Class Date

java.lang.Object
net.sf.saxon.exslt.Date

public final class Date extends Object
This class implements extension functions in the http://exslt.org/dates-and-times namespace.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    static String
    date(String dateTime)
    The date:date function returns the date specified in the date/time string given as the argument.
    static String
    date(XPathContext context)
    The date:date function returns the current date.
    static String
    The date:date-time function returns the current date and time as a date/time string.
    static String
    Return the day of the week given in a date as an English day abbreviation: one of 'Sun', 'Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed', 'Thu', 'Fri', or 'Sat'.
    static String
    Return the day of the week given in the current date as an English day abbreviation: one of 'Sun', 'Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed', 'Thu', 'Fri', or 'Sat'.
    static double
    dayInMonth(String dateTime)
    Return the day number of a specified date within the month
    static double
    Return the day number of the current date within the month
    static double
    dayInWeek(String dateTime)
    Return the day of the week given in a date as a number.
    static double
    Return the day of the week in the current date as a number.
    static double
    dayInYear(String dateTime)
    Return the day number of a specified date within the year
    static double
    Return the day number of the current date within the year
    static String
    dayName(String dateTime)
    Return the day of the week given in a date as an English day name: one of 'Sunday', 'Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday' or 'Friday'.
    static String
    Return the day of the week given in the current date as an English day name: one of 'Sunday', 'Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday' or 'Friday'.
    static double
    Return the day-of-the-week in a month of a date as a number (for example 3 for the 3rd Tuesday in May).
    static double
    Return the day-of-the-week in a month of the current date as a number (for example 3 for the 3rd Tuesday in May).
    static double
    hourInDay(String dateTime)
    Return the hour of the day in the specified date or date/time
    static double
    Return the current hour of the day
    static boolean
    leapYear(String dateTime)
    Return true if the year specified in the date/time string given as the argument is a leap year.
    static boolean
    Returns true if the current year is a leap year
    static double
    minuteInHour(String dateTime)
    Return the minute of the hour in the specified date or date/time
    static double
    Return the current minute of the hour
    static String
    Return the month abbreviation from a date.
    static String
    Return the month abbreviation from the current date.
    static double
    monthInYear(String dateTime)
    Return the month number from a date.
    static double
    Return the month number from the current date.
    static String
    Return the month name from a date.
    static String
    Return the month name from the current date.
    static double
    Return the second of the minute in the specified date or date/time
    static double
    Return the current second of the minute
    static String
    time(String dateTime)
    The date:time function returns the time specified in the date/time string given as the argument.
    static String
    time(XPathContext context)
    The date:time function returns the current time.
    static double
    weekInMonth(String dateTime)
    Return the week number of a specified date within the month (Note, this function is underspecified in EXSLT)
    static double
    Return the ISO week number of the current date within the month
    static double
    weekInYear(String dateTime)
    Return the ISO week number of a specified date within the year (Note, this returns the ISO week number: the result in EXSLT is underspecified)
    static double
    Return the ISO week number of the current date
    static double
    year(String dateTime)
    The date:year function returns the year specified in the date/time string given as the argument.
    static double
    year(XPathContext context)
    The date:year function returns the current year.

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
  • Method Details

    • dateTime

      public static String dateTime(XPathContext context) throws XPathException
      The date:date-time function returns the current date and time as a date/time string. The date/time string that's returned must be a string in the format defined as the lexical representation of xs:dateTime in [3.2.7 dateTime] of [XML Schema Part 2: Datatypes]. The date/time format is basically CCYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss+hh:mm. The date/time string format must include a time zone, either a Z to indicate Coordinated Universal Time or a + or - followed by the difference between the difference from UTC represented as hh:mm.
      Parameters:
      context - the XPath dynamic context
      Returns:
      the current date and time as a date/time string
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • date

      public static String date(String dateTime)
      The date:date function returns the date specified in the date/time string given as the argument.
      Parameters:
      dateTime - must start with [+|-]CCYY-MM-DD
      Returns:
      the date portion of the supplied dateTime
    • date

      public static String date(XPathContext context) throws XPathException
      The date:date function returns the current date.
      Parameters:
      context - the XPath dynamic context
      Returns:
      the current date as a string
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • time

      public static String time(String dateTime)
      The date:time function returns the time specified in the date/time string given as the argument.
      Parameters:
      dateTime - must start with [+|-]CCYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss
      Returns:
      the time part of the string
    • time

      public static String time(XPathContext context) throws XPathException
      The date:time function returns the current time.
      Parameters:
      context - the XPath dynamic context
      Returns:
      the current time as a string
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • year

      public static double year(String dateTime)
      The date:year function returns the year specified in the date/time string given as the argument.
      Parameters:
      dateTime - must begin with CCYY
      Returns:
      the year part of the supplied date/time
    • year

      public static double year(XPathContext context) throws XPathException
      The date:year function returns the current year.
      Parameters:
      context - the XPath dynamic context
      Returns:
      the current year as a double
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • leapYear

      public static boolean leapYear(String dateTime)
      Return true if the year specified in the date/time string given as the argument is a leap year.
      Parameters:
      dateTime - a dateTime as a string
      Returns:
      true if the year is a leap year
    • leapYear

      public static boolean leapYear(XPathContext context) throws XPathException
      Returns true if the current year is a leap year
      Parameters:
      context - the XPath dynamic context
      Returns:
      true if the current year is a leap year
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • monthInYear

      public static double monthInYear(String dateTime)
      Return the month number from a date. The date must start with either "CCYY-MM" or "--MM"
      Parameters:
      dateTime - a dateTime as a string
      Returns:
      the month extracted from the dateTime
    • monthInYear

      public static double monthInYear(XPathContext context) throws XPathException
      Return the month number from the current date.
      Parameters:
      context - the XPath dynamic context
      Returns:
      the current month number
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • monthName

      public static String monthName(String date)
      Return the month name from a date. The date must start with either "CCYY-MM" or "--MM"
      Parameters:
      date - the date/time as a string
      Returns:
      the English month name, for example "January", "February"
    • monthName

      public static String monthName(XPathContext context) throws XPathException
      Return the month name from the current date.
      Parameters:
      context - the XPath dynamic context
      Returns:
      the English month name, for example "January", "February"
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • monthAbbreviation

      public static String monthAbbreviation(String date)
      Return the month abbreviation from a date.
      Parameters:
      date - The date must start with either "CCYY-MM" or "--MM"
      Returns:
      the English month abbreviation, for example "Jan", "Feb"
    • monthAbbreviation

      public static String monthAbbreviation(XPathContext context) throws XPathException
      Return the month abbreviation from the current date.
      Parameters:
      context - the XPath dynamic context
      Returns:
      the English month abbreviation, for example "Jan", "Feb"
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • weekInYear

      public static double weekInYear(String dateTime)
      Return the ISO week number of a specified date within the year (Note, this returns the ISO week number: the result in EXSLT is underspecified)
      Parameters:
      dateTime - the current date starting CCYY-MM-DD
      Returns:
      the ISO week number
    • weekInYear

      public static double weekInYear(XPathContext context) throws XPathException
      Return the ISO week number of the current date
      Parameters:
      context - the XPath dynamic context (Note, this returns the ISO week number: the result in EXSLT is underspecified)
      Returns:
      the ISO week number
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • weekInMonth

      public static double weekInMonth(String dateTime)
      Return the week number of a specified date within the month (Note, this function is underspecified in EXSLT)
      Parameters:
      dateTime - the date starting CCYY-MM-DD
      Returns:
      the week number within the month
    • weekInMonth

      public static double weekInMonth(XPathContext context) throws XPathException
      Return the ISO week number of the current date within the month
      Parameters:
      context - the XPath dynamic context
      Returns:
      the week number within the month
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • dayInYear

      public static double dayInYear(String dateTime)
      Return the day number of a specified date within the year
      Parameters:
      dateTime - the date starting with CCYY-MM-DD
      Returns:
      the day number within the year, as a double
    • dayInYear

      public static double dayInYear(XPathContext context) throws XPathException
      Return the day number of the current date within the year
      Parameters:
      context - the XPath dynamic context
      Returns:
      the day number within the year, as a double
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • dayInMonth

      public static double dayInMonth(String dateTime)
      Return the day number of a specified date within the month
      Parameters:
      dateTime - must start with CCYY-MM-DD, or --MM-DD, or ---DD
      Returns:
      the day number within the month, as a double
    • dayInMonth

      public static double dayInMonth(XPathContext context) throws XPathException
      Return the day number of the current date within the month
      Parameters:
      context - the XPath dynamic context
      Returns:
      the current day number, as a double
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • dayOfWeekInMonth

      public static double dayOfWeekInMonth(String dateTime)
      Return the day-of-the-week in a month of a date as a number (for example 3 for the 3rd Tuesday in May).
      Parameters:
      dateTime - must start with CCYY-MM-DD
      Returns:
      the the day-of-the-week in a month of a date as a number (for example 3 for the 3rd Tuesday in May).
    • dayOfWeekInMonth

      public static double dayOfWeekInMonth(XPathContext context) throws XPathException
      Return the day-of-the-week in a month of the current date as a number (for example 3 for the 3rd Tuesday in May).
      Parameters:
      context - the XPath dynamic context
      Returns:
      the the day-of-the-week in a month of the current date as a number (for example 3 for the 3rd Tuesday in May).
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • dayInWeek

      public static double dayInWeek(String dateTime)
      Return the day of the week given in a date as a number. The numbering of days of the week starts at 1 for Sunday, 2 for Monday and so on up to 7 for Saturday.
      Parameters:
      dateTime - must start with CCYY-MM-DD
      Returns:
      the day of the week as a number
    • dayInWeek

      public static double dayInWeek(XPathContext context) throws XPathException
      Return the day of the week in the current date as a number. The numbering of days of the week starts at 1 for Sunday, 2 for Monday and so on up to 7 for Saturday.
      Parameters:
      context - the XPath dynamic context
      Returns:
      the day of the week as a number
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • dayName

      public static String dayName(String dateTime)
      Return the day of the week given in a date as an English day name: one of 'Sunday', 'Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday' or 'Friday'.
      Parameters:
      dateTime - must start with CCYY-MM-DD
      Returns:
      the English name of the day of the week
    • dayName

      public static String dayName(XPathContext context) throws XPathException
      Return the day of the week given in the current date as an English day name: one of 'Sunday', 'Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday' or 'Friday'.
      Parameters:
      context - the XPath dynamic context
      Returns:
      the English name of the day of the week
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • dayAbbreviation

      public static String dayAbbreviation(String dateTime)
      Return the day of the week given in a date as an English day abbreviation: one of 'Sun', 'Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed', 'Thu', 'Fri', or 'Sat'.
      Parameters:
      dateTime - must start with CCYY-MM-DD
      Returns:
      the English day abbreviation
    • dayAbbreviation

      public static String dayAbbreviation(XPathContext context) throws XPathException
      Return the day of the week given in the current date as an English day abbreviation: one of 'Sun', 'Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed', 'Thu', 'Fri', or 'Sat'.
      Parameters:
      context - the XPath dynamic context
      Returns:
      the English day abbreviation
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • hourInDay

      public static double hourInDay(String dateTime)
      Return the hour of the day in the specified date or date/time
      Parameters:
      dateTime - must start with CCYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss or hh:mm:ss
      Returns:
      the hour
    • hourInDay

      public static double hourInDay(XPathContext context) throws XPathException
      Return the current hour of the day
      Parameters:
      context - the XPath dynamic context
      Returns:
      the hour
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • minuteInHour

      public static double minuteInHour(String dateTime)
      Return the minute of the hour in the specified date or date/time
      Parameters:
      dateTime - must start with CCYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss or hh:mm:ss
      Returns:
      the minute
    • minuteInHour

      public static double minuteInHour(XPathContext context) throws XPathException
      Return the current minute of the hour
      Parameters:
      context - the XPath dynamic context
      Returns:
      the minute
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • secondInMinute

      public static double secondInMinute(String dateTime)
      Return the second of the minute in the specified date or date/time
      Parameters:
      dateTime - must start with CCYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss or hh:mm:ss
      Returns:
      the second
    • secondInMinute

      public static double secondInMinute(XPathContext context) throws XPathException
      Return the current second of the minute
      Parameters:
      context - the XPath dynamic context
      Returns:
      the second
      Throws:
      XPathException