//! returns whether or not the given date is an ASX date
public static bool isASXdate(Date date, bool mainCycle = true)
{
if (date.weekday() != (int)DayOfWeek.Friday + 1)
{
return(false);
}
int d = date.Day;
if (d < 8 || d > 14)
{
return(false);
}
if (!mainCycle)
{
return(true);
}
switch ((Month)date.month())
{
case Month.March:
case Month.June:
case Month.September:
case Month.December:
return(true);
default:
return(false);
}
}
public static Date previousWednesday(Date date)
{
int w = date.weekday();
if (w >= 4) // roll back w-4 days
{
return(date - new Period((w - 4), TimeUnit.Days));
}
else // roll forward 4-w days and back one week
{
return(date + new Period((4 - w - 7), TimeUnit.Days));
}
}