Every get tired of converting from Dates to Calendars and then need to use SimpleDateFormat to output it as a String?  How about parsing a string and getting a Date object?  Personally after a single project that had several  date time stamps that required manipulation I grew very tired of this.  So I introduce you to AdvancedCalendar.  It combines java.util.Calendar, java.util.Date, and java.text.SimpleDateFormat into a single class.  Here are some of the features I find useful:

  • Static parse() methods for converting a String date time into an AdvancedCalendar object.
  • Multiple constructors taking Calendar, and Date objects.
  • Ability to specify an output format on the object.
  • Manipulate the date time within a single object.
  • Functional Methods return the object for chaining actions.

I didn’t want to just simplify the usage of these three classes, I wanted to improve upon their functionality to make it easier in use.  Now we have one single class that is extensible. While we can discuss the merits of combining these into a single class or not, sometimes it’s just nice to work with a single object.


If you come up with any cool enhancements please share them back here!

package name.mymiller.extensions.lang;

import java.text.DateFormatSymbols;
import java.text.FieldPosition;
import java.text.NumberFormat;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.time.Instant;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.GregorianCalendar;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.TimeZone;

/**
 * Advanced class that combines Date, Calendar, and SimpleDateformat into a
 * single object for simplicity.
 *
 * @author jmiller
 * @see Calendar
 */
public class AdvancedCalendar {
	/**
	 * A style specifier for getDisplayNames indicating names in all styles, such as
	 * "January" and "Jan".
	 */
	public static int ALL_STYLES = Calendar.ALL_STYLES;

	/**
	 * Value of the AM_PM field indicating the period of the day from midnight to
	 * just before noon.
	 */
	public static int	AM		= Calendar.AM;
	/**
	 * Field number for get and set indicating whether the HOUR is before or after
	 * noon.
	 */
	public static int	AM_PM	= Calendar.AM_PM;

	/**
	 * Value of the MONTH field indicating the fourth month of the year in the
	 * Gregorian and Julian calendars.
	 */
	public static int APRIL = Calendar.APRIL;

	/**
	 * Value of the MONTH field indicating the eighth month of the year in the
	 * Gregorian and Julian calendars.
	 */
	public static int AUGUST = Calendar.AUGUST;

	/**
	 * Field number for get and set indicating the day of the month.
	 */
	public static int DATE = Calendar.DATE;

	/**
	 * Field number for get and set indicating the day of the month.
	 */
	public static int DAY_OF_MONTH = Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH;

	/**
	 * Field number for get and set indicating the day of the week.
	 */
	public static int DAY_OF_WEEK = Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK;

	/**
	 * Field number for get and set indicating the ordinal number of the day of the
	 * week within the current month.
	 */
	public static int DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH = Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH;

	/**
	 * Field number for get and set indicating the day number within the current
	 * year.
	 */
	public static int DAY_OF_YEAR = Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR;

	/**
	 * Value of the MONTH field indicating the twelfth month of the year in the
	 * Gregorian and Julian calendars.
	 */
	public static int DECEMBER = Calendar.DECEMBER;

	/**
	 * Field number for get and set indicating the daylight saving offset in
	 * milliseconds.
	 */
	public static int DST_OFFSET = Calendar.DST_OFFSET;

	/**
	 * Field number for get and set indicating the era, e.g., AD or BC in the Julian
	 * calendar.
	 */
	public static int ERA = Calendar.ERA;

	/**
	 * Value of the MONTH field indicating the second month of the year in the
	 * Gregorian and Julian calendars.
	 */
	public static int FEBRUARY = Calendar.FEBRUARY;

	/**
	 * The number of distinct fields recognized by get and set.
	 */
	public static int FIELD_COUNT = Calendar.FIELD_COUNT;

	/**
	 * Value of the DAY_OF_WEEK field indicating Friday.
	 */
	public static int FRIDAY = Calendar.FRIDAY;

	/**
	 * Field number for get and set indicating the hour of the morning or afternoon.
	 */
	public static int HOUR = Calendar.HOUR;

	/**
	 * Field number for get and set indicating the hour of the day.
	 */
	public static int HOUR_OF_DAY = Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY;

	/**
	 * Value of the MONTH field indicating the first month of the year in the
	 * Gregorian and Julian calendars.
	 */
	public static int JANUARY = Calendar.JANUARY;

	/**
	 * Value of the MONTH field indicating the seventh month of the year in the
	 * Gregorian and Julian calendars.
	 */
	public static int JULY = Calendar.JULY;

	/**
	 * Value of the MONTH field indicating the sixth month of the year in the
	 * Gregorian and Julian calendars.
	 */
	public static int JUNE = Calendar.JUNE;

	/**
	 * A style specifier for getDisplayName and getDisplayNames equivalent to
	 * LONG_FORMAT.
	 */
	public static int LONG = Calendar.LONG;

	/**
	 * A style specifier for getDisplayName and getDisplayNames indicating a long
	 * name used for format.
	 */
	public static int LONG_FORMAT = Calendar.LONG_FORMAT;

	/**
	 * A style specifier for getDisplayName and getDisplayNames indicating a long
	 * name used independently, such as a month name as calendar headers.
	 */
	public static int LONG_STANDALONE = Calendar.LONG_STANDALONE;

	/**
	 * Value of the MONTH field indicating the third month of the year in the
	 * Gregorian and Julian calendars.
	 */
	public static int MARCH = Calendar.MARCH;

	/**
	 * Value of the MONTH field indicating the fifth month of the year in the
	 * Gregorian and Julian calendars.
	 */
	public static int MAY = Calendar.MAY;

	/**
	 * Field number for get and set indicating the millisecond within the second.
	 */
	public static int MILLISECOND = Calendar.MILLISECOND;

	/**
	 * Field number for get and set indicating the minute within the hour.
	 */
	public static int MINUTE = Calendar.MINUTE;

	/**
	 * Value of the DAY_OF_WEEK field indicating Monday.
	 */
	public static int MONDAY = Calendar.MONDAY;

	/**
	 *
	 */
	public static int MONTH = Calendar.MONTH;

	/**
	 * A style specifier for getDisplayName and getDisplayNames indicating a narrow
	 * name used for format.
	 */
	public static int NARROW_FORMAT = Calendar.NARROW_FORMAT;

	/**
	 * A style specifier for getDisplayName and getDisplayNames indicating a narrow
	 * name independently.
	 */
	public static int NARROW_STANDALONE = Calendar.NARROW_STANDALONE;

	/**
	 * Value of the MONTH field indicating the eleventh month of the year in the
	 * Gregorian and Julian calendars.
	 */
	public static int NOVEMBER = Calendar.NOVEMBER;

	/**
	 * Value of the MONTH field indicating the tenth month of the year in the
	 * Gregorian and Julian calendars.
	 */
	public static int OCTOBER = Calendar.OCTOBER;

	/**
	 * Value of the AM_PM field indicating the period of the day from noon to just
	 * before midnight.
	 */
	public static int PM = Calendar.PM;

	/**
	 * Value of the DAY_OF_WEEK field indicating Saturday.
	 */
	public static int SATURDAY = Calendar.SATURDAY;

	/**
	 * Field number for get and set indicating the second within the minute.
	 */
	public static int SECOND = Calendar.SECOND;

	/**
	 * Value of the MONTH field indicating the ninth month of the year in the
	 * Gregorian and Julian calendars.
	 */
	public static int SEPTEMBER = Calendar.SEPTEMBER;

	/**
	 * A style specifier for getDisplayName and getDisplayNames equivalent to
	 * SHORT_FORMAT.
	 */
	public static int SHORT = Calendar.SHORT;

	/**
	 * A style specifier for getDisplayName and getDisplayNames indicating a short
	 * name used for format.
	 */
	public static int SHORT_FORMAT = Calendar.SHORT_FORMAT;

	/**
	 * A style specifier for getDisplayName and getDisplayNames indicating a short
	 * name used independently, such as a month abbreviation as calendar headers.
	 */
	public static int SHORT_STANDALONE = Calendar.SHORT_STANDALONE;

	/**
	 * Value of the DAY_OF_WEEK field indicating Sunday.
	 */
	public static int SUNDAY = Calendar.SUNDAY;

	/**
	 * Value of the DAY_OF_WEEK field indicating Thursday.
	 */
	public static int THURSDAY = Calendar.THURSDAY;

	/**
	 * Value of the DAY_OF_WEEK field indicating Tuesday.
	 */
	public static int TUESDAY = Calendar.TUESDAY;

	/**
	 * Value of the MONTH field indicating the thirteenth month of the year.
	 */
	public static int UNDECIMBER = Calendar.UNDECIMBER;

	/**
	 * Value of the DAY_OF_WEEK field indicating Wednesday.
	 */
	public static int WEDNESDAY = Calendar.WEDNESDAY;

	/**
	 * Field number for get and set indicating the week number within the current
	 * month.
	 */
	public static int WEEK_OF_MONTH = Calendar.WEEK_OF_MONTH;

	/**
	 * Field number for get and set indicating the week number within the current
	 * year.
	 */
	public static int WEEK_OF_YEAR = Calendar.WEEK_OF_YEAR;

	/**
	 * Field number for get and set indicating the year.
	 */
	public static int YEAR = Calendar.YEAR;

	/**
	 * Field number for get and set indicating the raw offset from GMT in
	 * milliseconds.
	 */
	public static int ZONE_OFFSET = Calendar.ZONE_OFFSET;

	/**
	 * Create and AdvancedCalendar from a String with a pattern date time.
	 *
	 * @param pattern
	 *            String containing the Pattern to parse the dateTime
	 * @param dateTime
	 *            String containing the date time in the pattern format
	 * @return AdvancedCalendar object for this date time
	 * @throws ParseException
	 *             Error in parsing the date time
	 * @see SimpleDateFormat
	 */
	public static AdvancedCalendar parse(String pattern, String dateTime) throws ParseException {
		final SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern);
		final Date date = format.parse(dateTime);

		return new AdvancedCalendar(date);
	}

	/**
	 * Create and AdvancedCalendar from a String with a pattern date time.
	 *
	 * @param pattern
	 *            String containing the Pattern to parse the dateTime
	 * @param dateTime
	 *            String containing the date time in the pattern format
	 * @param startDate
	 *            During parsing, two digit years will be placed in the range
	 *            startDate to startDate + 100 years.
	 * @return AdvancedCalendar object for this date time
	 * @throws ParseException
	 *             Error in parsing the date time
	 * @see SimpleDateFormat
	 */
	public static AdvancedCalendar parse(String pattern, String dateTime, Date startDate) throws ParseException {
		final SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern);
		format.set2DigitYearStart(startDate);
		final Date date = format.parse(dateTime);

		return new AdvancedCalendar(date);
	}

	/**
	 * Create and AdvancedCalendar from a String with a pattern date time.
	 *
	 * @param pattern
	 *            String containing the Pattern to parse the dateTime
	 * @param dateTime
	 *            String containing the date time in the pattern format
	 * @param startDate
	 *            During parsing, two digit years will be placed in the range
	 *            startDate to startDate + 100 years.
	 * @param zone
	 *            the given new time zone.
	 * @return AdvancedCalendar object for this date time
	 * @throws ParseException
	 *             Error in parsing the date time
	 * @see SimpleDateFormat
	 */
	public static AdvancedCalendar parse(String pattern, String dateTime, Date startDate, TimeZone zone)
			throws ParseException {
		final SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern);
		if (startDate != null) {
			format.set2DigitYearStart(startDate);
		}
		if (zone != null) {
			format.setTimeZone(zone);
		}
		final Date date = format.parse(dateTime);

		return new AdvancedCalendar(date);
	}

	/**
	 * Create and AdvancedCalendar from a String with a pattern date time.
	 *
	 * @param pattern
	 *            String containing the Pattern to parse the dateTime
	 * @param dateTime
	 *            String containing the date time in the pattern format
	 * @param startDate
	 *            During parsing, two digit years will be placed in the range
	 *            startDate to startDate + 100 years.
	 * @param zone
	 *            the given new time zone.
	 * @param lenient
	 *            when true, parsing is lenient
	 * @return AdvancedCalendar object for this date time
	 * @throws ParseException
	 *             Error in parsing the date time
	 * @see SimpleDateFormat
	 */
	public static AdvancedCalendar parse(String pattern, String dateTime, Date startDate, TimeZone zone,
			boolean lenient) throws ParseException {
		final SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern);
		if (startDate != null) {
			format.set2DigitYearStart(startDate);
		}
		if (zone != null) {
			format.setTimeZone(zone);
		}
		format.setLenient(lenient);
		final Date date = format.parse(dateTime);

		return new AdvancedCalendar(date);
	}

	/**
	 * SimpleDateFormat for this AdvancedCalendar
	 */
	private final SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat();

	/**
	 * Calendar object for maintaining the internal time
	 */
	private Calendar calendar = null;

	/**
	 * Constructs a AdvancedCalendar with the default time zone and locale.
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar() {
		this.calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
	}

	/**
	 * Constructs an AdvancedCalendar with an existing Calendar object
	 *
	 * @param calendar
	 *            Calendar object to initialize the AdvancedCalendar
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar(Calendar calendar) {
		this.calendar = calendar;
	}

	/**
	 * Constructs a AdvancedCalendar with the default time zone and locale, and set
	 * the time to the indicated Date
	 *
	 * @param date
	 *            Date containing the date/time to set
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar(Date date) {
		this.calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
		this.calendar.setTime(date);
	}

	/**
	 * Constructs a AdvancedCalendar with the default time zone and specified
	 * locale, and set the time to the indicated Date
	 *
	 * @param date
	 *            Date containing the date/time to set
	 * @param aLocale
	 *            the locale for the week data
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar(Date date, Locale aLocale) {
		this.calendar = Calendar.getInstance(aLocale);
		this.calendar.setTime(date);
	}

	/**
	 * Constructs a AdvancedCalendar with the default locale and specified time
	 * zone, and set the time to the indicated Date
	 *
	 * @param date
	 *            Date containing the date/time to set
	 * @param zone
	 *            the time zone to use
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar(Date date, TimeZone zone) {
		this.calendar = Calendar.getInstance(zone);
		this.calendar.setTime(date);
	}

	/**
	 * Constructs a AdvancedCalendar with the specified time zone and locale, and
	 * set the time to the indicated Date
	 *
	 * @param date
	 *            Date containing the date/time to set
	 * @param zone
	 *            the time zone to use
	 * @param aLocale
	 *            the locale for the week data
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar(Date date, TimeZone zone, Locale aLocale) {
		this.calendar = Calendar.getInstance(zone, aLocale);
		this.calendar.setTime(date);
	}

	/**
	 * Convert a GregorianCalendar into an AdvancedCalendar
	 *
	 * @param gregorianCalendar
	 *            GregorianCalendar to use.
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar(GregorianCalendar gregorianCalendar) {
		this(gregorianCalendar.getTime());
	}

	/**
	 * Constructs an AdvancedCalendar with an existing Instant object
	 *
	 * @param instant
	 *            Instant object o initialize the AdvancedCalendar
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar(Instant instant) {
		this.calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
		this.setTimeInMillis(instant.getEpochSecond());
	}

	/**
	 * Constructs a AdvancedCalendar with the default time zone and locale
	 *
	 * @param aLocale
	 *            the locale for the week data
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar(Locale aLocale) {
		this.calendar = Calendar.getInstance(aLocale);
	}

	/**
	 * Constructs a AdvancedCalendar with the default locale and specified time zone
	 *
	 * @param zone
	 *            the time zone to use
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar(TimeZone zone) {
		this.calendar = Calendar.getInstance(zone);
	}

	/**
	 * Constructs a AdvancedCalendar with the specified time zone and locale
	 *
	 * @param zone
	 *            the time zone to use
	 * @param aLocale
	 *            the locale for the week data
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar(TimeZone zone, Locale aLocale) {
		this.calendar = Calendar.getInstance(zone, aLocale);
	}

	/**
	 * Adds or subtracts the specified amount of time to the given calendar field,
	 * based on the calendar's rules. For example, to subtract 5 days from the
	 * current time of the calendar, you can achieve it by calling:
	 * add(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, -5).
	 *
	 * @param field
	 *            the calendar field.
	 * @param amount
	 *            the amount of date or time to be added to the field.
	 * @return reference to this AdvancedCalendar
	 * @see Calendar#add(int, int)
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar add(int field, int amount) {
		this.calendar.add(field, amount);
		return this;
	}

	/**
	 * Add a number of days to this Advanced Calendar
	 * 
	 * @param amount
	 *            The number to Add
	 * @return this Calendar reference
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar addDays(int amount) {
		return this.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR, amount);
	}

	/**
	 * Add a number of hours to this Advanced Calendar
	 * 
	 * @param amount
	 *            The number to Add
	 * @return this Calendar reference
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar addHours(int amount) {
		return this.add(Calendar.HOUR, amount);
	}

	/**
	 * Add a number of minutes to this Advanced Calendar
	 * 
	 * @param amount
	 *            The number to Add
	 * @return this Calendar reference
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar addMinutes(int amount) {
		return this.add(Calendar.MINUTE, amount);
	}

	/**
	 * Add a number of months to this Advanced Calendar
	 * 
	 * @param amount
	 *            The number to Add
	 * @return this Calendar reference
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar addMonths(int amount) {
		return this.add(Calendar.MONTH, amount);
	}

	/**
	 * Add a number of seconds to this Advanced Calendar
	 * 
	 * @param amount
	 *            The number to Add
	 * @return this Calendar reference
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar addSeconds(int amount) {
		return this.add(Calendar.SECOND, amount);
	}

	/**
	 * Add a number of years to this Advanced Calendar
	 * 
	 * @param amount
	 *            The number to Add
	 * @return this Calendar reference
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar addYears(int amount) {
		return this.add(Calendar.YEAR, amount);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns whether this Calendar represents a time after the time represented by
	 * the specified Object. This method is equivalent to:
	 * <p>
	 * compareTo(when) > 0
	 *
	 * @param when
	 *            the Object to be compared
	 * @return true if the time of this Calendar is after the time represented by
	 *         when; false otherwise.
	 * @see Calendar#after(Object)
	 */
	public boolean after(Object when) {
		return this.calendar.after(when);
	}

	/**
	 * Applies the given pattern string to this date format.
	 *
	 * @param pattern
	 *            the new date and time pattern for this date format
	 * @see SimpleDateFormat#applyPattern(String)
	 */
	public void applyPattern(String pattern) {
		this.format.applyPattern(pattern);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns whether this Calendar represents a time before the time represented
	 * by the specified Object. This method is equivalent to:
	 * <p>
	 * compareTo(when) < 0
	 *
	 * @param when
	 *            he Object to be compared
	 * @return true if the time of this Calendar is before the time represented by
	 *         when; false otherwise.
	 * @see Calendar#before(Object)
	 */
	public boolean before(Object when) {
		return this.calendar.before(when);
	}

	/**
	 * Sets all the calendar field values and the time value (millisecond offset
	 * from the Epoch) of this Calendar undefined. This means that isSet() will
	 * return false for all the calendar fields, and the date and time calculations
	 * will treat the fields as if they had never been set. A Calendar
	 * implementation class may use its specific default field values for date/time
	 * calculations. For example, GregorianCalendar uses 1970 if the YEAR field
	 * value is undefined.
	 *
	 * @return reference to this AdvancedCalendar
	 * @see Calendar#clear()
	 */
	public final AdvancedCalendar clear() {
		this.calendar.clear();
		return this;
	}

	/**
	 * Sets the given calendar field value and the time value (millisecond offset
	 * from the Epoch) of this Calendar undefined. This means that isSet(field) will
	 * return false, and the date and time calculations will treat the field as if
	 * it had never been set. A Calendar implementation class may use the field's
	 * specific default value for date and time calculations. The HOUR_OF_DAY, HOUR
	 * and AM_PM fields are handled independently and the the resolution rule for
	 * the time of day is applied. Clearing one of the fields doesn't reset the hour
	 * of day value of this Calendar. Use set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0) to reset the
	 * hour value.
	 *
	 * @param field
	 *            the calendar field to be cleared.
	 * @return reference to this AdvancedCalendar
	 * @see Calendar#clear(int)
	 */
	public final AdvancedCalendar clear(int field) {
		this.calendar.clear(field);
		return this;
	}

	/**
	 * Creates and returns a copy of this object.
	 *
	 * @return a copy of this object.
	 * @see Calendar#clone()
	 */
	@Override
	public AdvancedCalendar clone() {
		return new AdvancedCalendar((Calendar) this.calendar.clone());
	}

	/**
	 * Compares the time values (millisecond offsets from the Epoch) represented by
	 * two Calendar objects.
	 *
	 * @param anotherCalendar
	 *            the Calendar to be compared.
	 * @return the value 0 if the time represented by the argument is equal to the
	 *         time represented by this Calendar; a value less than 0 if the time of
	 *         this Calendar is before the time represented by the argument; and a
	 *         value greater than 0 if the time of this Calendar is after the time
	 *         represented by the argument.
	 * @see Calendar#compareTo(Calendar)
	 */
	public int compareTo(Calendar anotherCalendar) {
		return this.calendar.compareTo(anotherCalendar);
	}

	/*
	 * (non-Javadoc)
	 *
	 * @see java.name.mymiller.extensions.lang.Object#equals(java.name.mymiller.
	 * extensions.lang.Object)
	 */
	@Override
	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
		if (this == obj) {
			return true;
		}
		if (obj == null) {
			return false;
		}
		if (!(obj instanceof AdvancedCalendar)) {
			return false;
		}
		final AdvancedCalendar other = (AdvancedCalendar) obj;
		if (this.calendar == null) {
			if (other.calendar != null) {
				return false;
			}
		} else if (!this.calendar.equals(other.calendar)) {
			return false;
		}
		if (this.format == null) {
			return other.format == null;
		} else {
			return this.format.equals(other.format);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Formats a Date into a date/time string.
	 *
	 * @return the formatted time string.
	 * @see java.text.DateFormat#format(Date)
	 */
	public final String format() {
		return this.format.format(this.calendar.getTime());
	}

	/**
	 * Formats a Date into a date/time string.
	 *
	 * @param pattern
	 *            Pattern to format string
	 * @return the formatted time string.
	 * @see java.text.DateFormat#format(Date)
	 */
	public final String format(String pattern) {
		final String savedPattern = this.format.toPattern();
		this.format.applyPattern(pattern);
		final String formatted = this.format.format(this.calendar.getTime());
		this.format.applyPattern(savedPattern);
		return formatted;
	}

	/**
	 * Overrides Format. Formats a time object into a time string. Examples of time
	 * objects are a time value expressed in milliseconds and a Date object.
	 *
	 * @param pattern
	 *            Pattern to format string
	 * @param toAppendTo
	 *            the string buffer for the returning time string.
	 * @param pos
	 *            keeps track of the position of the field within the returned
	 *            string. On input: an alignment field, if desired. On output: the
	 *            offsets of the alignment field. For example, given a time text
	 *            "1996.07.10 AD at 15:08:56 PDT", if the given fieldPosition is
	 *            DateFormat.YEAR_FIELD, the begin index and end index of
	 *            fieldPosition will be set to 0 and 4, respectively. Notice that if
	 *            the same time field appears more than once in a pattern, the
	 *            fieldPosition will be set for the first occurrence of that time
	 *            field. For instance, formatting a Date to the time string "1 PM
	 *            PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)" using the pattern "h a z (zzzz)" and
	 *            the alignment field DateFormat.TIMEZONE_FIELD, the begin index and
	 *            end index of fieldPosition will be set to 5 and 8, respectively,
	 *            for the first occurrence of the timezone pattern character 'z'.
	 * @return the string buffer passed in as toAppendTo, with formatted text
	 *         appended.
	 * @see SimpleDateFormat#format(Date, StringBuffer, FieldPosition)
	 */
	public StringBuffer format(String pattern, StringBuffer toAppendTo, FieldPosition pos) {
		final String savedPattern = this.format.toPattern();
		this.format.applyPattern(pattern);
		final StringBuffer stringBuffer = this.format.format(this.calendar.getTime(), toAppendTo, pos);
		this.format.applyPattern(savedPattern);
		return stringBuffer;
	}

	/**
	 * Overrides Format. Formats a time object into a time string. Examples of time
	 * objects are a time value expressed in milliseconds and a Date object.
	 *
	 * @param toAppendTo
	 *            the string buffer for the returning time string.
	 * @param pos
	 *            keeps track of the position of the field within the returned
	 *            string. On input: an alignment field, if desired. On output: the
	 *            offsets of the alignment field. For example, given a time text
	 *            "1996.07.10 AD at 15:08:56 PDT", if the given fieldPosition is
	 *            DateFormat.YEAR_FIELD, the begin index and end index of
	 *            fieldPosition will be set to 0 and 4, respectively. Notice that if
	 *            the same time field appears more than once in a pattern, the
	 *            fieldPosition will be set for the first occurrence of that time
	 *            field. For instance, formatting a Date to the time string "1 PM
	 *            PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)" using the pattern "h a z (zzzz)" and
	 *            the alignment field DateFormat.TIMEZONE_FIELD, the begin index and
	 *            end index of fieldPosition will be set to 5 and 8, respectively,
	 *            for the first occurrence of the timezone pattern character 'z'.
	 * @return the string buffer passed in as toAppendTo, with formatted text
	 *         appended.
	 * @see SimpleDateFormat#format(Date, StringBuffer, FieldPosition)
	 */
	public StringBuffer format(StringBuffer toAppendTo, FieldPosition pos) {
		return this.format.format(this.calendar.getTime(), toAppendTo, pos);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the given calendar field. In lenient mode, all calendar
	 * fields are normalized. In non-lenient mode, all calendar fields are validated
	 * and this method throws an exception if any calendar fields have out-of-range
	 * values. The normalization and validation are handled by the complete()
	 * method, which process is calendar system dependent.
	 *
	 * @param field
	 *            the given calendar field.
	 * @return the value for the given calendar field.
	 * @see Calendar#get(int)
	 */
	public int get(int field) {
		return this.calendar.get(field);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the maximum value that the specified calendar field could have, given
	 * the time value of this Calendar. For example, the actual maximum value of the
	 * MONTH field is 12 in some years, and 13 in other years in the Hebrew calendar
	 * system. The default implementation of this method uses an iterative algorithm
	 * to determine the actual maximum value for the calendar field. Subclasses
	 * should, if possible, override this with a more efficient implementation.
	 *
	 * @param field
	 *            the calendar field
	 * @return the maximum of the given calendar field for the time value of this
	 *         Calendar
	 * @see Calendar#getActualMaximum(int)
	 */
	public int getActualMaximum(int field) {
		return this.calendar.getActualMaximum(field);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the minimum value that the specified calendar field could have, given
	 * the time value of this Calendar. The default implementation of this method
	 * uses an iterative algorithm to determine the actual minimum value for the
	 * calendar field. Subclasses should, if possible, override this with a more
	 * efficient implementation - in many cases, they can simply return
	 * getMinimum().
	 *
	 * @param field
	 *            the calendar field
	 * @return the minimum of the given calendar field for the time value of this
	 *         Calendar
	 * @see Calendar#getActualMinimum(int)
	 */
	public int getActualMinimum(int field) {
		return this.calendar.getActualMinimum(field);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns an unmodifiable Set containing all calendar types supported by
	 * Calendar in the runtime environment. The available calendar types can be used
	 * for the Unicode locale extensions. The Set returned contains at least
	 * "gregory". The calendar types don't include aliases, such as "gregorian" for
	 * "gregory".
	 *
	 * @return an unmodifiable Set containing all available calendar types
	 */
	public Set<String> getAvailableCalendarTypes() {
		return Calendar.getAvailableCalendarTypes();
	}

	/**
	 * Returns an array of all locales for which the getInstance methods of this
	 * class can return localized instances.
	 *
	 * @return An array of locales for which localized Calendar instances are
	 *         available.
	 */
	public Locale[] getAvailableLocales() {
		return Calendar.getAvailableLocales();
	}

	/**
	 * @return the calendar
	 */
	public final Calendar getCalendar() {
		return this.calendar;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the calendar type of this Calendar. Calendar types are defined by the
	 * Unicode Locale Data Markup Language (LDML) specification. The default
	 * implementation of this method returns the class name of this Calendar
	 * instance. Any subclasses that implement LDML-defined calendar systems should
	 * override this method to return appropriate calendar types.
	 *
	 * @return the LDML-defined calendar type or the class name of this Calendar
	 *         instance
	 * @see Calendar#getCalendarType()
	 */
	public String getCalendarType() {
		return this.calendar.getCalendarType();
	}

	/**
	 * @return Date object representing this date time
	 * @see Calendar#getTime()
	 */
	public final Date getDate() {
		return this.calendar.getTime();
	}

	/**
	 * Gets a copy of the date and time format symbols of this date format.
	 *
	 * @return the date and time format symbols of this date format
	 * @see SimpleDateFormat#getDateFormatSymbols()
	 */
	public DateFormatSymbols getDateFormatSymbols() {
		return this.format.getDateFormatSymbols();
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the string representation of the calendar field value in the given
	 * style and locale. If no string representation is applicable, null is
	 * returned. This method calls get(field) to get the calendar field value if the
	 * string representation is applicable to the given calendar field. For example,
	 * if this Calendar is a GregorianCalendar and its date is 2005-01-01, then the
	 * string representation of the MONTH field would be "January" in the long style
	 * in an English locale or "Jan" in the short style. However, no string
	 * representation would be available for the DAY_OF_MONTH field, and this method
	 * would return null.
	 * <p>
	 * The default implementation supports the calendar fields for which a
	 * DateFormatSymbols has names in the given locale.
	 *
	 * @param field
	 *            the calendar field for which the string representation is returned
	 * @param style
	 *            the style applied to the string representation; one of
	 *            SHORT_FORMAT (SHORT), SHORT_STANDALONE, LONG_FORMAT (LONG),
	 *            LONG_STANDALONE, NARROW_FORMAT, or NARROW_STANDALONE.
	 * @param locale
	 *            the locale for the string representation (any calendar types
	 *            specified by locale are ignored)
	 * @return the string representation of the given field in the given style, or
	 *         null if no string representation is applicable.
	 * @see Calendar#getDisplayName(int, int, Locale)
	 */
	public String getDisplayName(int field, int style, Locale locale) {
		return this.calendar.getDisplayName(field, style, locale);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns a Map containing all names of the calendar field in the given style
	 * and locale and their corresponding field values. For example, if this
	 * Calendar is a GregorianCalendar, the returned map would contain "Jan" to
	 * JANUARY, "Feb" to FEBRUARY, and so on, in the short style in an English
	 * locale. Narrow names may not be unique due to use of single characters, such
	 * as "S" for Sunday and Saturday. In that case narrow names are not included in
	 * the returned Map.
	 * <p>
	 * The values of other calendar fields may be taken into account to determine a
	 * set of display names. For example, if this Calendar is a lunisolar calendar
	 * system and the year value given by the YEAR field has a leap month, this
	 * method would return month names containing the leap month name, and month
	 * names are mapped to their values specific for the year.
	 * <p>
	 * The default implementation supports display names contained in a
	 * DateFormatSymbols. For example, if field is MONTH and style is ALL_STYLES,
	 * this method returns a Map containing all strings returned by
	 * DateFormatSymbols.getShortMonths() and DateFormatSymbols.getMonths().
	 *
	 * @param field
	 *            the calendar field for which the display names are returned
	 * @param style
	 *            the style applied to the string representation; one of
	 *            SHORT_FORMAT (SHORT), SHORT_STANDALONE, LONG_FORMAT (LONG),
	 *            LONG_STANDALONE, NARROW_FORMAT, or NARROW_STANDALONE
	 * @param locale
	 *            the locale for the display names
	 * @return a Map containing all display names in style and locale and their
	 *         field values, or null if no display names are defined for field
	 * @see Calendar#getDisplayNames(int, int, Locale)
	 */
	public Map<String, Integer> getDisplayNames(int field, int style, Locale locale) {
		return this.calendar.getDisplayNames(field, style, locale);
	}

	/**
	 * Gets what the first day of the week is; e.g., SUNDAY in the U.S., MONDAY in
	 * France.
	 *
	 * @return the first day of the week.
	 * @see Calendar#getFirstDayOfWeek()
	 */
	public int getFirstDayOfWeek() {
		return this.calendar.getFirstDayOfWeek();
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the highest minimum value for the given calendar field of this
	 * Calendar instance. The highest minimum value is defined as the largest value
	 * returned by getActualMinimum(int) for any possible time value. The greatest
	 * minimum value depends on calendar system specific parameters of the instance.
	 *
	 * @param field
	 *            the calendar field.
	 * @return the highest minimum value for the given calendar field.
	 * @see Calendar#getGreatestMinimum(int)
	 */
	public int getGreatestMinimum(int field) {
		return this.calendar.getGreatestMinimum(field);
	}

	/**
	 * @return a GregorianCalendar
	 */
	public final GregorianCalendar getGregorianCalendar() {
		final GregorianCalendar gregorianCalendar = new GregorianCalendar();
		gregorianCalendar.setTime(this.calendar.getTime());
		return gregorianCalendar;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the lowest maximum value for the given calendar field of this
	 * Calendar instance. The lowest maximum value is defined as the smallest value
	 * returned by getActualMaximum(int) for any possible time value. The least
	 * maximum value depends on calendar system specific parameters of the instance.
	 * For example, a Calendar for the Gregorian calendar system returns 28 for the
	 * DAY_OF_MONTH field, because the 28th is the last day of the shortest month of
	 * this calendar, February in a common year.
	 *
	 * @param field
	 *            the calendar field.
	 * @return the lowest maximum value for the given calendar field.
	 * @see Calendar#getLeastMaximum(int)
	 */
	public int getLeastMaximum(int field) {
		return this.calendar.getLeastMaximum(field);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the maximum value for the given calendar field of this Calendar
	 * instance. The maximum value is defined as the largest value returned by the
	 * get method for any possible time value. The maximum value depends on calendar
	 * system specific parameters of the instance.
	 *
	 * @param field
	 *            the calendar field.
	 * @return the maximum value for the given calendar field.
	 * @see Calendar#getMaximum(int)
	 */
	public int getMaximum(int field) {
		return this.calendar.getMaximum(field);
	}

	/**
	 * Gets what the minimal days required in the first week of the year are; e.g.,
	 * if the first week is defined as one that contains the first day of the first
	 * month of a year, this method returns 1. If the minimal days required must be
	 * a full week, this method returns 7.
	 *
	 * @return the minimal days required in the first week of the year.
	 * @see Calendar#getMinimalDaysInFirstWeek()
	 */
	public int getMinimalDaysInFirstWeek() {
		return this.calendar.getMinimalDaysInFirstWeek();
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the minimum value for the given calendar field of this Calendar
	 * instance. The minimum value is defined as the smallest value returned by the
	 * get method for any possible time value. The minimum value depends on calendar
	 * system specific parameters of the instance.
	 *
	 * @param field
	 *            the calendar field.
	 * @return the minimum value for the given calendar field.
	 * @see Calendar#getMinimum(int)
	 */
	public int getMinimum(int field) {
		return this.calendar.getMinimum(field);
	}

	/**
	 * Gets the number formatter which this date/time formatter uses to format and
	 * parse a time.
	 *
	 * @return the number formatter which this date/time formatter uses.
	 * @see java.text.DateFormat#getNumberFormat()
	 */
	public NumberFormat getNumberFormat() {
		return this.format.getNumberFormat();
	}

	/**
	 * Returns a string representing the current pattern
	 *
	 * @return String with the current pattern
	 */
	public final String getPattern() {
		return this.format.toPattern();
	}

	/**
	 * Returns this Calendar's time value in milliseconds.
	 *
	 * @return the current time as UTC milliseconds from the epoch.
	 * @see Calendar#getTimeInMillis()
	 */
	public long getTimeInMillis() {
		return this.calendar.getTimeInMillis();
	}

	/**
	 * Gets the time zone.
	 *
	 * @return the time zone object associated with this calendar.
	 * @see Calendar#getTimeZone()
	 */
	public TimeZone getTimeZone() {
		return this.calendar.getTimeZone();
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the number of weeks in the week year represented by this Calendar.
	 * The default implementation of this method throws an
	 * UnsupportedOperationException.
	 *
	 * @return the number of weeks in the week year.
	 * @see Calendar#getWeeksInWeekYear()
	 */
	public int getWeeksInWeekYear() {
		return this.calendar.getWeeksInWeekYear();
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the week year represented by this Calendar. The week year is in sync
	 * with the week cycle. The first day of the first week is the first day of the
	 * week year. The default implementation of this method throws an
	 * UnsupportedOperationException.
	 *
	 * @return the week year of this Calendar
	 * @see Calendar#getWeekYear()
	 */
	public int getWeekYear() {
		return this.calendar.getWeekYear();
	}

	/*
	 * (non-Javadoc)
	 *
	 * @see java.name.mymiller.extensions.lang.Object#hashCode()
	 */
	@Override
	public int hashCode() {
		final int prime = 31;
		int result = 1;
		result = (prime * result) + ((this.calendar == null) ? 0 : this.calendar.hashCode());
		result = (prime * result) + ((this.format == null) ? 0 : this.format.hashCode());
		return result;
	}

	/**
	 * Tells whether date/time interpretation is to be lenient.
	 *
	 * @return true if the interpretation mode of this calendar is lenient; false
	 *         otherwise.
	 * @see Calendar#isLenient()
	 */
	public boolean isLenient() {
		return this.calendar.isLenient();
	}

	/**
	 * Determines if the given calendar field has a value set, including cases that
	 * the value has been set by internal fields calculations triggered by a get
	 * method call. Parameters:
	 *
	 * @param field
	 *            the calendar field.
	 * @return true if the given calendar field has a value set; false otherwise.
	 * @see Calendar#isSet(int)
	 */
	public final boolean isSet(int field) {
		return this.calendar.isSet(field);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns whether this Calendar supports week dates. The default implementation
	 * of this method returns false.
	 *
	 * @return true if this Calendar supports week dates; false otherwise.
	 * @see Calendar#isWeekDateSupported()
	 */
	public boolean isWeekDateSupported() {
		return this.calendar.isWeekDateSupported();
	}

	/**
	 * Adds or subtracts (up/down) a single unit of time on the given time field
	 * without changing larger fields. For example, to roll the current date up by
	 * one day, you can achieve it by calling: roll(Calendar.DATE, true). When
	 * rolling on the year or Calendar.YEAR field, it will roll the year value in
	 * the range between 1 and the value returned by calling
	 * getMaximum(Calendar.YEAR). When rolling on the month or Calendar.MONTH field,
	 * other fields like date might conflict and, need to be changed. For instance,
	 * rolling the month on the date 01/31/96 will result in 02/29/96. When rolling
	 * on the hour-in-day or Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY field, it will roll the hour value
	 * in the range between 0 and 23, which is zero-based.
	 *
	 * @param field
	 *            the calendar field.
	 * @param up
	 *            indicates if the value of the specified time field is to be rolled
	 *            up or rolled down. Use true if rolling up, false otherwise.
	 * @return reference to this AdvancedCalendar
	 * @see Calendar#roll(int, boolean)
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar roll(int field, boolean up) {
		this.calendar.roll(field, up);
		return this;
	}

	/**
	 * Adds the specified (signed) amount to the specified calendar field without
	 * changing larger fields. A negative amount means to roll down. NOTE: This
	 * default implementation on Calendar just repeatedly calls the version of
	 * roll() that rolls by one unit. This may not always do the right thing. For
	 * example, if the DAY_OF_MONTH field is 31, rolling through February will leave
	 * it set to 28. The GregorianCalendar version of this function takes care of
	 * this problem. Other subclasses should also provide overrides of this function
	 * that do the right thing.
	 *
	 * @param field
	 *            the calendar field.
	 * @param amount
	 *            the signed amount to add to the calendar field.
	 * @return reference to this AdvancedCalendar
	 * @see Calendar#roll(int, int)
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar roll(int field, int amount) {
		this.calendar.roll(field, amount);
		return this;
	}

	/**
	 * Compares two AdvancedCalendar entries to determine if they are the same day.
	 *
	 * @param compare
	 *            AdvancedCalendar entry to compare against this one.
	 * @return True if they are the same year, month, day, Otherwise False.
	 */
	public boolean sameDay(AdvancedCalendar compare) {
		return (compare != null) && (this.get(AdvancedCalendar.YEAR) == compare.get(AdvancedCalendar.YEAR))
				&& (this.get(AdvancedCalendar.MONTH) == compare.get(AdvancedCalendar.MONTH))
				&& (this.get(AdvancedCalendar.DAY_OF_MONTH) == compare.get(AdvancedCalendar.DAY_OF_MONTH));
	}

	/**
	 * Sets the given calendar field to the given value. The value is not
	 * interpreted by this method regardless of the leniency mode.
	 *
	 * @param field
	 *            the calendar field.
	 * @param value
	 *            the value to be set for the given calendar field.
	 * @return reference to this AdvancedCalendar
	 * @see Calendar#set(int, int)
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar set(int field, int value) {
		this.calendar.set(field, value);
		return this;
	}

	/**
	 * Sets the values for the calendar fields YEAR, MONTH, and DAY_OF_MONTH.
	 * Previous values of other calendar fields are retained. If this is not
	 * desired, call clear() first.
	 *
	 * @param year
	 *            the value used to set the YEAR calendar field.
	 * @param month
	 *            the value used to set the MONTH calendar field. Month value is
	 *            0-based. e.g., 0 for January.
	 * @param date
	 *            the value used to set the DAY_OF_MONTH calendar field.
	 * @return reference to this AdvancedCalendar
	 * @see Calendar#set(int, int, int)
	 */
	public final AdvancedCalendar set(int year, int month, int date) {
		this.calendar.set(year, month, date);
		return this;
	}

	/**
	 * Sets the values for the calendar fields YEAR, MONTH, DAY_OF_MONTH,
	 * HOUR_OF_DAY, and MINUTE. Previous values of other fields are retained. If
	 * this is not desired, call clear() first.
	 *
	 * @param year
	 *            the value used to set the YEAR calendar field.
	 * @param month
	 *            the value used to set the MONTH calendar field. Month value is
	 *            0-based. e.g., 0 for January.
	 * @param date
	 *            the value used to set the DAY_OF_MONTH calendar field.
	 * @param hourOfDay
	 *            the value used to set the HOUR_OF_DAY calendar field.
	 * @param minute
	 *            the value used to set the MINUTE calendar field.
	 * @return reference to this AdvancedCalendar
	 * @see Calendar#set(int, int, int, int, int)
	 */
	public final AdvancedCalendar set(int year, int month, int date, int hourOfDay, int minute) {
		this.calendar.set(year, month, date, hourOfDay, minute);
		return this;
	}

	/**
	 * Sets the values for the fields YEAR, MONTH, DAY_OF_MONTH, HOUR_OF_DAY,
	 * MINUTE, and SECOND. Previous values of other fields are retained. If this is
	 * not desired, call clear() first.
	 *
	 * @param year
	 *            the value used to set the YEAR calendar field.
	 * @param month
	 *            the value used to set the MONTH calendar field. Month value is
	 *            0-based. e.g., 0 for January.
	 * @param date
	 *            the value used to set the DAY_OF_MONTH calendar field.
	 * @param hourOfDay
	 *            the value used to set the HOUR_OF_DAY calendar field.
	 * @param minute
	 *            the value used to set the MINUTE calendar field.
	 * @param second
	 *            the value used to set the SECOND calendar field.
	 * @return reference to this AdvancedCalendar
	 * @see Calendar#set(int, int, int, int, int, int)
	 */
	public final AdvancedCalendar set(int year, int month, int date, int hourOfDay, int minute, int second) {
		this.calendar.set(year, month, date, hourOfDay, minute, second);
		return this;
	}

	/**
	 * @param calendar
	 *            the calendar to set
	 * @return reference to this AdvancedCalendar
	 */
	public final AdvancedCalendar setCalendar(Calendar calendar) {
		this.calendar = calendar;
		return this;
	}

	/**
	 * Set the Date Time in this AdvancedCalendar
	 *
	 * @param date
	 *            Date object to set this calendar to.
	 * @see Calendar#setTime(Date)
	 */
	public final void setDate(Date date) {
		this.calendar.setTime(date);
	}

	/**
	 * Sets what the first day of the week is; e.g., SUNDAY in the U.S., MONDAY in
	 * France.
	 *
	 * @param value
	 *            the given first day of the week.
	 * @return reference to this AdvancedCalendar
	 * @see Calendar#setFirstDayOfWeek(int)
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar setFirstDayOfWeek(int value) {
		this.calendar.setFirstDayOfWeek(value);
		return this;
	}

	/**
	 * Specifies whether or not date/time interpretation is to be lenient. With
	 * lenient interpretation, a date such as "February 942, 1996" will be treated
	 * as being equivalent to the 941st day after February 1, 1996. With strict
	 * (non-lenient) interpretation, such dates will cause an exception to be
	 * thrown. The default is lenient.
	 *
	 * @param lenient
	 *            true if the lenient mode is to be turned on; false if it is to be
	 *            turned off.
	 * @return reference to this AdvancedCalendar
	 * @see Calendar#setLenient(boolean)
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar setLenient(boolean lenient) {
		this.calendar.setLenient(lenient);
		this.format.setLenient(lenient);
		return this;
	}

	/**
	 * Sets what the minimal days required in the first week of the year are; For
	 * example, if the first week is defined as one that contains the first day of
	 * the first month of a year, call this method with value 1. If it must be a
	 * full week, use value 7.
	 *
	 * @param value
	 *            the given minimal days required in the first week of the year.
	 * @return reference to this AdvancedCalendar
	 * @see Calendar#setMinimalDaysInFirstWeek(int)
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar setMinimalDaysInFirstWeek(int value) {
		this.calendar.setMinimalDaysInFirstWeek(value);
		return this;
	}

	/**
	 * Allows you to set the number formatter.
	 *
	 * @param newNumberFormat
	 *            the given new NumberFormat.
	 * @see java.text.DateFormat#setNumberFormat(NumberFormat)
	 */
	public void setNumberFormat(NumberFormat newNumberFormat) {
		this.format.setNumberFormat(newNumberFormat);
	}

	/**
	 * Sets this Calendar's current time from the given long value.
	 *
	 * @param millis
	 *            the new time in UTC milliseconds from the epoch.
	 * @return reference to this AdvancedCalendar
	 * @see Calendar#setTimeInMillis(long)
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar setTimeInMillis(long millis) {
		this.calendar.setTimeInMillis(millis);
		return this;
	}

	/**
	 * Sets the time zone with the given time zone value.
	 *
	 * @param value
	 *            the given time zone.
	 * @return reference to this AdvancedCalendar
	 * @see Calendar#setTimeZone(TimeZone)
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar setTimeZone(TimeZone value) {
		this.calendar.setTimeZone(value);
		this.format.setTimeZone(value);
		return this;
	}

	/**
	 * Sets the date of this Calendar with the the given date specifiers - week
	 * year, week of year, and day of week. Unlike the set method, all of the
	 * calendar fields and time values are calculated upon return.
	 * <p>
	 * If weekOfYear is out of the valid week-of-year range in weekYear, the
	 * weekYear and weekOfYear values are adjusted in lenient mode, or an
	 * IllegalArgumentException is thrown in non-lenient mode.
	 * <p>
	 * The default implementation of this method throws an
	 * UnsupportedOperationException.
	 *
	 * @param weekYear
	 *            the week year
	 * @param weekOfYear
	 *            the week number based on weekYear
	 * @param dayOfWeek
	 *            the day of week value: one of the constants for the DAY_OF_WEEK
	 *            field: SUNDAY, ..., SATURDAY.
	 * @return reference to this AdvancedCalendar
	 * @see Calendar#setWeekDate(int, int, int)
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar setWeekDate(int weekYear, int weekOfYear, int dayOfWeek) {
		this.calendar.setWeekDate(weekYear, weekOfYear, dayOfWeek);
		return this;
	}

	/**
	 * Subtract a number of days to this Advanced Calendar
	 * 
	 * @param amount
	 *            The number to subtract
	 * @return this Calendar reference
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar subtractDays(int amount) {
		return this.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR, 0 - amount);
	}

	/**
	 * Subtract a number of years to this Advanced Calendar
	 * 
	 * @param amount
	 *            The number to subtract
	 * @return this Calendar reference
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar subtractHours(int amount) {
		return this.add(Calendar.HOUR, 0 - amount);
	}

	/**
	 * Subtract a number of minutes to this Advanced Calendar
	 * 
	 * @param amount
	 *            The number to subtract
	 * @return this Calendar reference
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar subtractMinutes(int amount) {
		return this.add(Calendar.MINUTE, 0 - amount);
	}

	/**
	 * Subtract a number of months to this Advanced Calendar
	 * 
	 * @param amount
	 *            The number to subtract
	 * @return this Calendar reference
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar subtractMonths(int amount) {
		return this.add(Calendar.MONTH, 0 - amount);
	}

	/**
	 * Subtract a number of seconds to this Advanced Calendar
	 * 
	 * @param amount
	 *            The number to subtract
	 * @return this Calendar reference
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar subtractSeconds(int amount) {
		return this.add(Calendar.SECOND, 0 - amount);
	}

	/**
	 * Subtract a number of years to this Advanced Calendar
	 * 
	 * @param amount
	 *            The number to subtract
	 * @return this Calendar reference
	 */
	public AdvancedCalendar subtractYears(int amount) {
		return this.add(Calendar.YEAR, 0 - amount);
	}

	/**
	 * Converts this object to an Instant. The conversion creates an Instant that
	 * represents the same point on the time-line as this Calendar.
	 *
	 * @return the instant representing the same point on the time-line
	 * @see Calendar#toInstant()
	 */
	public final Instant toInstant() {
		return this.calendar.toInstant();
	}

	/*
	 * (non-Javadoc)
	 *
	 * @see java.name.mymiller.extensions.lang.Object#toString()
	 */
	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return this.format();
	}
}

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By Jeffery Miller

I am known for being able to quickly decipher difficult problems to assist development teams in producing a solution. I have been called upon to be the Team Lead for multiple large-scale projects. I have a keen interest in learning new technologies, always ready for a new challenge.