MXFormat (Maximo API)

java.lang.Object
- psdi.util.MXFormat

```
public class MXFormat
extends java.lang.Object
```
Class used for converting to and from the various data types supported in MAXIMO.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static int`	`ALN`
`static char`	`AMCHAR`
`static int`	`AMOUNT`
`static int`	`BIGINT`
`static int`	`BLOB`
`static int`	`CLOB`
`static int`	`CRYPTO`
`static int`	`CRYPTOX`
`static int`	`DATE`
`static java.lang.String`	`DATESEP`
`static int`	`DATETIME`
`static char`	`DAYCHAR`
`static int`	`DECIMAL`
`static int`	`DURATION`
`static int`	`FLOAT`
`static char`	`GENTIMEZONECHAR`
`static int`	`GL`
`static char[]`	`HEXDIGITS` A table of hex digits
`static char`	`HOUR12CHAR`
`static char`	`HOUR24CHAR`
`static int`	`INTEGER`
`static char`	`ISOTIMEZONECHAR`
`static int`	`LONGALN`
`static int`	`LOWER`
`static char`	`MINCHAR`
`static double`	`MINSPERHOUR`
`static char`	`MONTHCHAR`
`static char`	`RFCTIMEZONECHAR`
`static char`	`SECONDCHAR`
`static java.lang.String`	`SEPERATORS`
`static java.lang.String`	`SEPERATORS_FR`
`static int`	`SMALLINT`
`static java.lang.String`	`SPECIALSAVECHARS` A string consisting of characters that should be preceded by a slash
`static int`	`TIME`
`static java.lang.String`	`TIMESEP`
`static java.lang.String[]`	`TYPEASSTRING`
`static int`	`UDTYPE`
`static int`	`UNLIMITEDPLACES`
`static int`	`UPPER`
`static char`	`YEARCHAR`
`static int`	`YORN`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

MXFormat()

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`MXFormat()`

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static java.lang.String`	`amountToString(double d)` Convert a double to an amount string using the default locale.
`static java.lang.String`	`amountToString(double d, int places)` Convert a double to an amount string using the default locale.
`static java.lang.String`	`amountToString(double d, int places, java.util.Locale l)` Convert a double to an amount string using the specified locale.
`static byte[]`	`blobToBytes(java.sql.Blob b)` Convert a Blob to a byte array.
`static double`	`booleanToDouble(boolean b)` Converts a boolean value to a double value.
`static int`	`booleanToInt(boolean b)` Converts a boolean value to an int value.
`static long`	`booleanToLong(boolean b)` Converts a boolean value to a long value.
`static java.lang.String`	`booleanToString(boolean b)` Converts a boolean value to a string value.
`static java.lang.String`	`booleanToString(boolean b, java.util.Locale l)` Converts a boolean value to a string value.
`static java.lang.String`	`clobToString(java.sql.Clob c)` Convert a Clob to a string.
`static java.lang.String`	`convertToStoreYNValue(java.lang.String val, java.util.Locale l)` Converts the YORN value to Store YORN value
`static int`	`dateTimePartToPosition(int tokennum, java.lang.String pattern)` Returns the position of d,M,y,H,m,s for the pattern.
`static java.lang.String`	`dateTimeToParseString(java.util.Date d)` Convert a date to a parse date time string using the default locale and time zone
`static java.lang.String`	`dateTimeToParseString(java.util.Date d, java.util.Locale l)` Convert a date to a parse datetime string using the specified locale and default time zone.
`static java.lang.String`	`dateTimeToParseString(java.util.Date d, java.util.Locale l, java.util.TimeZone tz)` Convert a date to a parse datetime string using the specified locale and time zone.
`static java.lang.String`	`dateTimeToSQLString(java.util.Date d)` Convert a date to date time string of format yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss for use in database queries.
`static java.lang.String`	`dateTimeToString(java.util.Date d)` Convert a date to a date time string using the default locale and time zone
`static java.lang.String`	`dateTimeToString(java.util.Date d, java.util.Locale l)` Convert a date to a datetime string using the specified locale and default time zone.
`static java.lang.String`	`dateTimeToString(java.util.Date d, java.util.Locale l, java.util.TimeZone tz)` Convert a date to a datetime string using the specified locale and time zone.
`static java.lang.String`	`dateTimeToString(java.util.Date date, java.lang.String dateFormat, java.util.Locale l, java.util.TimeZone tz)`
`static java.lang.String`	`dateToSQLString(java.util.Date d)` Convert a date to date time string of format yyyy-MM-dd for use in database queries.
`static java.lang.String`	`dateToString(java.util.Date d)` Convert a date to a string using the default locale and time zone.
`static java.lang.String`	`dateToString(java.util.Date d, java.util.Locale l)` Convert a date to string using the specidied locale and default time zone
`static java.lang.String`	`dateToString(java.util.Date d, java.util.Locale l, java.util.TimeZone tz)` Convert a date to a string using the specified locale and time zone.
`static java.lang.String`	`doubleToDuration(double d)` Convert a double value to a duration string using the default locale
`static java.lang.String`	`doubleToDuration(double d, java.util.Locale l)` Convert a double value to a string using the specified locale.
`static java.lang.String`	`doubleToString(double d)` Convert a double to a string using the default locale
`static java.lang.String`	`doubleToString(double d, int places)` Convert a double to string, with a set number of decimal places.
`static java.lang.String`	`doubleToString(double d, int places, java.util.Locale l)` Convert a double to a string, setting the number of decimal places using the specified locale.
`static java.lang.String`	`doubleToString(double d, int places, java.util.Locale l, boolean groupingInFormat)` Convert a double to a string, setting the number of decimal places using the specified locale.
`static java.lang.String`	`doubleToString(double d, java.util.Locale l)` Conver a double to a string using the specified locale
`static double`	`durationToDouble(java.lang.String s)` Convert a duration string to a double value.
`static double`	`durationToDouble(java.lang.String s, java.util.Locale l)` Convert a duation string to a double value using the specified locale.
`static boolean`	`formatHasTimeZone(java.lang.String format)` Does this date/time format contain a time zone character.
`static java.lang.String`	`formatRemoveTimeZone(java.lang.String format)` Remove time zone characters from date/time format.
`static java.lang.String`	`getAmountRegex(java.util.Locale locale)` returns amount regex based on locale
`static java.util.Map`	`getConvertedTypes()` Get the string representation as in MAXTYPE domain of the maxtype by integer.
`static java.util.Date`	`getDateOnly(java.util.Date date)` Set time portion of passed date to 00:00:00
`static java.lang.String`	`getDatePattern(java.util.Locale l)` Returns the date pattern for UI framework.
`static java.util.Date`	`getDateTimeHHMMOnly(java.util.Date date)` Set seconds and milliseconds to 0.
`static java.lang.String`	`getDateTimePattern(java.util.Locale l)` Returns the parse date time pattern for UI framework.
`static java.lang.String`	`getDisplayNoValue(java.util.Locale l)` Get the display NO value from the locale properties file
`static java.lang.String`	`getDisplayTimePattern(java.util.Locale l)` Returns the parse time pattern for UI framework.
`static java.lang.String`	`getDisplayYesValue(java.util.Locale l)` Get the display YES value from the locale properties file
`static int`	`getMaxTypeAsInt(java.lang.String type)` Get the the MAXTYPE type as int value
`static java.util.Map`	`getRepresentedTypes()` Get the string representation as in MAXTYPE domain of the maxtype by integer.
`static java.lang.String`	`getStoreNoValue()` Get the store NO value from the database
`static java.lang.String`	`getStoreYesValue()` Get the store YES value from the database
`static java.lang.String`	`getTimePattern(java.util.Locale l)` Returns the parse time pattern for UI framework.
`static java.lang.String`	`intToString(int i)` Convert an integer to a string using the default locale.
`static java.lang.String`	`intToString(int i, java.util.Locale l)` convert an integer to a string using the specified locale.
`static boolean`	`isTimePartEntered(java.lang.String s, java.util.Locale l)` Helper method to find time part is entered in string or not.
`static boolean`	`isValidChar(java.lang.String checkString)` Checks to see if the input string contains valid characters for the database.
`static java.util.Date`	`jmigStringToDateTime(java.lang.String s)` Convert a dateTime String in ISO 8601 format to a Date object
`static java.lang.String`	`longToString(long i)` Convert a long to a string using the default locale.
`static java.lang.String`	`longToString(long i, java.util.Locale l)` convert a long to a string using the specified locale.
`static int[]`	`parseDateTime(java.lang.String s, java.util.Locale l, java.lang.String pattern)` Break a date, datetime or time string into constituent parts.
`static void`	`setSettingProp(java.lang.String propName, java.lang.String propValue)` Save a value for setting property.
`static java.util.Date`	`sqlWindowsStringToDateTime(java.lang.String s)` Convert a string to a date using the specified locale and time zone
`static double`	`stringToAmount(java.lang.String s)` convert and amount string to a double using the default locale
`static double`	`stringToAmount(java.lang.String s, java.util.Locale l)` Convert and amount string to a double using the specified locale.
`static boolean`	`stringToBoolean(java.lang.String s)` Convert a string to a boolean value with default locale
`static boolean`	`stringToBoolean(java.lang.String s, java.util.Locale l)` Convert a string to a boolean value specific locale
`static java.lang.String`	`stringToCodepoints(java.lang.String theString, boolean escapeSpace, boolean escapeUnicode)` Converts unicodes to encoded \uxxxx and writes out any of the characters in specialSaveChars with a preceding slash
`static java.util.Date`	`stringToDate(java.lang.String s)` Convert a string to a date using the default locale amd default time zone
`static java.util.Date`	`stringToDate(java.lang.String s, java.util.Locale l)` Convert a string to a date using the specified locale and default time zone
`static java.util.Date`	`stringToDate(java.lang.String s, java.util.Locale l, java.util.TimeZone tz)` Convert a string to a date using the specified locale and time zone
`static java.util.Date`	`stringToDate(java.lang.String strDate, java.lang.String strFormat)` Convert a string to date using the specidied format
`static java.util.Date`	`stringToDateTime(java.lang.String s)` Convert a datetime string to a date using the default locale and time zone.
`static java.util.Date`	`stringToDateTime(java.lang.String s, java.util.Locale l)` Convert datetime string to a date using the specified locale and default time zone.
`static java.util.Date`	`stringToDateTime(java.lang.String s, java.util.Locale l, java.util.TimeZone tz)` Convert a datetime string to a date using the specified locale and time zone.
`static double`	`stringToDouble(java.lang.String s)` Convert a string to a double using the default locale.
`static double`	`stringToDouble(java.lang.String s, java.util.Locale l)` convert a double to string using the specified locale
`static double`	`stringToDouble(java.lang.String s, java.util.Locale l, boolean userUIMod)` convert a string to double using the specified locale.
`static int`	`stringToInt(java.lang.String s)` Convert a string to an integer using the default locale
`static int`	`stringToInt(java.lang.String s, java.util.Locale l)` Convert a string to an integer using the specified locale
`static int`	`stringToIntAsBindNumber(java.lang.String s)` Convert a string to an integer expecting it to be the bind number in the sql statement.
`static long`	`stringToLong(java.lang.String s)` Convert a string to a long using the default locale
`static long`	`stringToLong(java.lang.String s, java.util.Locale l)` Convert a string to a long using the specified locale
`static java.util.Date`	`stringToTime(java.lang.String s)` Convert a time string to a date using the default locale and time zone.
`static java.util.Date`	`stringToTime(java.lang.String s, java.util.Locale l)` Convert a time string to a date using the specified locale and default time zone.
`static java.util.Date`	`stringToTime(java.lang.String s, java.util.Locale l, java.util.TimeZone tz)` Convert a time string to a date using the specified locale and time zone.
`static java.util.TimeZone`	`stringToTimeZone(java.lang.String d, java.util.Locale l, java.lang.String timeFormat, java.util.TimeZone defaultTZ)` Parse the Date string and return the time zone.
`static boolean`	`supports24Hours(java.util.Locale l)` Returns if Parse time is 24 hour format or not.
`static java.lang.String`	`timeToParseString(java.util.Date d, java.util.Locale l)` Convert a date to a parse time string using the specified locale and default time zone.
`static java.lang.String`	`timeToParseString(java.util.Date d, java.util.Locale l, java.util.TimeZone tz)` Convert a date to parse time string using the specified locale and time zone.
`static java.lang.String`	`timeToParsetring(java.util.Date d)` Convert a date to a parse time string using the default locale and time zone.
`static java.lang.String`	`timeToSQLString(java.util.Date d)` Convert a date to time string of format HH:mm:ss for use in database queries.
`static java.lang.String`	`timeToString(java.util.Date d)` Convert a date to a time string using the default locale and time zone.
`static java.lang.String`	`timeToString(java.util.Date d, java.util.Locale l)` Convert a date to a time string using the specified locale and default time zone.
`static java.lang.String`	`timeToString(java.util.Date d, java.util.Locale l, java.util.TimeZone tz)` Convert a date to time string using the specified locale and time zone.
`static char`	`toHex(int nibble)` Convert a nibble to a hex character
`static boolean`	`validateAmountAgainstLocaleFormat(java.lang.String s, java.util.Locale l)`
`static boolean`	`validateDoubleAgainstLocaleFormat(java.lang.String s, java.util.Locale l)`
`static boolean`	`validateEnteredValueAgainstLocaleFormat(java.lang.String s, java.util.Locale l, java.lang.String regEx)`
`static boolean`	`validateFloatAgainstLocaleFormat(java.lang.String s, java.util.Locale l)`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail
- ALN
```
public static final int ALN
```
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  Constant Field Values
- UPPER
```
public static final int UPPER
```
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- LOWER
```
public static final int LOWER
```
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- DATE
```
public static final int DATE
```
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- DATETIME
```
public static final int DATETIME
```
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- TIME
```
public static final int TIME
```
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- INTEGER
```
public static final int INTEGER
```
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- SMALLINT
```
public static final int SMALLINT
```
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- FLOAT
```
public static final int FLOAT
```
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- DECIMAL
```
public static final int DECIMAL
```
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- DURATION
```
public static final int DURATION
```
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- AMOUNT
```
public static final int AMOUNT
```
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  Constant Field Values
- YORN
```
public static final int YORN
```
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  Constant Field Values
- GL
```
public static final int GL
```
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  Constant Field Values
- LONGALN
```
public static final int LONGALN
```
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  Constant Field Values
- CRYPTO
```
public static final int CRYPTO
```
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- CRYPTOX
```
public static final int CRYPTOX
```
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- CLOB
```
public static final int CLOB
```
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- BLOB
```
public static final int BLOB
```
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- BIGINT
```
public static final int BIGINT
```
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- UDTYPE
```
public static final int UDTYPE
```
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- TYPEASSTRING
```
public static java.lang.String[] TYPEASSTRING
```
- UNLIMITEDPLACES
```
public static final int UNLIMITEDPLACES
```
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  Constant Field Values
- TIMESEP
```
public static final java.lang.String TIMESEP
```
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  Constant Field Values
- DATESEP
```
public static final java.lang.String DATESEP
```
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- YEARCHAR
```
public static final char YEARCHAR
```
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- MONTHCHAR
```
public static final char MONTHCHAR
```
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- DAYCHAR
```
public static final char DAYCHAR
```
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- AMCHAR
```
public static final char AMCHAR
```
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- MINCHAR
```
public static final char MINCHAR
```
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- HOUR24CHAR
```
public static final char HOUR24CHAR
```
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- HOUR12CHAR
```
public static final char HOUR12CHAR
```
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- SECONDCHAR
```
public static final char SECONDCHAR
```
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- GENTIMEZONECHAR
```
public static final char GENTIMEZONECHAR
```
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- RFCTIMEZONECHAR
```
public static final char RFCTIMEZONECHAR
```
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- ISOTIMEZONECHAR
```
public static final char ISOTIMEZONECHAR
```
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- SEPERATORS
```
public static final java.lang.String SEPERATORS
```
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  Constant Field Values
- SEPERATORS_FR
```
public static final java.lang.String SEPERATORS_FR
```
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- MINSPERHOUR
```
public static final double MINSPERHOUR
```
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- SPECIALSAVECHARS
```
public static final java.lang.String SPECIALSAVECHARS
```
  A string consisting of characters that should be preceded by a slash
  
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  Constant Field Values
- HEXDIGITS
```
public static final char[] HEXDIGITS
```
  A table of hex digits

Constructor Detail
- MXFormat
```
public MXFormat()
```

Method Detail

validateDoubleAgainstLocaleFormat

public static boolean validateDoubleAgainstLocaleFormat(java.lang.String s,
                                                        java.util.Locale l)
                                                 throws java.lang.Exception

Throws:: java.lang.Exception

validateAmountAgainstLocaleFormat

public static boolean validateAmountAgainstLocaleFormat(java.lang.String s,
                                                        java.util.Locale l)
                                                 throws java.lang.Exception

Throws:: java.lang.Exception

validateFloatAgainstLocaleFormat

public static boolean validateFloatAgainstLocaleFormat(java.lang.String s,
                                                       java.util.Locale l)
                                                throws java.lang.Exception

Throws:: java.lang.Exception

validateEnteredValueAgainstLocaleFormat

public static boolean validateEnteredValueAgainstLocaleFormat(java.lang.String s,
                                                              java.util.Locale l,
                                                              java.lang.String regEx)
                                                       throws java.lang.Exception

Throws:: java.lang.Exception

getAmountRegex

public static java.lang.String getAmountRegex(java.util.Locale locale)

returns amount regex based on locale

stringToInt

public static int stringToInt(java.lang.String s)
                       throws MXApplicationException

Convert a string to an integer using the default locale

Throws:: MXApplicationException

stringToInt

public static int stringToInt(java.lang.String s,
                              java.util.Locale l)
                       throws MXApplicationException

Convert a string to an integer using the specified locale

Throws:: MXApplicationException

stringToIntAsBindNumber
```
public static int stringToIntAsBindNumber(java.lang.String s)
                                   throws MXApplicationException
```
Convert a string to an integer expecting it to be the bind number in the sql statement. This should be used instead of stringToInt() if the call is to test whether the string is a bind number in a sql. The method does not throw exception. It returns -1 if it is not a bind number

Throws:

MXApplicationException

stringToLong

public static long stringToLong(java.lang.String s)
                         throws MXApplicationException

Convert a string to a long using the default locale

Throws:: MXApplicationException

stringToLong

public static long stringToLong(java.lang.String s,
                                java.util.Locale l)
                         throws MXApplicationException

Convert a string to a long using the specified locale

Throws:: MXApplicationException

intToString
```
public static java.lang.String intToString(int i)
```
Convert an integer to a string using the default locale. This will place locale specific characters in the returned string.

intToString

public static java.lang.String intToString(int i,
                                           java.util.Locale l)

convert an integer to a string using the specified locale.

longToString
```
public static java.lang.String longToString(long i)
```
Convert a long to a string using the default locale. This will place locale specific characters in the returned string.

longToString

public static java.lang.String longToString(long i,
                                            java.util.Locale l)

convert a long to a string using the specified locale.

stringToAmount

public static double stringToAmount(java.lang.String s)
                             throws MXApplicationException

convert and amount string to a double using the default locale

Throws:: MXApplicationException

stringToAmount

public static double stringToAmount(java.lang.String s,
                                    java.util.Locale l)
                             throws MXApplicationException

Convert and amount string to a double using the specified locale.

Throws:: MXApplicationException

amountToString
```
public static java.lang.String amountToString(double d)
```
Convert a double to an amount string using the default locale. Returned string will contain currency symbol and locale specific grouping characters.

amountToString

public static java.lang.String amountToString(double d,
                                              int places)

Convert a double to an amount string using the default locale.

amountToString

public static java.lang.String amountToString(double d,
                                              int places,
                                              java.util.Locale l)

Convert a double to an amount string using the specified locale.

stringToDouble

public static double stringToDouble(java.lang.String s,
                                    java.util.Locale l)
                             throws MXApplicationException

convert a double to string using the specified locale

Throws:: MXApplicationException

stringToDouble

public static double stringToDouble(java.lang.String s)
                             throws MXApplicationException

Convert a string to a double using the default locale.

Throws:: MXApplicationException

stringToDouble

public static double stringToDouble(java.lang.String s,
                                    java.util.Locale l,
                                    boolean userUIMod)
                             throws MXApplicationException

convert a string to double using the specified locale. This method considers whether the string has been entered in the UI.

Throws:: MXApplicationException

doubleToString
```
public static java.lang.String doubleToString(double d)
```
Convert a double to a string using the default locale

doubleToString

public static java.lang.String doubleToString(double d,
                                              java.util.Locale l)

Conver a double to a string using the specified locale

doubleToString

public static java.lang.String doubleToString(double d,
                                              int places)

Convert a double to string, with a set number of decimal places. This uses the default locale.

doubleToString

public static java.lang.String doubleToString(double d,
                                              int places,
                                              java.util.Locale l)

Convert a double to a string, setting the number of decimal places using the specified locale.

doubleToString

public static java.lang.String doubleToString(double d,
                                              int places,
                                              java.util.Locale l,
                                              boolean groupingInFormat)

Convert a double to a string, setting the number of decimal places using the specified locale.

durationToDouble
```
public static double durationToDouble(java.lang.String s)
                               throws MXApplicationException
```
Convert a duration string to a double value. The string can either be of the format hh:mm:ss or 999.99. The default locale is used.

Throws:

MXApplicationException

durationToDouble

public static double durationToDouble(java.lang.String s,
                                      java.util.Locale l)
                               throws MXApplicationException

Convert a duation string to a double value using the specified locale.

Throws:: MXApplicationException

doubleToDuration
```
public static java.lang.String doubleToDuration(double d)
```
Convert a double value to a duration string using the default locale

doubleToDuration

public static java.lang.String doubleToDuration(double d,
                                                java.util.Locale l)

Convert a double value to a string using the specified locale.

stringToBoolean

public static boolean stringToBoolean(java.lang.String s)
                               throws MXApplicationException

Convert a string to a boolean value with default locale

Throws:: MXApplicationException

stringToBoolean

public static boolean stringToBoolean(java.lang.String s,
                                      java.util.Locale l)
                               throws MXApplicationException

Convert a string to a boolean value specific locale

Throws:: MXApplicationException

booleanToString
```
public static java.lang.String booleanToString(boolean b)
```
Converts a boolean value to a string value. Uses the Y/N character representations of default locale

booleanToString

public static java.lang.String booleanToString(boolean b,
                                               java.util.Locale l)

Converts a boolean value to a string value. Uses the Y/N character representations from locale file

booleanToInt
```
public static int booleanToInt(boolean b)
```
Converts a boolean value to an int value.

booleanToDouble
```
public static double booleanToDouble(boolean b)
```
Converts a boolean value to a double value.

booleanToLong
```
public static long booleanToLong(boolean b)
```
Converts a boolean value to a long value.

stringToDate

public static java.util.Date stringToDate(java.lang.String s)
                                   throws MXApplicationException

Convert a string to a date using the default locale amd default time zone

Throws:: MXApplicationException

stringToDate

public static java.util.Date stringToDate(java.lang.String s,
                                          java.util.Locale l)
                                   throws MXApplicationException

Convert a string to a date using the specified locale and default time zone

Throws:: MXApplicationException

stringToDate

public static java.util.Date stringToDate(java.lang.String s,
                                          java.util.Locale l,
                                          java.util.TimeZone tz)
                                   throws MXApplicationException

Convert a string to a date using the specified locale and time zone

Throws:: MXApplicationException

stringToDate

public static java.util.Date stringToDate(java.lang.String strDate,
                                          java.lang.String strFormat)
                                   throws MXApplicationException

Convert a string to date using the specidied format

Throws:: MXApplicationException

dateTimeToString

public static java.lang.String dateTimeToString(java.util.Date date,
                                                java.lang.String dateFormat,
                                                java.util.Locale l,
                                                java.util.TimeZone tz)
                                         throws MXApplicationException

Throws:: MXApplicationException

sqlWindowsStringToDateTime

public static java.util.Date sqlWindowsStringToDateTime(java.lang.String s)
                                                 throws MXApplicationException

Convert a string to a date using the specified locale and time zone

Throws:: MXApplicationException

jmigStringToDateTime
```
public static java.util.Date jmigStringToDateTime(java.lang.String s)
                                           throws MXApplicationException
```
Convert a dateTime String in ISO 8601 format to a Date object

Parameters:

s - the dateTime String

Returns:

the converted Date object

Throws:

MXApplicationException

dateToString
```
public static java.lang.String dateToString(java.util.Date d)
```
Convert a date to a string using the default locale and time zone.

dateToString

public static java.lang.String dateToString(java.util.Date d,
                                            java.util.Locale l)

Convert a date to string using the specidied locale and default time zone

dateToString

public static java.lang.String dateToString(java.util.Date d,
                                            java.util.Locale l,
                                            java.util.TimeZone tz)

Convert a date to a string using the specified locale and time zone.

stringToDateTime

public static java.util.Date stringToDateTime(java.lang.String s)
                                       throws MXApplicationException

Convert a datetime string to a date using the default locale and time zone.

Throws:: MXApplicationException

stringToDateTime

public static java.util.Date stringToDateTime(java.lang.String s,
                                              java.util.Locale l)
                                       throws MXApplicationException

Convert datetime string to a date using the specified locale and default time zone.

Throws:: MXApplicationException

stringToDateTime

public static java.util.Date stringToDateTime(java.lang.String s,
                                              java.util.Locale l,
                                              java.util.TimeZone tz)
                                       throws MXApplicationException

Convert a datetime string to a date using the specified locale and time zone.

Throws:: MXApplicationException

dateTimeToParseString
```
public static java.lang.String dateTimeToParseString(java.util.Date d)
```
Convert a date to a parse date time string using the default locale and time zone

dateTimeToParseString

public static java.lang.String dateTimeToParseString(java.util.Date d,
                                                     java.util.Locale l)

Convert a date to a parse datetime string using the specified locale and default time zone.

dateTimeToParseString

public static java.lang.String dateTimeToParseString(java.util.Date d,
                                                     java.util.Locale l,
                                                     java.util.TimeZone tz)

Convert a date to a parse datetime string using the specified locale and time zone.

dateTimeToString
```
public static java.lang.String dateTimeToString(java.util.Date d)
```
Convert a date to a date time string using the default locale and time zone

dateTimeToString

public static java.lang.String dateTimeToString(java.util.Date d,
                                                java.util.Locale l)

Convert a date to a datetime string using the specified locale and default time zone.

dateTimeToString

public static java.lang.String dateTimeToString(java.util.Date d,
                                                java.util.Locale l,
                                                java.util.TimeZone tz)

Convert a date to a datetime string using the specified locale and time zone.

dateTimeToSQLString
```
public static java.lang.String dateTimeToSQLString(java.util.Date d)
```
Convert a date to date time string of format yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss for use in database queries.

dateToSQLString
```
public static java.lang.String dateToSQLString(java.util.Date d)
```
Convert a date to date time string of format yyyy-MM-dd for use in database queries.

timeToSQLString
```
public static java.lang.String timeToSQLString(java.util.Date d)
```
Convert a date to time string of format HH:mm:ss for use in database queries.

stringToTime

public static java.util.Date stringToTime(java.lang.String s)
                                   throws MXApplicationException

Convert a time string to a date using the default locale and time zone.

Throws:: MXApplicationException

stringToTime

public static java.util.Date stringToTime(java.lang.String s,
                                          java.util.Locale l)
                                   throws MXApplicationException

Convert a time string to a date using the specified locale and default time zone.

Throws:: MXApplicationException

stringToTime

public static java.util.Date stringToTime(java.lang.String s,
                                          java.util.Locale l,
                                          java.util.TimeZone tz)
                                   throws MXApplicationException

Convert a time string to a date using the specified locale and time zone.

Throws:: MXApplicationException

timeToParsetring
```
public static java.lang.String timeToParsetring(java.util.Date d)
```
Convert a date to a parse time string using the default locale and time zone.

timeToParseString

public static java.lang.String timeToParseString(java.util.Date d,
                                                 java.util.Locale l)

Convert a date to a parse time string using the specified locale and default time zone.

timeToParseString

public static java.lang.String timeToParseString(java.util.Date d,
                                                 java.util.Locale l,
                                                 java.util.TimeZone tz)

Convert a date to parse time string using the specified locale and time zone.

timeToString
```
public static java.lang.String timeToString(java.util.Date d)
```
Convert a date to a time string using the default locale and time zone.

timeToString

public static java.lang.String timeToString(java.util.Date d,
                                            java.util.Locale l)

Convert a date to a time string using the specified locale and default time zone.

timeToString

public static java.lang.String timeToString(java.util.Date d,
                                            java.util.Locale l,
                                            java.util.TimeZone tz)

Convert a date to time string using the specified locale and time zone.

getDateOnly
```
public static java.util.Date getDateOnly(java.util.Date date)
```
Set time portion of passed date to 00:00:00

Parameters:

date -

Returns:

The same as the input date, but with time set to 00:00:00

getDateTimeHHMMOnly
```
public static java.util.Date getDateTimeHHMMOnly(java.util.Date date)
```
Set seconds and milliseconds to 0.

Parameters:

date -

Returns:

Input date with seconds and milliseconds set to zero.

getMaxTypeAsInt

public static int getMaxTypeAsInt(java.lang.String type)

Get the the MAXTYPE type as int value

parseDateTime

public static int[] parseDateTime(java.lang.String s,
                                  java.util.Locale l,
                                  java.lang.String pattern)
                           throws MXApplicationException

Break a date, datetime or time string into constituent parts. Returns an array with containing values for day, month, year, hour, min, sec in that order.

Throws:: MXApplicationException

isTimePartEntered
```
public static boolean isTimePartEntered(java.lang.String s,
                                        java.util.Locale l)
```
Helper method to find time part is entered in string or not. Must be called for a valid datetime string.

Parameters:

s -

l -

pattern -

Returns:

getStoreYesValue
```
public static java.lang.String getStoreYesValue()
```
Get the store YES value from the database

Returns:

yes value

getStoreNoValue
```
public static java.lang.String getStoreNoValue()
```
Get the store NO value from the database

Returns:

no value

getDisplayYesValue
```
public static java.lang.String getDisplayYesValue(java.util.Locale l)
```
Get the display YES value from the locale properties file

getDisplayNoValue
```
public static java.lang.String getDisplayNoValue(java.util.Locale l)
```
Get the display NO value from the locale properties file

convertToStoreYNValue

public static java.lang.String convertToStoreYNValue(java.lang.String val,
                                                     java.util.Locale l)
                                              throws MXException

Converts the YORN value to Store YORN value

Throws:: MXException

clobToString
```
public static java.lang.String clobToString(java.sql.Clob c)
```
Convert a Clob to a string.

Parameters:

c - Clob

Returns:

Clob value as String

blobToBytes
```
public static byte[] blobToBytes(java.sql.Blob b)
```
Convert a Blob to a byte array.

Parameters:

b - Blob

Returns:

Blob value as byte[]

getDatePattern
```
public static java.lang.String getDatePattern(java.util.Locale l)
```
Returns the date pattern for UI framework.

Parameters:

l -

t -

Returns:

pattern

getTimePattern
```
public static java.lang.String getTimePattern(java.util.Locale l)
```
Returns the parse time pattern for UI framework.

Parameters:

l -

t -

Returns:

pattern

getDisplayTimePattern
```
public static java.lang.String getDisplayTimePattern(java.util.Locale l)
```
Returns the parse time pattern for UI framework.

Parameters:

l -

t -

Returns:

pattern

getDateTimePattern
```
public static java.lang.String getDateTimePattern(java.util.Locale l)
```
Returns the parse date time pattern for UI framework.

Parameters:

l -

t -

Returns:

pattern

supports24Hours
```
public static boolean supports24Hours(java.util.Locale l)
```
Returns if Parse time is 24 hour format or not.

Parameters:

l -

Returns:

dateTimePartToPosition
```
public static int dateTimePartToPosition(int tokennum,
                                         java.lang.String pattern)
```
Returns the position of d,M,y,H,m,s for the pattern.

Parameters:

tokennum - 0 - day, 1- month, 2- year, 3- hour, 4 -minute, 5 - second

pattern -

Returns:

position starts with 0

stringToCodepoints
```
public static java.lang.String stringToCodepoints(java.lang.String theString,
                                                  boolean escapeSpace,
                                                  boolean escapeUnicode)
```
Converts unicodes to encoded \uxxxx and writes out any of the characters in specialSaveChars with a preceding slash

Parameters:

String - - the string to convert into code points.

escapeSpace - - flag for escpaing space in the string

escapeUnicode - - flag for escaping the slah in the unicode codepoint (For browser script/HTML)

Returns:

String - codepoints for every character in the string passed

setSettingProp
```
public static void setSettingProp(java.lang.String propName,
                                  java.lang.String propValue)
```
Save a value for setting property. This should be called only by MaxPropCache. This method exists to support various static methods in MXFormat.

Parameters:

propName - Property name

propValue - Property value

toHex
```
public static char toHex(int nibble)
```
Convert a nibble to a hex character

Parameters:

nibble - the nibble to convert.

Returns:

hexdigits char for the int nibble

isValidChar
```
public static boolean isValidChar(java.lang.String checkString)
```
Checks to see if the input string contains valid characters for the database. A-Z, 0-9, _, and $ are valid. The first character cannot equal _ or $.

Parameters:

checkString - the string to be checked

Returns:

True if valid, else False

getConvertedTypes
```
public static java.util.Map getConvertedTypes()
```
Get the string representation as in MAXTYPE domain of the maxtype by integer. Returns null if it is an unknown type.

Parameters:

i -

Returns:

getRepresentedTypes
```
public static java.util.Map getRepresentedTypes()
```
Get the string representation as in MAXTYPE domain of the maxtype by integer. Returns null if it is an unknown type.

Parameters:

i -

Returns:

formatHasTimeZone
```
public static boolean formatHasTimeZone(java.lang.String format)
```
Does this date/time format contain a time zone character.

Parameters:

format -

Returns:

boolean

formatRemoveTimeZone
```
public static java.lang.String formatRemoveTimeZone(java.lang.String format)
```
Remove time zone characters from date/time format.

Parameters:

format - Date/Time format string

Returns:

stringToTimeZone

public static java.util.TimeZone stringToTimeZone(java.lang.String d,
                                                  java.util.Locale l,
                                                  java.lang.String timeFormat,
                                                  java.util.TimeZone defaultTZ)

Parse the Date string and return the time zone. Returns the default time zone if unable to extract time zone data from the Date string.

Parameters:: d - Date String; l - Locale; timeFormat - Date/Time format string; defaultTZ - Default Time Zone
Returns:: TimeZone

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

ALN

UPPER

LOWER

DATE

DATETIME

TIME

INTEGER

SMALLINT

FLOAT

DECIMAL

DURATION

AMOUNT

YORN

GL

LONGALN

CRYPTO

CRYPTOX

CLOB

BLOB

BIGINT

UDTYPE

TYPEASSTRING

UNLIMITEDPLACES

TIMESEP

DATESEP

YEARCHAR

MONTHCHAR

DAYCHAR

AMCHAR

MINCHAR

HOUR24CHAR

HOUR12CHAR

SECONDCHAR

GENTIMEZONECHAR

RFCTIMEZONECHAR

ISOTIMEZONECHAR

SEPERATORS

SEPERATORS_FR

MINSPERHOUR

SPECIALSAVECHARS

HEXDIGITS

MXFormat

validateDoubleAgainstLocaleFormat

validateAmountAgainstLocaleFormat

validateFloatAgainstLocaleFormat

validateEnteredValueAgainstLocaleFormat

getAmountRegex

stringToInt

stringToInt

stringToIntAsBindNumber

stringToLong

stringToLong

intToString

intToString

longToString

longToString

stringToAmount

stringToAmount

amountToString

amountToString

amountToString

stringToDouble

stringToDouble

stringToDouble

doubleToString

doubleToString

doubleToString

doubleToString

doubleToString

durationToDouble

durationToDouble

doubleToDuration

doubleToDuration

stringToBoolean

stringToBoolean

booleanToString

booleanToString

booleanToInt

booleanToDouble