net.sourceforge.rssowl.util
Class DateParser

java.lang.Object
  net.sourceforge.rssowl.util.DateParser

public final class DateParser

extends Object

Utility class providing convenience methods to (XML) parsing mechanisms.

Version:

1.1.3

Author:

Niko Schmuck (niko@nava.de) and Benjamin Pasero (bpasero@rssowl.org)

Field Summary

private static DateFormat	DATE_FORMAT Formatter for Date based on OS Locale
private static DateFormat	DATE_LONG_FORMAT Formatter for Date (long) based on OS Locale
private static DateFormat	DATE_TIME_FORMAT Formatter for Date and Time based on OS Locale
private static DateFormat	DATE_TIME_LONG_FORMAT Formatter for Date and Time (long) based on OS Locale
private static SimpleDateFormat[]	dateFormats An array of common date formats

Constructor Summary

private

DateParser() This utility class constructor is hidden

Method Summary

static String	dateToFileName(String date) Remove special chars of a date to use it into a filename
static String	formatDate() Format the current date to a String using the selected Locale and do not add the time to the String
static String	formatDate(boolean withTime) Format the current date to a String using the selected Locale.
static String	formatDate(Date date, boolean withTime) Format the date to a String using the selected Locale.
static String	formatDate(Date date, boolean longDateFormat, boolean withTime) Format the date to a String using the selected Locale.
static String	formatLongDate(Date aDate) Get the localized long date format for the given language.
static Date	getDate(String strdate) Tries different date formats to parse against the given string representation to retrieve a valid Date object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

DATE_FORMAT

private static final DateFormat DATE_FORMAT

Formatter for Date based on OS Locale

DATE_LONG_FORMAT

private static final DateFormat DATE_LONG_FORMAT

Formatter for Date (long) based on OS Locale

DATE_TIME_FORMAT

private static final DateFormat DATE_TIME_FORMAT

Formatter for Date and Time based on OS Locale

DATE_TIME_LONG_FORMAT

private static final DateFormat DATE_TIME_LONG_FORMAT

Formatter for Date and Time (long) based on OS Locale

dateFormats

private static SimpleDateFormat[] dateFormats

An array of common date formats

Constructor Detail

DateParser

private DateParser()

This utility class constructor is hidden

Method Detail

dateToFileName

public static String dateToFileName(String date)

Remove special chars of a date to use it into a filename

Parameters:

date - The date as String

Returns:

String The given date with replaced special chars

formatDate

public static String formatDate()

Format the current date to a String using the selected Locale and do not add the time to the String

Returns:

String Formatted Date

formatDate

public static String formatDate(boolean withTime)

Format the current date to a String using the selected Locale.

Parameters:

withTime - If TRUE set time to date String

Returns:

String Formatted Date

formatDate

public static String formatDate(Date date,
                                boolean withTime)

Format the date to a String using the selected Locale.

Parameters:

date - The date to format

withTime - If TRUE set time to date String

Returns:

String Formatted Date

formatDate

public static String formatDate(Date date,
                                boolean longDateFormat,
                                boolean withTime)

Format the date to a String using the selected Locale.

Parameters:

date - The date to format

longDateFormat - If TRUE use the Long Date Format

withTime - If TRUE set time to date String

Returns:

String Formatted Date

formatLongDate

public static String formatLongDate(Date aDate)

Get the localized long date format for the given language.

Parameters:

aDate - The date to format

Returns:

String The date format

getDate

public static Date getDate(String strdate)

Tries different date formats to parse against the given string representation to retrieve a valid Date object.

Parameters:

strdate - Date as String

Returns:

Date The parsed Date