org.opennms.core.utils
Class TimeConverter

java.lang.Object
  org.opennms.core.utils.TimeConverter

public class TimeConverter

extends java.lang.Object

This class contains static functions used to convert time related string values into numeric values to be used in computations.

Version:

CVS 1.1.1.1

Author:

Mike, OpenNMS

Constructor Summary

TimeConverter()

Method Summary

static long

convertToMillis(java.lang.String valueToConvert) Converts the passed time string to a time value that is measured in milliseconds.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TimeConverter

public TimeConverter()

Method Detail

convertToMillis

public static long convertToMillis(java.lang.String valueToConvert)
                            throws java.lang.NumberFormatException

Converts the passed time string to a time value that is measured in milliseconds. The following extension are considered when converting the string:

Extension	Conversion Value
us	Microseconds
ms	Milliseconds
s	Seconds
m	Minutes
h	Hours
d	Days

A number entered with out any units is considered to be in milliseconds.

Parameters:

valueToConvert - The string to convert to milliseconds.

Returns:

Returns the string converted to a millisecond value.

Throws:

java.lang.NumberFormatException - Thrown if the string is malformed and a number cannot be extracted from the value.