/* Interface for NSDate for GNUStep Copyright (C) 1994, 1996, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This file is part of the GNUstep Base Library. This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Library General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02111 USA. */ #ifndef __NSDate_h_GNUSTEP_BASE_INCLUDE #define __NSDate_h_GNUSTEP_BASE_INCLUDE #import #import #if defined(__cplusplus) extern "C" { #endif GS_EXPORT NSString * const NSSystemClockDidChangeNotification; /** * Time interval difference between two dates, in seconds. */ typedef double NSTimeInterval; /** * Time interval between the unix standard reference date of 1 January 1970 * and the OpenStep reference date of 1 January 2001
* This number comes from:
* (((31 years * 365 days) + 8 days for leap years) = total number of days
* 24 hours * 60 minutes * 60 seconds)
* This ignores leap-seconds. */ GS_EXPORT const NSTimeInterval NSTimeIntervalSince1970; #import @class NSArray; @class NSCalendarDate; @class NSData; @class NSDictionary; @class NSString; @class NSTimeZone; @class NSTimeZoneDetail; @interface NSDate : NSObject { } /** Returns an autoreleased instance with the current date/time. */ + (id) date; #if OS_API_VERSION(GS_API_MACOSX, GS_API_LATEST) /** Returns an autoreleased instance representing the date and time given * by string. The value of string may be a 'natural' specification as * specified by the preferences in the user defaults database, allowing * phrases like 'last tuesday' */ + (id) dateWithNaturalLanguageString: (NSString*)string; /** *

Returns an autoreleased instance representing the date and time given * by string. The value of string may be a 'natural' specification as * specified by the preferences in the user defaults database, allowing * phrases like 'last tuesday' *

* The locale contains keys such as - * * NSDateTimeOrdering * Controls the use of ambiguous numbers. This is done as a * sequence of the letters D(ay), M(onth), Y(ear), and H(our). * YMDH means that the first number encountered is assumed to be a * year, the second a month, the third a day, and the last an hour. * * NSEarlierTimeDesignations * An array of strings for times in the past.
* Defaults are ago, last, past, prior * * NSHourNameDesignations * An array of arrays of strings identifying the time of day. * Each array has an hour as its first value, and one or more words * as subsequent values.
* Defaults are: (0, midnight), (10, morning), (12, noon, lunch), * (14, afternoon), (19, dinner). * * NSLaterTimeDesignations * An array of strings for times in the future.
* Default is next * * NSNextDayDesignations * The day after today. Default is tomorrow. * * NSNextNextDayDesignations * The day after tomorrow. Default is nextday. * * NSPriorDayDesignations * The day before today. Default is yesterday. * * NSThisDayDesignations * Identifies the current day. Default is today. * * NSYearMonthWeekDesignations * An array giving the word for year, month, and week.
* Defaults are year, month and week. * * */ + (id) dateWithNaturalLanguageString: (NSString*)string locale: (NSDictionary*)locale; #endif /** Returns an autoreleased instance with the date and time value given * by the string using the ISO standard format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS +/-HHHMM * (all the fields of which must be present). */ + (id) dateWithString: (NSString*)description; #if OS_API_VERSION(MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_6,GS_API_LATEST) /** Returns an autoreleased NSDate instance whose value is offset from * that of the given date by the specified interval in seconds. */ + (id) dateWithTimeInterval: (NSTimeInterval)seconds sinceDate: (NSDate*)date; #endif /** Returns an autoreleased instance with the offset from the unix system * reference date of 1 January 1970, GMT. */ + (id) dateWithTimeIntervalSince1970: (NSTimeInterval)seconds; /** Returns an autoreleased instance with the offset from the current * date/time given by seconds (which may be fractional). */ + (id) dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow: (NSTimeInterval)seconds; /** Returns an autoreleased instance with the offset from the OpenStep * reference date of 1 January 2001, GMT. */ + (id) dateWithTimeIntervalSinceReferenceDate: (NSTimeInterval)seconds; /** Returns an autoreleased instance with the date/time set in the far * past. */ + (id) distantPast; /** Returns an autoreleased instance with the date/time set in the far * future. */ + (id) distantFuture; /** Returns the time interval between the reference date and the current * time. */ + (NSTimeInterval) timeIntervalSinceReferenceDate; /** Returns an autorelease date instance formed by adding the specified * time interval in seconds to the receiver's time interval. */ - (id) addTimeInterval: (NSTimeInterval)seconds; /** Returns the time interval between the receivers value and the * OpenStep reference date of 1 Jan 2001 GMT. */ - (NSComparisonResult) compare: (NSDate*)otherDate; #if OS_API_VERSION(MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_6,GS_API_LATEST) /** Returns an autoreleased NSDate instance whose value is offset from * that of the receiver by the specified interval. */ - (id) dateByAddingTimeInterval: (NSTimeInterval)ti; #endif /** Returns an autoreleased instance of the [NSCalendarDate] class whose * date/time value is the same as that of the receiver, and which uses * the formatString and timeZone specified. */ - (NSCalendarDate*) dateWithCalendarFormat: (NSString*)formatString timeZone: (NSTimeZone*)timeZone; /** Returns a string representation of the receiver formatted according * to the default format string, time zone, and locale. */ - (NSString*) description; /** Returns a string representation of the receiver formatted according * to the specified format string, time zone, and locale. */ - (NSString*) descriptionWithCalendarFormat: (NSString*)format timeZone: (NSTimeZone*)aTimeZone locale: (NSDictionary*)l; /** Returns a string representation of the receiver formatted according * to the default format string and time zone, but using the given locale. */ - (NSString*) descriptionWithLocale: (id)locale; /** Returns the earlier of the receiver and otherDate.
* If the two represent identical date/time values, returns the receiver. */ - (NSDate*) earlierDate: (NSDate*)otherDate; /** Returns an instance initialised with the current date/time. */ - (id) init; /** Returns an instance with the date and time value given * by the string using the ISO standard format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS +/-HHHMM * (all the fields of which must be present). */ - (id) initWithString: (NSString*)description; /** Returns an instance with the given offset from anotherDate. */ - (id) initWithTimeInterval: (NSTimeInterval)secsToBeAdded sinceDate: (NSDate*)anotherDate; #if OS_API_VERSION(GS_API_MACOSX, GS_API_LATEST) /** Returns an instance with the offset from the unix system * reference date of 1 January 1970, GMT. */ - (id) initWithTimeIntervalSince1970: (NSTimeInterval)seconds; #endif /** Returns an instance with the offset from the current date/time. */ - (id) initWithTimeIntervalSinceNow: (NSTimeInterval)secsToBeAdded; /** * Returns an instance with the given offset from the OpenStep * reference date of 1 January 2001, GMT. */ - (id) initWithTimeIntervalSinceReferenceDate: (NSTimeInterval)secs; /** Returns NO if other is not a date, otherwise returns the result of * calling the -isEqualtoDate: method. */ - (BOOL) isEqual: (id)other; /** Returns whether the receiver is exactly equal to other, to the limit * of the NSTimeInterval precision.
* This is the behavior of the current MacOS-X system, not that of the * OpenStep specification (which counted two dates within a second of * each other as being equal).
* The old behavior meant that two dates equal to a third date were not * necessarily equal to each other (confusing), and meant that there was * no reasonable way to use a date as a dictionary key or store dates * in a set. */ - (BOOL) isEqualToDate: (NSDate*)other; /** Returns the earlier of the receiver and otherDate.
* If the two represent identical date/time values, returns the receiver. */ - (NSDate*) laterDate: (NSDate*)otherDate; /** Returns the time interval between the receivers value and the * unix system reference date of 1 January 1970, GMT. */ - (NSTimeInterval) timeIntervalSince1970; /** Returns the time interval between the receivers value and that of the * otherDate argument. If otherDate is earlier than the receiver, the * returned value will be positive, if it is later it will be negative.
* For current (2011) OSX compatibility, this method returns NaN if otherDate * is nil ... do not write code depending on that behavior. */ - (NSTimeInterval) timeIntervalSinceDate: (NSDate*)otherDate; /** Returns the time interval between the receivers value and the * current date/time. If the receiver represents a date/time in * the past this will be negative, if it is in the future the * returned value will be positive. */ - (NSTimeInterval) timeIntervalSinceNow; /** Returns the time interval between the receivers value and the * OpenStep reference date of 1 Jan 2001 GMT. */ - (NSTimeInterval) timeIntervalSinceReferenceDate; @end #if defined(__cplusplus) } #endif #endif /* __NSDate_h_GNUSTEP_BASE_INCLUDE*/