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Android APIs
public class

DateSorter

extends Object
java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.webkit.DateSorter

Class Overview

Sorts dates into the following groups: Today Yesterday seven days ago one month ago older than a month ago

Summary

Constants
int DAY_COUNT must be >= 3
Public Constructors
DateSorter ( Context context)
Public Methods
long getBoundary (int index)
int getIndex (long time)
String getLabel (int index)
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object

Constants

public static final int DAY_COUNT

Added in API level 1

must be >= 3

Constant Value: 5 (0x00000005)

Public Constructors

public DateSorter ( Context context)

Added in API level 1

Parameters
context Application context

Public Methods

public long getBoundary (int index)

Added in API level 1

Parameters
index date bin index as returned by getIndex()
Returns
  • date boundary at given index

public int getIndex (long time)

Added in API level 1

Parameters
time time since the Epoch in milliseconds, such as that returned by Calendar.getTimeInMillis()
Returns
  • an index from 0 to (DAY_COUNT - 1) that identifies which date bin this date belongs to

public String getLabel (int index)

Added in API level 1

Parameters
index date bin index as returned by getIndex()
Returns
  • string label suitable for display to user