org.jscience.history
Class Event

java.lang.Object
  org.jscience.history.Event

public class Event
extends java.lang.Object

A class representing the events that happen in history (or even individual history) in an ordonned manner.

Constructor Summary

Event(java.util.Date startDate, java.util.Date endDate, java.lang.String happening)
Creates a new Event object.

Event(java.util.Date startDate, java.lang.String happening)
Creates a new Event object.

Method Summary

java.util.Date	getEndDate() DOCUMENT ME!
java.lang.String	getHappening() DOCUMENT ME!
java.util.Date	getStartDate() DOCUMENT ME!
boolean	happensAfter(Event event) DOCUMENT ME!
boolean	happensBefore(Event event) DOCUMENT ME!
boolean	isIncluded(Event event) DOCUMENT ME!
boolean	isSimultaneous(Event event) DOCUMENT ME!
boolean	overlaps(Event event) DOCUMENT ME!
void	setEndDate(java.util.Date endDate) DOCUMENT ME!
void	setStartDate(java.util.Date startDate) DOCUMENT ME!

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Event

public Event(java.util.Date startDate,
             java.lang.String happening)

Creates a new Event object.

Parameters:

startDate - DOCUMENT ME!

happening - DOCUMENT ME!

Event

public Event(java.util.Date startDate,
             java.util.Date endDate,
             java.lang.String happening)

Creates a new Event object.

Parameters:

startDate - DOCUMENT ME!

endDate - DOCUMENT ME!

happening - DOCUMENT ME!

Method Detail

getStartDate

public java.util.Date getStartDate()

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Returns:

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setStartDate

public void setStartDate(java.util.Date startDate)

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Parameters:

startDate - DOCUMENT ME!

getEndDate

public java.util.Date getEndDate()

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Returns:

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setEndDate

public void setEndDate(java.util.Date endDate)

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Parameters:

endDate - DOCUMENT ME!

getHappening

public java.lang.String getHappening()

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Returns:

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happensBefore

public boolean happensBefore(Event event)

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Parameters:

event - DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

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happensAfter

public boolean happensAfter(Event event)

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event - DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

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isIncluded

public boolean isIncluded(Event event)

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event - DOCUMENT ME!

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overlaps

public boolean overlaps(Event event)

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event - DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

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isSimultaneous

public boolean isSimultaneous(Event event)

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Parameters:

event - DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

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