org.josef.web.jsf.bean

Class YearBean

java.lang.Object

org.josef.web.jsf.bean.YearBean

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class YearBean
extends Object
implements Serializable

Year related Managed Bean.

Version:

1.0 $Revision: 5812 $

Author:

Kees Schotanus

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
YearBean()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	getCurrentYear() Gets the current year.
static int	getYearFromDateObject(Object dateObject) Gets the year from the supplied dateObject.
String	getYearRange(Object minDate, Object maxDate) Gets a range of years from the supplied minDate and maxDate.
List<javax.faces.model.SelectItem>	getYearsAsSelectItems(int minYear, int maxYear) Gets the supplied range (minYear and maxYear) of years as a List of SelectItems.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

YearBean

public YearBean()

Method Detail

getYearsAsSelectItems

public List<javax.faces.model.SelectItem> getYearsAsSelectItems(int minYear,
                                                                int maxYear)

Gets the supplied range (minYear and maxYear) of years as a List of SelectItems.

Parameters:

minYear - The minimum year.

maxYear - The maximum year.

Returns:

A List of SelectItems ranging from the supplied minYear, up to and including the supplied maxYear.
The Integer year is used as the value and the String year is used as a label in every individual SelectItem.

getCurrentYear

public int getCurrentYear()

Gets the current year.

Returns:

The current year.

getYearRange

public String getYearRange(Object minDate,
                           Object maxDate)
                    throws InvalidArgumentException

Gets a range of years from the supplied minDate and maxDate.
The result can be used as a parameter to the yearRange attribute of a <p:calendar ...>.

Parameters:

minDate - The minimum date.

maxDate - The maximum date.

Returns:

A range of years, separated with a colon.

Throws:

InvalidArgumentException - When either the minDate or maxDate is neither a String nor a Date.

getYearFromDateObject

public static int getYearFromDateObject(Object dateObject)
                                 throws InvalidArgumentException

Gets the year from the supplied dateObject.
The supplied dateObject may either be a US String in the format: "MM/dd/yyyy" or an actual Date.

Parameters:

dateObject - The date object to get the year from.

Returns:

The year from the supplied dateObject or 0 when the supplied dateObject is null.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - When the supplied dateObject is non null and neither a String nor a Date.

InvalidArgumentException - When the supplied dateObject is of type String and could not be parsed as a date.