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-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2012, Ben Fortuna
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- * are met:
- *
- *  o Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- *
- *  o Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
- * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
- *
- *  o Neither the name of Ben Fortuna nor the names of any other contributors
- * may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
- * without specific prior written permission.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
- * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
- * CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
- * EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
- * PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
- * PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
- * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
- * NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
- * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- */
-package net.fortuna.ical4j.model;
-
-import java.text.DateFormat;
-import java.text.ParseException;
-import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
-import java.util.TimeZone;
-
-import net.fortuna.ical4j.util.CompatibilityHints;
-import net.fortuna.ical4j.util.Dates;
-import net.fortuna.ical4j.util.TimeZones;
-
-
-/**
- * $Id$
- *
- * Created on 26/06/2005
- *
- * Base class for all representations of time values in RFC2445.
- *
- * <pre>
- * 4.3.4 Date
- * 
- *    Value Name: DATE
- * 
- *    Purpose: This value type is used to identify values that contain a
- *    calendar date.
- * 
- *    Formal Definition: The value type is defined by the following
- *    notation:
- * 
- *      date               = date-value
- * 
- *      date-value         = date-fullyear date-month date-mday
- *      date-fullyear      = 4DIGIT
- *      date-month         = 2DIGIT        ;01-12
- *      date-mday          = 2DIGIT        ;01-28, 01-29, 01-30, 01-31
- *                                         ;based on month/year
- * 
- *    Description: If the property permits, multiple "date" values are
- *    specified as a COMMA character (US-ASCII decimal 44) separated list
- *    of values. The format for the value type is expressed as the [ISO
- *    8601] complete representation, basic format for a calendar date. The
- *    textual format specifies a four-digit year, two-digit month, and
- *    two-digit day of the month. There are no separator characters between
- *    the year, month and day component text.
- * 
- *    No additional content value encoding (i.e., BACKSLASH character
- *    encoding) is defined for this value type.
- * 
- *    Example: The following represents July 14, 1997:
- * 
- *      19970714
- * 
- * </pre>
- * 
- * @author Ben Fortuna
- */
-public class Date extends Iso8601 {
-
-    private static final long serialVersionUID = 7136072363141363141L;
-
-    private static final String DEFAULT_PATTERN = "yyyyMMdd";
-    
-    private static final String VCARD_PATTERN = "yyyy'-'MM'-'dd";
-
-    /**
-     * Default constructor.
-     */
-    public Date() {
-        super(DEFAULT_PATTERN, Dates.PRECISION_DAY, TimeZones.getDateTimeZone());
-    }
-    
-    /**
-     * Creates a new date instance with the specified precision. This
-     * constructor is only intended for use by sub-classes.
-     * @param precision the date precision
-     * @param tz the timezone
-     * @see Dates#PRECISION_DAY
-     * @see Dates#PRECISION_SECOND
-     */
-    protected Date(final int precision, TimeZone tz) {
-        super(DEFAULT_PATTERN, precision, tz);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @param time a date value in milliseconds
-     */
-    public Date(final long time) {
-        super(time, DEFAULT_PATTERN, Dates.PRECISION_DAY, TimeZones.getDateTimeZone());
-    }
-    
-    /**
-     * Creates a new date instance with the specified precision. This
-     * constructor is only intended for use by sub-classes.
-     * @param time a date value in milliseconds
-     * @param precision the date precision
-     * @param tz the timezone
-     * @see Dates#PRECISION_DAY
-     * @see Dates#PRECISION_SECOND
-     */
-    protected Date(final long time, final int precision, TimeZone tz) {
-        super(time, DEFAULT_PATTERN, precision, tz);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @param date a date value
-     */
-    public Date(final java.util.Date date) {
-//        this();
-        this(date.getTime(), Dates.PRECISION_DAY, TimeZones.getDateTimeZone());
-//        setTime(date.getTime());
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @param value a string representation of a date
-     * @throws ParseException where the specified string is not a valid date
-     */
-    public Date(final String value) throws ParseException {
-        this();
-        try {
-        	setTime(getFormat().parse(value).getTime());
-        } catch (ParseException pe) {
-        	if (CompatibilityHints.isHintEnabled(CompatibilityHints.KEY_VCARD_COMPATIBILITY)) {
-                final DateFormat parseFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(VCARD_PATTERN);
-                parseFormat.setTimeZone(TimeZones.getDateTimeZone());
-                setTime(parseFormat.parse(value).getTime());
-        	}
-        	else {
-        		throw pe;
-        	}
-        }
-    }
-    
-    /**
-     * @param value a string representation of a date
-     * @param pattern a date pattern to apply when parsing
-     * @throws ParseException where the specified string is not a valid date
-     */
-    public Date(String value, String pattern) throws ParseException {
-        super(DEFAULT_PATTERN, Dates.PRECISION_DAY, TimeZones.getDateTimeZone());
-        final DateFormat parseFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern);
-        parseFormat.setTimeZone(TimeZones.getDateTimeZone());
-        setTime(parseFormat.parse(value).getTime());
-    }
-}