/** Constructor for a range of dates, beginning at date start and finishing at date end */
public ISODateInstance(ISODateInstance start, ISODateInstance end) {
String startString = start.getDateString();
if (start.isRange()) {
startString = start.getStartDate();
}
String endString = end.getDateString();
if (end.isRange()) {
endString = end.getEndDate();
}
isoDate = startString + '/' + endString;
unparseable = (start.isUnparseable() || end.isUnparseable());
}
public boolean isCompatibleDate(ISODateInstance other) {
if (this.isUnparseable() || other.isUnparseable()) {
return this.isoDate.equals(other.isoDate);
}
// first see if either is a range
if (this.isRange()) {
return this.contains(other);
} else if (other.isRange()) {
return false; // not compatible if other is range and this isn't
} else {
return isCompatible(isoDate, other.getDateString());
}
}