org.deri.iris.builtins.datatype
Class ToDateBuiltin

java.lang.Object
  org.deri.iris.builtins.AbstractBuiltin
      org.deri.iris.builtins.FunctionalBuiltin
          org.deri.iris.builtins.datatype.ConversionBuiltin
              org.deri.iris.builtins.datatype.ToDateBuiltin

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable<IAtom>, IAtom, IBuiltinAtom

public class ToDateBuiltin
extends ConversionBuiltin

Represents a data type conversion function, which converts supported data type instances to Date instances. The following data types are supported:

• DateTime

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.deri.iris.builtins.AbstractBuiltin

EMPTY_TERM

Constructor Summary

ToDateBuiltin(ITerm... terms)
Creates a new instance of this builtin.

Method Summary

protected ITerm	convert(ITerm term) Converts the given supported data type instance to the specific data type
static IDateTerm	toDate(IDateTime term) Converts a DateTime term to a Date term.

Methods inherited from class org.deri.iris.builtins.datatype.ConversionBuiltin

computeResult

Methods inherited from class org.deri.iris.builtins.FunctionalBuiltin

evaluateTerms, maxUnknownVariables, testForEquality

Methods inherited from class org.deri.iris.builtins.AbstractBuiltin

compareTo, equals, evaluate, getPredicate, getTuple, hashCode, isBuiltin, isGround, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ToDateBuiltin

public ToDateBuiltin(ITerm... terms)

Creates a new instance of this builtin.

Parameters:

terms - The term representing the data type instance to be converted.

Method Detail

convert

protected ITerm convert(ITerm term)

Description copied from class: ConversionBuiltin

Converts the given supported data type instance to the specific data type

Specified by:

convert in class ConversionBuiltin

Returns:

The result of the conversion or null if the specified data type is not compatible.

toDate

public static IDateTerm toDate(IDateTime term)

Converts a DateTime term to a Date term.

Parameters:

term - The DateTime term to be converted.

Returns:

A new Date term representing the result of the conversion.