TemplateDateModel

All Superinterfaces:

TemplateModel

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleDate
```
public interface TemplateDateModel
extends TemplateModel
```
Date values in a template data model must implement this interface. Contrary to Java, FreeMarker actually distinguishes values that represent only a time, only a date, or a combined date and time. All three are represented using this single interface, however there's a method that

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface freemarker.template.TemplateModel
  TemplateModel.InvalidExpressionModel, TemplateModel.JavaNull

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static int`	`DATE`	The date model represents a date-only value.
`static int`	`DATETIME`	The date model represents a datetime value.
`static int`	`TIME`	The date model represents a time-only value.
`static List`	`TYPE_NAMES`
`static int`	`UNKNOWN`	It is not known whether the date model represents a time-only, a date-only, or a datetime value.

Fields inherited from interface freemarker.template.TemplateModel
INVALID_EXPRESSION, JAVA_NULL, NOTHING

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type Method Description

Date getAsDate()
Returns the date value.

int getDateType()
Returns the type of the date.

- Field Detail
  - UNKNOWN
```
static final int UNKNOWN
```
    It is not known whether the date model represents a time-only, a date-only, or a datetime value.
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - TIME
```
static final int TIME
```
    The date model represents a time-only value.
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - DATE
```
static final int DATE
```
    The date model represents a date-only value.
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - DATETIME
```
static final int DATETIME
```
    The date model represents a datetime value.
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - TYPE_NAMES
```
static final List TYPE_NAMES
```
- Method Detail
  - getAsDate
```
Date getAsDate()
        throws TemplateModelException
```
    Returns the date value. The return value must not be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    the Date instance associated with this date model.
    
    Throws:
    
    TemplateModelException
  - getDateType
```
int getDateType()
```
    Returns the type of the date. It can be any of TIME, DATE, or DATETIME.