--- a/flys-artifacts/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/jfree/TimeBounds.java	Fri Feb 10 10:12:12 2012 +0000
+++ b/flys-artifacts/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/jfree/TimeBounds.java	Fri Feb 10 10:20:02 2012 +0000
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import java.util.Date;
 
-
 import org.jfree.chart.axis.DateAxis;
 import org.jfree.chart.axis.ValueAxis;
 
@@ -28,12 +27,22 @@
     }
 
 
+    public Date getLowerAsDate() {
+        return new Date(lower);
+    }
+
+
     @Override
     public Number getUpper() {
         return Long.valueOf(upper);
     }
 
 
+    public Date getUpperAsDate() {
+        return new Date(upper);
+    }
+
+
     @Override
     public void applyBounds(ValueAxis axis) {
         DateAxis dateAxis = (DateAxis) axis;
@@ -62,7 +71,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        return "TimeBounds=[" + lower + " ; " + upper + "]";
+        return "TimeBounds=["+ getLowerAsDate() + " ; " + getUpperAsDate() +"]";
     }
 }
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