TUtil (Apache Fortress Core Javadoc 2.0.8)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.directory.fortress.core.util.time.TUtil

```
public final class TUtil
extends Object
```
Utility class to convert current time/date into internal format, Time, used for Constraint checks VUtil.validateConstraints(org.apache.directory.fortress.core.model.Session, org.apache.directory.fortress.core.util.VUtil.ConstraintType, boolean). This utility processes custom date formats and should not be used by external programs.

Author:

Apache Directory Project

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Date`	`decodeGeneralizedTime(String inputString)`	Convert from raw ldap generalized time format to `Date`.
`static String`	`encodeGeneralizedTime(Date date)`	Convert from java date `Date` format to raw ldap generalized time format.
`static Time`	`getCurrentTime()`	Get the curent timestamp from Java and convert to `Time` format.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - getCurrentTime
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public static Time getCurrentTime()
```
    Get the curent timestamp from Java and convert to Time format.
    
    Returns:
    
    Time
  - decodeGeneralizedTime
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public static Date decodeGeneralizedTime(String inputString)
                                  throws ParseException
```
    Convert from raw ldap generalized time format to Date. to decode the string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    inputString - containing raw ldap generalized time formatted string.
    
    Returns:
    
    converted to Date.
    
    Throws:
    
    ParseException
  - encodeGeneralizedTime
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public static String encodeGeneralizedTime(Date date)
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    Convert from java date Date format to raw ldap generalized time format. to encode the string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    date - reference to standard java date.
    
    Returns:
    
    converted to standardized ldap generalized time format.