Team:KULeuven/Tools/New Day/Date Retriever

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<html>
<html>
<script type="text/javascript">
<script type="text/javascript">
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/*
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* @author KULeuven
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*/
var monthNames = new Array('January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May',
var monthNames = new Array('January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May',
'June', 'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December');
'June', 'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December');
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document.write(pageDate().toString().substring(0,11));
/* Extracts the corresponding calendar date out of the page url */
/* Extracts the corresponding calendar date out of the page url */
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var date = new Date();
var date = new Date();
date.setFullYear(year, month, day);
date.setFullYear(year, month, day);
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alert(date.getMonth());
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return date;
return date;
}
}
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function datePast(ndays) {
function datePast(ndays) {
var pastDate = new Date();
var pastDate = new Date();
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ntime = pageDate().getTime();
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// getDate, setDate methods are rubbish, stick to numeric substraction!
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alert(ntime);
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var ntime = pageDate().getTime() - ndays*86400*1000;
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ntime = ntime + ndays*86400;
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pastDate.setTime(ntime);
pastDate.setTime(ntime);
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alert(pastDate.toGMTString());
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return pastDate;
return pastDate;
}
}
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function dateFuture(ndays) {
function dateFuture(ndays) {
var futureDate = new Date();
var futureDate = new Date();
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futureDate.setDate(pageDate().getDate());
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// getDate, setDate methods are rubbish, stick to numeric adding!
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futureDate.setDate(futureDate.getDate() + ndays);
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var ntime = pageDate().getTime() + ndays*86400*1000;
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alert(futureDate.toGMTString());
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futureDate.setTime(ntime);
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return futureDate;
return futureDate;
}
}
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switch(dayOfWeek) {
switch(dayOfWeek) {
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// case 0 is Sunday, substract 9 days
case 0: previousWeekFriday = datePast(9); break;
case 0: previousWeekFriday = datePast(9); break;
default: previousWeekFriday = datePast(dayOfWeek + 2); break;
default: previousWeekFriday = datePast(dayOfWeek + 2); break;
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switch(dayOfWeek) {
switch(dayOfWeek) {
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// case 0 is Sunday, add 1 day
case 0: nextWeekMonday = dateFuture(1); break;
case 0: nextWeekMonday = dateFuture(1); break;
default: nextWeekMonday = dateFuture(8 - dayOfWeek); break;
default: nextWeekMonday = dateFuture(8 - dayOfWeek); break;
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switch(dayOfWeek) {
switch(dayOfWeek) {
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// case 0 is Sunday, substract 2 days
case 0: thisFriday = datePast(2); break;
case 0: thisFriday = datePast(2); break;
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// case 6 is Saturday, substract 1 day, can also be merged into default, in which case we look -1 day // ahead, corresponding to going 1 day back in the past
case 6: thisFriday = datePast(1); break;
case 6: thisFriday = datePast(1); break;
default: thisFriday = dateFuture(5 - dayOfWeek); break;
default: thisFriday = dateFuture(5 - dayOfWeek); break;
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/* Converts a date into a valid url for the KULeuven wiki and loads the page */
/* Converts a date into a valid url for the KULeuven wiki and loads the page */
function goToDate(date) {
function goToDate(date) {
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// base wiki url of KULeuven
var URL = "https://2008.igem.org/Team:KULeuven/";
var URL = "https://2008.igem.org/Team:KULeuven/";
URL += date.getDate();
URL += date.getDate();
URL += '_';
URL += '_';
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URL += monthNames[date.getMonth() - 1];
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// month indexing of Date object index matching to array monthNames indexing
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URL += monthNames[date.getMonth()];
URL += '_';
URL += '_';
URL += date.getFullYear();
URL += date.getFullYear();
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// redirect browser to desired day
window.location.href = URL;
window.location.href = URL;
}
}

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