OpenEdge ABL API Reference

OpenEdge.Core.DateHolder

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OpenEdge.Core.DateHolder

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Last Updated: January 15, 2026
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OpenEdge
Version 12.8
Documentation

Namespace:

OpenEdge.Core

Type: Class

DateHolder

Parent Classes:

Progress.Lang.Object

OpenEdge.Core.DateHolder

Inherits:

Progress.Lang.Object

Implements:

Ccs.Common.Support.IDateHolder, Progress.Collections.IHashable

	Copyright (c) 2016, 2021, 2023 by Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
File:	DateHolder
Purpose:	OO holder for a primitive ABL DATE value.
Author(s):	pjudge
Created:	2016-07-29
	/* The holder of this date

Method Summary

	Options	Name	Purpose
		INTEGER CompareTo (IDateHolder)	/* Comparison method, used by SortedSet's default comparer - If the returned value is less than 0 (zero), then the current object sorts before the object passed in. - If the returned value equals 0 (zero) , then the current object occupies the same position in the sort order. - If the returned value is greater than 0(zero), then the current object sorts after the object passed in. - If either object's Value is the unknown value (?), then that sorts high/early/before @param IDateHolder The object to compare to. @return integer 0 = same object +1 = sorts after -1 = sorts before */
		LOGICAL Equals (Object)
		INTEGER HashCode ()	/* Hashing method for creating a proper index for use with Progress.Collections.HashMap @return integer Result of the hash-code method using this object's comparable value(s) */

Constructor Summary

	Options	Name	Purpose
		DateHolder ()	/* Default constructor */
		DateHolder (character)	/* Constructor @param character An ISO-DATE representation of a timestamp */
		DateHolder (date)	/* Constructor @param date The date to hold */

Property Summary

	Options	Name	Purpose
		DATE Value

Method Detail

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INTEGER CompareTo (IDateHolder)

	/* Comparison method, used by SortedSet's default comparer
	- If the returned value is less than 0 (zero), then the current object sorts before the object passed in.
	- If the returned value equals 0 (zero) , then the current object occupies the same position in the sort order.
	- If the returned value is greater than 0(zero), then the current object sorts after the object passed in.
	- If either object's Value is the unknown value (?), then that sorts high/early/before
	+1 = sorts after
	-1 = sorts before

Parameters:
pOther	Ccs.Common.Support.IDateHolder

Returns	INTEGER
	integer 0 = same object

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LOGICAL Equals (Object)

Parameters:
PO	Progress.Lang.Object

Returns	LOGICAL

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INTEGER HashCode ()

/* Hashing method for creating a proper index for use with Progress.Collections.HashMap

Returns	INTEGER
	integer Result of the hash-code method using this object's comparable value(s)

Constructor Detail

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DateHolder ()

/* Default constructor

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DateHolder (character)

/* Constructor

Parameters:
pcTimeStamp	CHARACTER

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DateHolder (date)

/* Constructor

Parameters:
ptDate	DATE

Property Detail

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DATE Value

Returns	DATE