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* This file is part of the AusStage Utilities Package
*
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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 used to build a date for use Marker XML and KML data
*
* @param year the year component of the date
* @param month the month component of the date
* @param day the day component of the month
*
* @return a string containing the finalised date
*/
public static String buildDate(String year, String month, String day) {
// check for at least a year
if(year != null) {
String date = year + "-" + month + "-" + day;
date = date.replace("-null","");
date = date.replace("null","");
return date;
} else {
return "";
}
} // end buildDate method
}