1 /*
2 * Copyright 2004-2009 the original author or authors.
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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15 */
16
17 package org.springmodules.validation.util.condition.date.jodatime;
18
19 import org.joda.time.DateTime;
20 import org.joda.time.ReadableInstant;
21
22 /**
23 * An {@link AbstractInstantCondition} implementation that checks whether the checked instant is in the past.
24 *
25 * @author Uri Boness
26 */
27 public class IsInThePastInstantCondition extends AbstractInstantCondition {
28
29 /**
30 * Checks whether the given instant is in the past.
31 *
32 * @param instant The instant to be checked.
33 * @return <code>true</code> if the given instant is in the past, <code>false</code> otehrwise.
34 */
35 protected boolean checkInstant(ReadableInstant instant) {
36 return instant.isBefore(new DateTime());
37 }
38
39 }