[ http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LANG-282?page=comments#action_12456736 ] Henri Yandell commented on LANG-282: ------------------------------------
Going with the 1 month 23 day choice as the code currently does that - with a recommendation of Joda Time if more control is needed. svn ci -m "Added javadoc to explain the quandry in how to count month/day differences" src/java/ Sending src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/time/DurationFormatUtils.java Transmitting file data . Committed revision 483891. > Create more tests to test out the +=31 replacement code in > DurationFormatUtils. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: LANG-282 > URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LANG-282 > Project: Commons Lang > Issue Type: Task > Reporter: Henri Yandell > Assigned To: Henri Yandell > Fix For: 2.3 > > > Code being: > while (days < 0) { > end.add(Calendar.MONTH, -1); > days += end.getActualMaximum(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH); > //days += 31; // TODO: Need tests to show this is bad and the new code is > good. > // HEN: It's a tricky subject. Jan 15th to March 10th. If I count days-first > it is > // 1 month and 26 days, but if I count month-first then it is 1 month and 23 > days. > // Also it's contextual - if asked for no M in the format then I should > probably > // be doing no calculating here. > months -= 1; > end.add(Calendar.MONTH, 1); > } -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]