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*
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*/
//package au.edu.ausstage.utils;
// import additional libraries
import java.util.GregorianCalendar;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.text.DateFormat;
/**
* A class of methods useful when processing dates in AusStage Services
*/
public class DateUtils {
/**
* A method to get the last day of a month
*
* @param year the four digit year
* @param month the two digit month
*
* @return the last day of the specified month
*/
public static String getLastDay(String year, String month) {
// get a calendar object
GregorianCalendar calendar = new GregorianCalendar();
// convert the year and month to integers
int yearInt = Integer.parseInt(year);
int monthInt = Integer.parseInt(month);
// adjust the month for a zero based index
monthInt = monthInt - 1;
// set the date of the calendar to the date provided
calendar.set(yearInt, monthInt, 1);
int dayInt = calendar.getActualMaximum(GregorianCalendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);
return Integer.toString(dayInt);
} // end getLastDay method
}