Package org.orekit.files.ccsds.definitions

Class TimeConverter

java.lang.Object

org.orekit.files.ccsds.definitions.TimeConverter

public class TimeConverter
extends Object

Dates reader/writer.

Since:

11.0

Author:

Luc Maisonobe

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
TimeConverter(TimeScale timeScale, AbsoluteDate referenceDate)	Build a time system.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
DateTimeComponents	components(AbsoluteDate date)	Generate calendar components.
AbsoluteDate	getReferenceDate()	Get the reference date for relative dates (may be null if no relative dates are used).
TimeScale	getTimeScale()	Get the base time scale.
double	offset(AbsoluteDate date)	Generate relative offset.
AbsoluteDate	parse(String s)	Parse a relative or absolute date.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

TimeConverter

public TimeConverter(TimeScale timeScale,
 AbsoluteDate referenceDate)

Build a time system.

Parameters:

timeScale - base time scale

referenceDate - reference date for relative dates (may be null if no relative dates are used)

Method Details

parse

public AbsoluteDate parse(String s)

Parse a relative or absolute date.

Parameters:

s - string to parse

Returns:

parsed date

components

public DateTimeComponents components(AbsoluteDate date)

Generate calendar components.

Parameters:

date - date to convert

Returns:

date components

offset

public double offset(AbsoluteDate date)

Generate relative offset.

Parameters:

date - date to convert

Returns:

relative offset

getTimeScale

public TimeScale getTimeScale()

Get the base time scale.

Returns:

base time scale

getReferenceDate

public AbsoluteDate getReferenceDate()

Get the reference date for relative dates (may be null if no relative dates are used).

Returns:

reference date for relative dates (may be null if no relative dates are used)

Since:

12.0