/**
* Returns the date that falls on the specified day-of-the-week and is CLOSEST to the base date.
*
* @param targetDOW a code for the target day-of-the-week.
* @param base the base date.
* @return the date that falls on the specified day-of-the-week and is CLOSEST to the base date.
*/
public static SerialDate getNearestDayOfWeek(final int targetDOW, final SerialDate base) {
// check arguments...
if (!SerialDate.isValidWeekdayCode(targetDOW)) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid day-of-the-week code.");
}
// find the date...
final int baseDOW = base.getDayOfWeek();
int adjust = -Math.abs(targetDOW - baseDOW);
if (adjust >= 4) {
adjust = 7 - adjust;
}
if (adjust <= -4) {
adjust = 7 + adjust;
}
return SerialDate.addDays(adjust, base);
}
/**
* Returns the earliest date that falls on the specified day-of-the-week and is AFTER the base
* date.
*
* @param targetWeekday a code for the target day-of-the-week.
* @param base the base date.
* @return the earliest date that falls on the specified day-of-the-week and is AFTER the base
* date.
*/
public static SerialDate getFollowingDayOfWeek(final int targetWeekday, final SerialDate base) {
// check arguments...
if (!SerialDate.isValidWeekdayCode(targetWeekday)) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid day-of-the-week code.");
}
// find the date...
final int adjust;
final int baseDOW = base.getDayOfWeek();
if (baseDOW > targetWeekday) {
adjust = 7 + Math.min(0, targetWeekday - baseDOW);
} else {
adjust = Math.max(0, targetWeekday - baseDOW);
}
return SerialDate.addDays(adjust, base);
}