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package org.apache.xpath.objects;

//import org.w3c.dom.*;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

import org.apache.xml.utils.DateTimeObj;

/**
 * <meta name="usage" content="general"/>
 * This class represents an XPath string object, and is capable of
 * converting the string to other types, such as a number.
 */
public class XGYearObj extends XDate 
{

  /**
   * Construct a XDate object, with a null value.
   */
  protected XGYearObj()
  {
    super();
  }


  /**
   * Construct a XDate object.  This constructor exists for derived classes.
   *
   * @param val Date object this will wrap.
   */
  //protected XGYearObj(Object val)
  //{
  //  super(val);
  //}

  /**
   * Construct a XDate object.
   *
   * @param val String object this will wrap.
   */
  //public XGYearObj(Date val)
  //{
  //  super(val);
  //}
  
  /**
   * Construct a XDate object.
   *
   * @param val DateTimeObj object this will wrap.
   */
  public XGYearObj(DateTimeObj val)
  {
    super(val);
  }

  /**
   * Tell that this is a CLASS_GYEAR.
   *
   * @return type CLASS_GYEAR
   */
  public int getType()
  {
    return CLASS_GYEAR;
  }

  /**
   * Given a request type, return the equivalent string.
   * For diagnostic purposes.
   *
   * @return type string "#GYEAR"
   */
  public String getTypeString()
  {
    return "#GYEAR";
  }

  
  /**
   * Cast result object to a string.
   *
   * @return The string this wraps or the empty string if null
   */
  public String str()
  {
  	return super.str();
  	/*
  	if (m_obj!= null)
  	{
  		if (m_obj instanceof Date)
  		{
  	Date date = (Date) m_obj;
  	SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(DateTimeObj.gy);      
    return dateFormat.format(date);
  		}
  		else if (m_obj instanceof DateTimeObj)
  		return ((DateTimeObj)m_obj).toString();
  		else if(m_obj instanceof String)
  	   return (String)m_obj;
  	}
      return "";
      */
  }
  
  
}