org.apache.lucene.document
Class DateField

java.lang.Object
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public class DateField

extends Object

Provides support for converting dates to strings and vice-versa. The strings are structured so that lexicographic sorting orders by date. This makes them suitable for use as field values and search terms.

Method Summary

static String	dateToString(Date date) Converts a Date to a string suitable for indexing.
static String	MAX_DATE_STRING()
static String	MIN_DATE_STRING()
static Date	stringToDate(String s) Converts a string-encoded date into a Date object.
static long	stringToTime(String s) Converts a string-encoded date into a millisecond time.
static String	timeToString(long time) Converts a millisecond time to a string suitable for indexing.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

MIN_DATE_STRING

public static String MIN_DATE_STRING()

MAX_DATE_STRING

public static String MAX_DATE_STRING()

dateToString

public static String dateToString(Date date)

Converts a Date to a string suitable for indexing.

timeToString

public static String timeToString(long time)

Converts a millisecond time to a string suitable for indexing.

stringToTime

public static long stringToTime(String s)

Converts a string-encoded date into a millisecond time.

stringToDate

public static Date stringToDate(String s)

Converts a string-encoded date into a Date object.