Perhaps this is a stupid question, but is there any reason a GregorianCalendar wouldn't work? It seems it only needs a simple subclass providing factory methods for an EOAttribute prototype.
Ramsey On Aug 11, 2010, at 11:10 AM, Mike Schrag wrote: > Julian Day is a really handy way to store days, too ... You get easy relative > comparison, and there are plenty of impls in java for making covers on your > EOs. > > On Aug 11, 2010, at 10:27 AM, David Avendasora wrote: > >> On Aug 10, 2010, at 10:04 AM, Jon Nolan wrote: >> >>> IMO, this fight is absolutely not worth the effort. Store your "birthday" >>> attributes as integers (19700302) or strings and create cover methods on >>> your EOs to convert to date and back. >> >> This seems the most accurate way to handle it. Noon GMT just displaces the >> problem to the opposite side of the planet, no? It would have to be noon in >> the timezone in which the event is recorded, but then, what if the user >> moves? A mess. >> >> This is something that we are going to be dealing with as our markets >> expands globally. Some dates are locale-specific, some aren't, and some can >> even be locale-specific but only when compared to other local-specific dates >> (it would be helpful to know that you're wishing someone a happy birthday on >> the day they recognize as their birthday and not a day late). >> >> Dave >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >> Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/mschrag%40pobox.com >> >> This email sent to [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/rgurley%40mac.com > > This email sent to [email protected] _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
