Java date class objects

A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium, the computer readable medium including a computer readable program for storing a specific instant in time as an object of the java.util.Date class, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

• define a first enhanced class, the first enhanced class extending the java.sql.Date subclass of the java.util.Date class;
• define a second enhanced class, the second enhanced class extending the java.sql.Time subclass of the java.util.Date class;
• define a third enhanced class, the third enhanced class extending the java.sql.Timestamp subclass of the java.util.Date class;
• create a first object, the first object being an object of the java.util.Calendar class;
• create a second object, the second object storing a specific instant in time in a first time zone and being an object of the java.sql.Date subclass, the java.sql.Time subclass, or the java.sql.Timestamp subclass;
• and
• create a third object based on the first object, the second object, and a provided value, the provided value corresponding to a second time zone,
• the third object storing a particular instant in time in the second time zone corresponding to the specific instant in time in the first time zone, and
• the third object being an object of the first enhanced class when the second object is an object of the java.sql.Date subclass, an object of the second enhanced class when the second object is an object of the java.sql.Time subclass, or an object of the third enhanced class when the second object is an object of the java.sql.Timestamp subclass.