org.opennms.core.utils

Class TimeConverter

java.lang.Object

org.opennms.core.utils.TimeConverter

public abstract class TimeConverter
extends Object

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

Author:

Mike

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TimeConverter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static long	convertToMillis(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(String valueToConvert)
                            throws 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:

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