Below is a very longwinded answer. It's something that I put together for exactly this purpose. It's not super user friendly, but it should give you want you are looking for.
It relies on the Apache commons project which can be acquired here: http://commons.apache.org/lang/
package com.yourPackageName;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.GregorianCalendar;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import org.apache.commons.lang.time.DateUtils;
import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
public class BusinessDayUtil {
private static Log log = LogFactory.getLog(BusinessDayUtil.class);
private static transient Map<Integer, List<Date>> computedDates = new HashMap<Integer, List<Date>>();
/*
* This method will calculate the next business day
* after the one input. This means that if the next
* day falls on a weekend or one of the following
* holidays then it will try the next day.
*
* Holidays Accounted For:
* New Year's Day
* Martin Luther King Jr. Day
* President's Day
* Memorial Day
* Independence Day
* Labor Day
* Columbus Day
* Veterans Day
* Thanksgiving Day
* Christmas Day
*
*/
public static boolean isBusinessDay(Date dateToCheck)
{
//Setup the calendar to have the start date truncated
Calendar baseCal = Calendar.getInstance();
baseCal.setTime(DateUtils.truncate(dateToCheck, Calendar.DATE));
List<Date> offlimitDates;
//Grab the list of dates for the year. These SHOULD NOT be modified.
synchronized (computedDates)
{
int year = baseCal.get(Calendar.YEAR);
//If the map doesn't already have the dates computed, create them.
if (!computedDates.containsKey(year))
computedDates.put(year, getOfflimitDates(year));
offlimitDates = computedDates.get(year);
}
//Determine if the date is on a weekend.
int dayOfWeek = baseCal.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK);
boolean onWeekend = dayOfWeek == Calendar.SATURDAY || dayOfWeek == Calendar.SUNDAY;
//If it's on a holiday, increment and test again
//If it's on a weekend, increment necessary amount and test again
if (offlimitDates.contains(baseCal.getTime()) || onWeekend)
return false;
else
return true;
}
/**
*
* This method will calculate the next business day
* after the one input. This leverages the isBusinessDay
* heavily, so look at that documentation for further information.
*
* @param startDate the Date of which you need the next business day.
* @return The next business day. I.E. it doesn't fall on a weekend,
* a holiday or the official observance of that holiday if it fell
* on a weekend.
*
*/
public static Date getNextBusinessDay(Date startDate)
{
//Increment the Date object by a Day and clear out hour/min/sec information
Date nextDay = DateUtils.truncate(addDays(startDate, 1), Calendar.DATE);
//If tomorrow is a valid business day, return it
if (isBusinessDay(nextDay))
return nextDay;
//Else we recursively call our function until we find one.
else
return getNextBusinessDay(nextDay);
}
/*
* Based on a year, this will compute the actual dates of
*
* Holidays Accounted For:
* New Year's Day
* Martin Luther King Jr. Day
* President's Day
* Memorial Day
* Independence Day
* Labor Day
* Columbus Day
* Veterans Day
* Thanksgiving Day
* Christmas Day
*
*/
private static List<Date> getOfflimitDates(int year)
{
List<Date> offlimitDates = new ArrayList<Date>();
Calendar baseCalendar = GregorianCalendar.getInstance();
baseCalendar.clear();
//Add in the static dates for the year.
//New years day
baseCalendar.set(year, Calendar.JANUARY, 1);
offlimitDates.add(offsetForWeekend(baseCalendar));
//Independence Day
baseCalendar.set(year, Calendar.JULY, 4);
offlimitDates.add(offsetForWeekend(baseCalendar));
//Vetrans Day
baseCalendar.set(year, Calendar.NOVEMBER, 11);
offlimitDates.add(offsetForWeekend(baseCalendar));
//Christmas
baseCalendar.set(year, Calendar.DECEMBER, 25);
offlimitDates.add(offsetForWeekend(baseCalendar));
//Now deal with floating holidays.
//Martin Luther King Day
offlimitDates.add(calculateFloatingHoliday(3, Calendar.MONDAY, year, Calendar.JANUARY));
//Presidents Day
offlimitDates.add(calculateFloatingHoliday(3, Calendar.MONDAY, year, Calendar.FEBRUARY));
//Memorial Day
offlimitDates.add(calculateFloatingHoliday(0, Calendar.MONDAY, year, Calendar.MAY));
//Labor Day
offlimitDates.add(calculateFloatingHoliday(1, Calendar.MONDAY, year, Calendar.SEPTEMBER));
//Columbus Day
offlimitDates.add(calculateFloatingHoliday(2, Calendar.MONDAY, year, Calendar.OCTOBER));
//Thanksgiving Day and Thanksgiving Friday
Date thanksgiving = calculateFloatingHoliday(4, Calendar.THURSDAY, year, Calendar.NOVEMBER);
offlimitDates.add(thanksgiving);
offlimitDates.add(addDays(thanksgiving, 1));
return offlimitDates;
}
/**
* This method will take in the various parameters and return a Date objet
* that represents that value.
*
* Ex. To get Martin Luther Kings BDay, which is the 3rd Monday of January,
* the method call woudl be:
*
* calculateFloatingHoliday(3, Calendar.MONDAY, year, Calendar.JANUARY);
*
* Reference material can be found at:
* http://michaelthompson.org/technikos/holidays.php#MemorialDay
*
* @param nth 0 for Last, 1 for 1st, 2 for 2nd, etc.
* @param dayOfWeek Use Calendar.MODAY, Calendar.TUESDAY, etc.
* @param year
* @param month Use Calendar.JANUARY, etc.
* @return
*/
private static Date calculateFloatingHoliday(int nth, int dayOfWeek, int year, int month)
{
Calendar baseCal = Calendar.getInstance();
baseCal.clear();
//Determine what the very earliest day this could occur.
//If the value was 0 for the nth parameter, incriment to the following
//month so that it can be subtracted alter.
baseCal.set(year, month + ((nth <= 0) ? 1 : 0), 1);
Date baseDate = baseCal.getTime();
//Figure out which day of the week that this "earliest" could occur on
//and then determine what the offset is for our day that we actually need.
int baseDayOfWeek = baseCal.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK);
int fwd = dayOfWeek - baseDayOfWeek;
//Based on the offset and the nth parameter, we are able to determine the offset of days and then
//adjust our base date.
return addDays(baseDate, (fwd + (nth - (fwd >= 0 ? 1 : 0)) * 7));
}
/*
* If the given date falls on a weekend, the
* method will adjust to the closest weekday.
* I.E. If the date is on a Saturday, then the Friday
* will be returned, if it's a Sunday, then Monday
* is returned.
*/
private static Date offsetForWeekend(Calendar baseCal)
{
Date returnDate = baseCal.getTime();
if (baseCal.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK) == Calendar.SATURDAY)
{
if (log.isDebugEnabled())
log.debug("Offsetting the Saturday by -1: " + returnDate);
return addDays(returnDate, -1);
}
else if (baseCal.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK) == Calendar.SUNDAY)
{
if (log.isDebugEnabled())
log.debug("Offsetting the Sunday by +1: " + returnDate);
return addDays(returnDate, 1);
}
else
return returnDate;
}
/**
* Private method simply adds
* @param dateToAdd
* @param numberOfDay
* @return
*/
private static Date addDays(Date dateToAdd, int numberOfDay)
{
if (dateToAdd == null)
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Date can't be null!");
Calendar tempCal = Calendar.getInstance();
tempCal.setTime(dateToAdd);
tempCal.add(Calendar.DATE, numberOfDay);
return tempCal.getTime();
}
}
