abbreviation such as "PST", a
     *            full name such as "America/Los_Angeles", or a custom ID such
     *            as "0000-8:00". Note that the support of abbreviations is for
     *            JDK 1.1.x compatibility only and full names should be used.
     * @return the formatted date using "yyyy/MM/dd-HH:mm:ss.SSS(Z)" where yyyy
     *         is the 4 digit year, MM is the 2 digit month, dd is the 2 digit
     *         day, HH is the 2 digit hours, mm is the 2 digit minutes, ss is
     *         the 2 digit seconds, SSS is the 3 digit milliseconds, and z is
     *         the 3 character timezone. For example, August 4th, 2004 at
     *         7:15:35.456 AM Greenwich Mean Time is
     *         "2004/08/04-07:15:35.456(+0000)"
     * @see #toString()
     */
    public String toString(String strTimeZone) {
        return makeFormattedDate(this, CREATE_DATE_FORMAT, strTimeZone);
    }

    /**
     * Return a String containing formatted date in the specified timezone.
     * 
     * @param strFormat
     *            the desired date format to be returned. If the format is
     *            invalid, the standardMDfromHTML Date format is used
     *            (CREATE_DATE_FORMAT).
     * @param strTimeZone
     *            the ID for a TimeZone, either an abbreviation such as "PST", a
     *            full name such as "America/Los_Angeles", or a custom ID such
     *            as "0000-8:00". Note that the support of abbreviations is for
     *            JDK 1.1.x compatibility only and full names should be used.
     * @return the formatted date using "yyyy/MM/dd-HH:mm:ss.SSS(Z)" where yyyy
     *         is the 4 digit year, MM is the 2 digit month, dd is the 2 digit
     *         day, HH is the 2 digit hours, mm is the 2 digit minutes, ss is
     *         the 2 digit seconds, SSS is the 3 digit milliseconds, and z is
     *         the 3 character timezone. For example, August 4th, 2004 at
     *         7:15:35.456 AM Greenwich Mean Time is
     *         "2004/08/04-07:15:35.456(0000)"
     * @see #toString()
     * @see #CREATE_DATE_FORMAT
     */
    public String toString(String strFormat, String strTimeZone) {
        if (strFormat == null) {
            strFormat = CREATE_DATE_FORMAT;
        }
        if (strTimeZone == null) {
            strTimeZone = "+0000";
        }
        return makeFormattedDate(this, strFormat, strTimeZone);
    }

    /**
     * @return the formatted date using "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS" where yyyy is
     *         the 4 digit year, MM is the 2 digit month, dd is the 2 digit day,
     *         HH is the 2 digit hours, mm is the 2 digit minutes, ss is the 2
     *         digit seconds, SSS is the 3 digit milliseconds in GMT timezone
     *         (e.g., +0000). For example, August 4th, 2004 at 7:15:35.456 AM
     *         Greenwich Mean Time is "2004-08-04 07:15:35.456"
     * @see #toString(String)
     */
    public String toStringCookie() {
        String strRC = makeFormattedDate(this, CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_11, "+0000");
        // simple transform
        strRC = strRC.replace('-', ' ');
        strRC = strRC.replace('/', '-');
        return strRC;
    }

    /**
     * @return the formatted date using "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.SSSZ" where yyyy is
     *         the 4 digit year, MM is the 2 digit month, dd is the 2 digit day,
     *         HH is the 2 digit hours, mm is the 2 digit minutes, ss is the 2
     *         digit seconds, SSS is the 3 digit milliseconds, and , and Z is
     *         GMT (e.g., +0000). For example, August 4th, 2004 at 7:15:35.456
     *         AM Greenwich Mean Time is "2004/08/04T07:15:35.456(0000)"
     * @see #toString(String)
     */
    public String toStringDateTime() {
        String strRC = makeFormattedDate(this, CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_0, "+0000");
        // simple transform
        strRC = strRC.replace('-', 'T');
        strRC = strRC.replace('/', '-');
        return strRC + "Z";
    }

    /**
     * @return the formatted date using "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS" where yyyy is
     *         the 4 digit year, MM is the 2 digit month, dd is the 2 digit day,
     *         HH is the 2 digit hours, mm is the 2 digit minutes, ss is the 2
     *         digit seconds, SSS is the 3 digit milliseconds in GMT timezone
     *         (e.g., +0000). For example, August 4th, 2004 at 7:15:35.456 AM
     *         Greenwich Mean Time is "2004-08-04 07:15:35.456"
     * @see #toString(String)
     */
    public String toStringDBTimestamp() {
        String strRC = makeFormattedDate(this, CREATE_DATE_FORMAT_10, "+0000");
        // simple transform
        strRC = strRC.replace('-', ' ');
        strRC = strRC.replace('/', '-');
        return strRC;
    }
}




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