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package cdac.medinfo.sdk.dcm30_04.baselibs;




import cdac.medinfo.sdk.dcm30_04.utils.DicomConstants;


/**
 * Data Type : Date 
 * A string of characters of the format yyyymmdd
 */
public class DA extends DatatypeString  
{
	

	/**
	 * 
	 */
	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

	/**
	 * Creates an object of DA with default initialization .
	 */
	DA()
	{
		super(DicomConstants.DCM_DT_DA);
		//	The length is fixed i.e 8 bytes  
		lMaxLength = DicomConstants.DCM_DA_MAXLENGTH;//Allowed a .(dot) in the Date So MaxLength=10 
	}
//	Deleted the validate function since now this class will
//	use the validate function's implementation from DatatypeString Class 	
}
