public GekkoTime GetDate(O.GetDateChoices c)
{
GekkoTime gt = Globals.tNull;
int intValue = O.GetInt(this); //will issue error if the VAL is not an integer
int year = G.findYear(intValue); //error is the year is crazy
if (c == O.GetDateChoices.Strict || (c != O.GetDateChoices.Strict && (Program.options.freq == EFreq.Annual || Program.options.freq == EFreq.Undated)))
{
if (Program.options.freq == EFreq.Undated)
{
gt = new GekkoTime(EFreq.Undated, year, 1); //here, the context matters!
}
else
{
gt = new GekkoTime(EFreq.Annual, year, 1); //for a, q, m
//so date d = 2000 in freq=m will not turn this into 2000m1 or 2000m12
}
}
else
{
//that is, FlexibleStart or FlexibleEnd
//For Annual and Undated, this has been handled above
//typically for TIME 2000 2010 or SERIES<2000 2010> which are turned into
//for instance 2000m1 to 2000m12.
if (Program.options.freq == EFreq.Quarterly)
{
int sub = 1;
if (c == O.GetDateChoices.FlexibleStart)
{
sub = 1;
}
else if (c == O.GetDateChoices.FlexibleEnd)
{
sub = 4;
}
gt = new GekkoTime(EFreq.Quarterly, year, sub);
}
else if (Program.options.freq == EFreq.Monthly)
{
int sub = 1;
if (c == O.GetDateChoices.FlexibleStart)
{
sub = 1;
}
else if (c == O.GetDateChoices.FlexibleEnd)
{
sub = 12;
}
gt = new GekkoTime(EFreq.Monthly, year, sub);
}
}
return(gt);
}
public GekkoTime GetDate(O.GetDateChoices c)
{
G.Writeln2("*** ERROR: Could not convert the STRING " + this._string2 + " directly into a DATE.");
G.Writeln(" You may try the date() conversion function.");
throw new GekkoException();
}
public GekkoTime GetDate(O.GetDateChoices c)
{
G.Writeln2("*** ERROR: Type mismatch: you are trying to extract a DATE from a list.");
throw new GekkoException();
}
public GekkoTime GetDate(O.GetDateChoices c)
{
G.Writeln2("*** ERROR: You are trying to extract a DATE from a timeseries: " + this.ts.variableName + ".");
throw new GekkoException();
}
public GekkoTime GetDate(O.GetDateChoices c)
{
//If the input is a date, the raw date is always returned here
return(this.date);
}
