hydroScalingAPI.util.fileUtilities
Class ChronoFile

java.lang.Object
  hydroScalingAPI.util.fileUtilities.ChronoFile

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable

public class ChronoFile
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable

The CronoFile is an extension of a regular file that imposes an order scheme different to the alphabetical. This object handles files with extensions desribed in the Developer's manual for temporally changing raster fields

Author:

Ricardo Mantilla

Field Summary

java.io.File

fileName The File associated to this object

Constructor Summary

ChronoFile(java.io.File file, java.lang.String bN)
Creates new chronoFile

Method Summary

int	compareTo(java.lang.Object obj) The compareTo method for this object
java.util.Calendar	getDate() Returns a Calendar object associated to the ChronoFile date
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Tests for the class

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

fileName

public java.io.File fileName

The File associated to this object

Constructor Detail

ChronoFile

public ChronoFile(java.io.File file,
                  java.lang.String bN)

Creates new chronoFile

Parameters:

file - The File to associate to this object

bN - The base name of the file

Method Detail

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object obj)

The compareTo method for this object

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable

Parameters:

obj - The object to be compared against

Returns:

A negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object is less than, equal to, or greater than the specified object.

getDate

public java.util.Calendar getDate()

Returns a Calendar object associated to the ChronoFile date

Returns:

A Calendar

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

Tests for the class

Parameters:

args - The command line arguments