net.sf.mmm.util.date.api

Interface RecurrenceUtil

All Known Implementing Classes:

RecurrenceUtilImpl

@ComponentSpecification
public interface RecurrenceUtil

This is the interface for a collection of utility functions that help with to deal with Recurrence.

Since:

1.0.0

Author:

Joerg Hohwiller (hohwille at users.sourceforge.net)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Calendar	getNextDate(Calendar calendar, Recurrence recurrence) This method determines the next occurrence (as Calendar) after the given calendar based on the given Recurrence.
Date	getNextDate(Date date, Recurrence recurrence) This method determines the next occurrence (as Date) after the given date based on the given Recurrence.

Method Detail

getNextDate

Date getNextDate(Date date,
                 Recurrence recurrence)

This method determines the next occurrence (as Date) after the given date based on the given Recurrence.

Parameters:

date - is the Date of the current occurrence.

recurrence - is the Recurrence specifying the rules how an event or appointment recurs.

Returns:

the next recurrence after date based on recurrence.

See Also:

getNextDate(Calendar, Recurrence)

getNextDate

Calendar getNextDate(Calendar calendar,
                     Recurrence recurrence)

This method determines the next occurrence (as Calendar) after the given calendar based on the given Recurrence.

Parameters:

calendar - is the Calendar of the current occurrence.

recurrence - is the Recurrence specifying the rules how an event or appointment recurs.

Returns:

the next recurrence after calendar based on recurrence.

See Also:

getNextDate(Date, Recurrence)