shoddybattle.util
Class TimeInterval

java.lang.Object
  shoddybattle.util.TimeInterval

public class TimeInterval
extends java.lang.Object

This class represents a difference between two times, rather than an an absolute value of time. It allows formatting of the interval as such.

Constructor Summary

TimeInterval(long length)
Create a time interval with the given length.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getApproximation() Format the interval as a string, giving a fairly good approximation of the length of the interval.
static TimeInterval	getDeltaInterval(java.util.Date future) Create a time interval based on the absolute value of the difference between the given Date and the current time.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TimeInterval

public TimeInterval(long length)

Create a time interval with the given length.

Parameters:

length - the length of the time interval in milliseconds

Method Detail

getDeltaInterval

public static TimeInterval getDeltaInterval(java.util.Date future)

Create a time interval based on the absolute value of the difference between the given Date and the current time.

getApproximation

public java.lang.String getApproximation()

Format the interval as a string, giving a fairly good approximation of the length of the interval. This is only an approximation to avoid the length of the string becoming too long.