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/*
USAGE:
TimeUtils.encode(90);
TimeUtils.decode("00:01:30");
*/
package euro.utils
{
	public class TimeUtils
	{
		public function TimeUtils():void
		{
		}
 
		public static function encode(_seconds:int):String
		{
			var seg = _seconds %60;
			var min = _seconds/60 %60;
			var hor = _seconds/60 /60;
 
			return String(normalize(hor,2) + ":" +  normalize(min,2) + ":" + normalize(seg,2));
		}
 
		public static function decode(_string:String):Number
		{
			var parts:Array = _string.split(":");
 
			var seconds:Number	= parts[2];
			var minutes:Number	= parts[1];
			var hours:Number	= parts[0];
 
			return seconds + 60 * minutes + 60 * 60 * hours;
		}
 
		private static function normalize(_int:int, _size:int):String
		{
			var temp:String = String(_int)
 
			for (var i = 1; i < _size; i++)
			{
				if (_int < Math.pow(10,i))
				{
					temp = "0" + temp;
				}
			}
			return temp;	
		}
	}
}