--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/org/dive4elements/river/utils/DateUtil.java	Thu Jun 12 12:21:55 2014 +0200
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+/* Copyright (C) 2014 by Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde
+ * Software engineering by Intevation GmbH
+ *
+ * This file is Free Software under the GNU AGPL (>=v3)
+ * and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY! Check out the
+ * documentation coming with Dive4Elements River for details.
+ */
+
+package org.dive4elements.river.utils;
+
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.Calendar;
+
+public final class DateUtil {
+
+    private DateUtil() {
+    }
+
+    /** Create Date on first moment (1st jan) of given year. */
+    public static Date getStartDateFromYear(int year) {
+        Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
+        cal.clear();
+        cal.set(year, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0);
+
+        return cal.getTime();
+    }
+
+
+    /** Create Date on last moment (31st dec) of given year. */
+    public static Date getEndDateFromYear(int year) {
+        Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
+        cal.clear();
+        cal.set(year, 11, 31, 23, 59, 59);
+
+        return cal.getTime();
+    }
+}