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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.ParseException;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
+
+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 PATTERN = "yyyyMMdd";
+
+    /**
+     * Default constructor.
+     */
+    public Date() {
+        super(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(PATTERN, precision, tz);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param time a date value in milliseconds
+     */
+    public Date(final long time) {
+        super(time, 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, 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();
+        setTime(getFormat().parse(value).getTime());
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * @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(pattern, Dates.PRECISION_DAY, TimeZones.getDateTimeZone());
+        setTime(getFormat().parse(value).getTime());
+    }
+}