FitsDate (FITS API)

java.lang.Object
- nom.tam.fits.FitsDate

```
public class FitsDate
extends java.lang.Object
```
Fits date object parsed from the different type of date combinations

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

FitsDate(java.lang.String dStr)
Convert a FITS date string to a Java Date object.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static java.lang.String`	`getFitsDateString()`
`static java.lang.String`	`getFitsDateString(java.util.Date epoch)`
`static java.lang.String`	`getFitsDateString(java.util.Date epoch, boolean timeOfDay)`
`java.util.Date`	`toDate()`	Get a Java Date object corresponding to this FITS date.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`

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

- Constructor Detail
  - FitsDate
```
public FitsDate(java.lang.String dStr)
         throws FitsException
```
    Convert a FITS date string to a Java Date object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    dStr - the FITS date
    
    Throws:
    
    FitsException - if dStr does not contain a valid FITS date.
- Method Detail
  - getFitsDateString
```
public static java.lang.String getFitsDateString()
```
    Returns:
    
    the current date in FITS date format
  - getFitsDateString
```
public static java.lang.String getFitsDateString(java.util.Date epoch)
```
    Parameters:
    
    epoch - The epoch to be converted to FITS format.
    
    Returns:
    
    a created FITS format date string Java Date object.
  - getFitsDateString
```
public static java.lang.String getFitsDateString(java.util.Date epoch,
                                                 boolean timeOfDay)
```
    Parameters:
    
    epoch - The epoch to be converted to FITS format.
    
    timeOfDay - Should time of day information be included?
    
    Returns:
    
    a created FITS format date string. Note that the date is not rounded.
  - toDate
```
public java.util.Date toDate()
```
    Get a Java Date object corresponding to this FITS date.
    
    Returns:
    
    The Java Date object.
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object