TimeConverter (OREKIT 12.2.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.orekit.files.ccsds.definitions.TimeConverter

```
public class TimeConverter
extends Object
```
Dates reader/writer.

Since:

11.0

Author:

Luc Maisonobe

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

TimeConverter(TimeScale timeScale, AbsoluteDate referenceDate)
Build a time system.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`DateTimeComponents`	`components(AbsoluteDate date)`	Generate calendar components.
`AbsoluteDate`	`getReferenceDate()`	Get the reference date for relative dates (may be null if no relative dates are used).
`TimeScale`	`getTimeScale()`	Get the base time scale.
`double`	`offset(AbsoluteDate date)`	Generate relative offset.
`AbsoluteDate`	`parse(String s)`	Parse a relative or absolute date.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - TimeConverter
```
public TimeConverter(TimeScale timeScale,
                     AbsoluteDate referenceDate)
```
    Build a time system.
    
    Parameters:
    
    timeScale - base time scale
    
    referenceDate - reference date for relative dates (may be null if no relative dates are used)
- Method Detail
  - parse
```
public AbsoluteDate parse(String s)
```
    Parse a relative or absolute date.
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - string to parse
    
    Returns:
    
    parsed date
  - components
```
public DateTimeComponents components(AbsoluteDate date)
```
    Generate calendar components.
    
    Parameters:
    
    date - date to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    date components
  - offset
```
public double offset(AbsoluteDate date)
```
    Generate relative offset.
    
    Parameters:
    
    date - date to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    relative offset
  - getTimeScale
```
public TimeScale getTimeScale()
```
    Get the base time scale.
    
    Returns:
    
    base time scale
  - getReferenceDate
```
public AbsoluteDate getReferenceDate()
```
    Get the reference date for relative dates (may be null if no relative dates are used).
    
    Returns:
    
    reference date for relative dates (may be null if no relative dates are used)
    
    Since:
    
    12.0