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Interface DataHelper</H2>
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<DT><PRE>public interface <B>DataHelper</B></DL>
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Data helper methods.
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<CODE>static&nbsp;<A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html" title="interface in commonj.sdo.helper">DataHelper</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html#INSTANCE">INSTANCE</A></B></CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The default DataHelper.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.lang.Object</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html#convert(commonj.sdo.Property, java.lang.Object)">convert</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/Property.html" title="interface in commonj.sdo">Property</A>&nbsp;property,
java.lang.Object&nbsp;value)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Convert the specified value to an <A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/Type.html#getInstanceClass()"><CODE>instance</CODE></A>
of the specified property's <A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/Property.html#getType()"><CODE>type</CODE></A>.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.lang.Object</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html#convert(commonj.sdo.Type, java.lang.Object)">convert</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/Type.html" title="interface in commonj.sdo">Type</A>&nbsp;type,
java.lang.Object&nbsp;value)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Convert the specified value to an <A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/Type.html#getInstanceClass()"><CODE>instance</CODE></A>
of the specified type.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.util.Calendar</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html#toCalendar(java.lang.String)">toCalendar</A></B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;dateString)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Convert from a String representation of an SDO date type to a Calendar using the
default locale.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.util.Calendar</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html#toCalendar(java.lang.String, java.util.Locale)">toCalendar</A></B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;dateString,
java.util.Locale&nbsp;locale)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Convert from a String representation of an SDO date type to a Calendar using the
specified locale, or the default locale if the locale is null.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.util.Date</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html#toDate(java.lang.String)">toDate</A></B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;dateString)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Convert from a String representation of an SDO date type to a Date.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.lang.String</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html#toDateTime(java.util.Calendar)">toDateTime</A></B>(java.util.Calendar&nbsp;calendar)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the DateTime type.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.lang.String</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html#toDateTime(java.util.Date)">toDateTime</A></B>(java.util.Date&nbsp;date)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Convert from a Date to a String representation of the DateTime type.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.lang.String</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html#toDay(java.util.Calendar)">toDay</A></B>(java.util.Calendar&nbsp;calendar)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the Day type.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.lang.String</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html#toDay(java.util.Date)">toDay</A></B>(java.util.Date&nbsp;date)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Convert from a Date to a String representation of the Day type.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.lang.String</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html#toDuration(java.util.Calendar)">toDuration</A></B>(java.util.Calendar&nbsp;calendar)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the Duration type.</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html#toDuration(java.util.Date)">toDuration</A></B>(java.util.Date&nbsp;date)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Convert from a Date to a String representation of the Duration type.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.lang.String</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html#toMonth(java.util.Calendar)">toMonth</A></B>(java.util.Calendar&nbsp;calendar)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the Month type.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.lang.String</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html#toMonth(java.util.Date)">toMonth</A></B>(java.util.Date&nbsp;date)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Convert from a Date to a String representation of the Month type.</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html#toMonthDay(java.util.Calendar)">toMonthDay</A></B>(java.util.Calendar&nbsp;calendar)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the MonthDay type.</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html#toMonthDay(java.util.Date)">toMonthDay</A></B>(java.util.Date&nbsp;date)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Convert from a Date to a String representation of the MonthDay type.</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html#toTime(java.util.Calendar)">toTime</A></B>(java.util.Calendar&nbsp;calendar)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the Time type.</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html#toTime(java.util.Date)">toTime</A></B>(java.util.Date&nbsp;date)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Convert from a Date to a String representation of the Time type.</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html#toYear(java.util.Calendar)">toYear</A></B>(java.util.Calendar&nbsp;calendar)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the Year type.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.lang.String</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html#toYear(java.util.Date)">toYear</A></B>(java.util.Date&nbsp;date)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Convert from a Date to a String representation of the Year type.</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html#toYearMonth(java.util.Calendar)">toYearMonth</A></B>(java.util.Calendar&nbsp;calendar)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the YearMonth type.</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html#toYearMonth(java.util.Date)">toYearMonth</A></B>(java.util.Date&nbsp;date)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Convert from a Date to a String representation of the YearMonth type.</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html#toYearMonthDay(java.util.Calendar)">toYearMonthDay</A></B>(java.util.Calendar&nbsp;calendar)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the YearMonthDay type.</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html#toYearMonthDay(java.util.Date)">toYearMonthDay</A></B>(java.util.Date&nbsp;date)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Convert from a Date to a String representation of the YearMonthDay type.</TD>
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INSTANCE</H3>
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static final <A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html" title="interface in commonj.sdo.helper">DataHelper</A> <B>INSTANCE</B></PRE>
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<DD>The default DataHelper.
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<A NAME="toDate(java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toDate</H3>
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java.util.Date <B>toDate</B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;dateString)</PRE>
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<DD>Convert from a String representation of an SDO date type to a Date.
<P>
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>dateString</CODE> - the String representation of an SDO date type
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a Date representation of an SDO date type.
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE>java.lang.IllegalArgumentException</CODE> - for invalid formats.</DL>
</DD>
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toCalendar</H3>
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java.util.Calendar <B>toCalendar</B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;dateString)</PRE>
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<DD>Convert from a String representation of an SDO date type to a Calendar using the
default locale. Same as toCalendar(dateString, null).
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<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>dateString</CODE> - the String representation of an SDO date type
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a Calendar representation of an SDO date type.
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE>java.lang.IllegalArgumentException</CODE> - for invalid formats.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
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<A NAME="toCalendar(java.lang.String, java.util.Locale)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toCalendar</H3>
<PRE>
java.util.Calendar <B>toCalendar</B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;dateString,
java.util.Locale&nbsp;locale)</PRE>
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<DD>Convert from a String representation of an SDO date type to a Calendar using the
specified locale, or the default locale if the locale is null.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>dateString</CODE> - the String representation of an SDO date type<DD><CODE>locale</CODE> - the locale or null for default locale.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a Calendar representation of an SDO date type.
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE>java.lang.IllegalArgumentException</CODE> - for invalid formats.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
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<A NAME="toDateTime(java.util.Date)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toDateTime</H3>
<PRE>
java.lang.String <B>toDateTime</B>(java.util.Date&nbsp;date)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Convert from a Date to a String representation of the DateTime type.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>date</CODE> - the date
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a Date to a String representation of the DateTime type.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toDuration(java.util.Date)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toDuration</H3>
<PRE>
java.lang.String <B>toDuration</B>(java.util.Date&nbsp;date)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Convert from a Date to a String representation of the Duration type.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>date</CODE> - the date
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a Date to a String representation of the Duration type.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toTime(java.util.Date)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toTime</H3>
<PRE>
java.lang.String <B>toTime</B>(java.util.Date&nbsp;date)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Convert from a Date to a String representation of the Time type.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>date</CODE> - the date
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a Date to a String representation of the Time type.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toDay(java.util.Date)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toDay</H3>
<PRE>
java.lang.String <B>toDay</B>(java.util.Date&nbsp;date)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Convert from a Date to a String representation of the Day type.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>date</CODE> - the date
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a Date to a String representation of the Day type.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toMonth(java.util.Date)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toMonth</H3>
<PRE>
java.lang.String <B>toMonth</B>(java.util.Date&nbsp;date)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Convert from a Date to a String representation of the Month type.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>date</CODE> - the date
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a Date to a String representation of the Month type.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toMonthDay(java.util.Date)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toMonthDay</H3>
<PRE>
java.lang.String <B>toMonthDay</B>(java.util.Date&nbsp;date)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Convert from a Date to a String representation of the MonthDay type.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>date</CODE> - the date
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a Date to a String representation of the MonthDay type.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toYear(java.util.Date)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toYear</H3>
<PRE>
java.lang.String <B>toYear</B>(java.util.Date&nbsp;date)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Convert from a Date to a String representation of the Year type.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>date</CODE> - the date
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a Date to a String representation of the Year type.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toYearMonth(java.util.Date)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toYearMonth</H3>
<PRE>
java.lang.String <B>toYearMonth</B>(java.util.Date&nbsp;date)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Convert from a Date to a String representation of the YearMonth type.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>date</CODE> - the date
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<A NAME="toYearMonthDay(java.util.Date)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toYearMonthDay</H3>
<PRE>
java.lang.String <B>toYearMonthDay</B>(java.util.Date&nbsp;date)</PRE>
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<DD>Convert from a Date to a String representation of the YearMonthDay type.
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>date</CODE> - the date
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a Date to a String representation of the YearMonthDay type.</DL>
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<A NAME="toDateTime(java.util.Calendar)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toDateTime</H3>
<PRE>
java.lang.String <B>toDateTime</B>(java.util.Calendar&nbsp;calendar)</PRE>
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<DD>Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the DateTime type.
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>calendar</CODE> - the calendar to convert
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a Calendar to a String representation of the DateTime type.</DL>
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<A NAME="toDuration(java.util.Calendar)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toDuration</H3>
<PRE>
java.lang.String <B>toDuration</B>(java.util.Calendar&nbsp;calendar)</PRE>
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<DD>Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the Duration type.
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>calendar</CODE> - the calendar to convert
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a Calendar to a String representation of the Duration type.</DL>
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<A NAME="toTime(java.util.Calendar)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toTime</H3>
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java.lang.String <B>toTime</B>(java.util.Calendar&nbsp;calendar)</PRE>
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<DD>Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the Time type.
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>calendar</CODE> - the calendar to convert
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a Calendar to a String representation of the Time type.</DL>
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<A NAME="toDay(java.util.Calendar)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toDay</H3>
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java.lang.String <B>toDay</B>(java.util.Calendar&nbsp;calendar)</PRE>
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<DD>Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the Day type.
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>calendar</CODE> - the calendar to convert
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<A NAME="toMonth(java.util.Calendar)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toMonth</H3>
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java.lang.String <B>toMonth</B>(java.util.Calendar&nbsp;calendar)</PRE>
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<DD>Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the Month type.
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>calendar</CODE> - the calendar to convert
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<A NAME="toMonthDay(java.util.Calendar)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toMonthDay</H3>
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java.lang.String <B>toMonthDay</B>(java.util.Calendar&nbsp;calendar)</PRE>
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<DD>Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the MonthDay type.
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>calendar</CODE> - the calendar to convert
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a Calendar to a String representation of the MonthDay type.</DL>
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<A NAME="toYear(java.util.Calendar)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toYear</H3>
<PRE>
java.lang.String <B>toYear</B>(java.util.Calendar&nbsp;calendar)</PRE>
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<DD>Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the Year type.
<P>
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>calendar</CODE> - the calendar to convert
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a Calendar to a String representation of the Year type.</DL>
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<A NAME="toYearMonth(java.util.Calendar)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toYearMonth</H3>
<PRE>
java.lang.String <B>toYearMonth</B>(java.util.Calendar&nbsp;calendar)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the YearMonth type.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>calendar</CODE> - the calendar to convert
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a Calendar to a String representation of the YearMonth type.</DL>
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</DL>
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<A NAME="toYearMonthDay(java.util.Calendar)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toYearMonthDay</H3>
<PRE>
java.lang.String <B>toYearMonthDay</B>(java.util.Calendar&nbsp;calendar)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the YearMonthDay type.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>calendar</CODE> - the calendar to convert
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a Calendar to a String representation of the YearMonthDay type.</DL>
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convert</H3>
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<DD><CODE>java.lang.IllegalArgumentException</CODE> - if the value could not be converted<DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html#convert(commonj.sdo.Property, java.lang.Object)"><CODE>convert(Property, Object)</CODE></A></DL>
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convert</H3>
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<DD>Convert the specified value to an <A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/Type.html#getInstanceClass()"><CODE>instance</CODE></A>
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<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a converted value or list of converted values
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE>java.lang.IllegalArgumentException</CODE> - if the value could not be converted<DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><A HREF="../../../commonj/sdo/helper/DataHelper.html#convert(commonj.sdo.Type, java.lang.Object)"><CODE>convert(Type, Object)</CODE></A></DL>
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