info.magnolia.cms.util
Class DateUtil

java.lang.Object
  info.magnolia.cms.util.DateUtil

public class DateUtil
extends java.lang.Object

Util to format and parse dates.

Version:

$Revision: 41137 $ ($Author: gjoseph $)

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	FORMAT_DATE_LONG
static java.lang.String	FORMAT_DATE_MEDIUM
static java.lang.String	FORMAT_DATE_SHORT
static java.lang.String	FORMAT_DATETIME_LONG
static java.lang.String	FORMAT_DATETIME_MEDIUM
static java.lang.String	FORMAT_DATETIME_SHORT
static java.lang.String	FORMAT_DEFAULTPATTERN Default date format.
static java.lang.String	FORMAT_TIME_LONG
static java.lang.String	FORMAT_TIME_MEDIUM
static java.lang.String	FORMAT_TIME_SHORT
static java.util.TimeZone	UTC_TIME_ZONE
static java.lang.String	YYYY_MM_DD
static java.lang.String	YYYY_MM_DD_T_HH_MM_SS

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	format(java.util.Date date, java.lang.String formatPattern) Supports implicit formats like: date, date long, datetime, dateime long, time and time long.
static java.lang.String	format(java.util.Date date, java.lang.String formatPattern, java.util.Locale locale)
static java.lang.String	formatDate(java.lang.Object val) Uses the current locale (user) to format the date.
static java.lang.String	formatDateTime(java.lang.Object val) Uses the current locale (user) to format the date and time.
static java.util.Calendar	getCurrentUTCCalendar() Get UTC Calendar for current time.
static java.util.Calendar	getLocalCalendarFromUTC(java.util.Calendar utc) Get the equivalent UTC calendar to a local calendar.
static java.util.Calendar	getUTCCalendarFromDialogString(java.lang.String dateString) Convert a string date from a dialog date to a UTC calendar ready to be stored in the repository.
static java.util.Calendar	getUTCCalendarFromLocalDate(java.util.Date date) Convert a local date time to a UTC calendar.
static java.util.Date	parseDate(java.lang.String dateStr) Uses the current locale (user) to parse the date.
static java.util.Date	parseDateTime(java.lang.String dateStr) Uses the current locale (user) to parse the date and time.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

FORMAT_DATE_SHORT

public static final java.lang.String FORMAT_DATE_SHORT

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FORMAT_DATE_MEDIUM

public static final java.lang.String FORMAT_DATE_MEDIUM

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FORMAT_DATE_LONG

public static final java.lang.String FORMAT_DATE_LONG

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FORMAT_DATETIME_SHORT

public static final java.lang.String FORMAT_DATETIME_SHORT

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FORMAT_DATETIME_MEDIUM

public static final java.lang.String FORMAT_DATETIME_MEDIUM

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FORMAT_DATETIME_LONG

public static final java.lang.String FORMAT_DATETIME_LONG

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FORMAT_TIME_SHORT

public static final java.lang.String FORMAT_TIME_SHORT

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FORMAT_TIME_MEDIUM

public static final java.lang.String FORMAT_TIME_MEDIUM

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FORMAT_TIME_LONG

public static final java.lang.String FORMAT_TIME_LONG

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FORMAT_DEFAULTPATTERN

public static final java.lang.String FORMAT_DEFAULTPATTERN

Default date format.

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YYYY_MM_DD

public static final java.lang.String YYYY_MM_DD

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YYYY_MM_DD_T_HH_MM_SS

public static final java.lang.String YYYY_MM_DD_T_HH_MM_SS

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UTC_TIME_ZONE

public static final java.util.TimeZone UTC_TIME_ZONE

Method Detail

format

public static java.lang.String format(java.util.Date date,
                                      java.lang.String formatPattern)

Supports implicit formats like: date, date long, datetime, dateime long, time and time long.

format

public static java.lang.String format(java.util.Date date,
                                      java.lang.String formatPattern,
                                      java.util.Locale locale)

formatDateTime

public static java.lang.String formatDateTime(java.lang.Object val)

Uses the current locale (user) to format the date and time.

Parameters:

val - Date or Calendar

Returns:

the String

formatDate

public static java.lang.String formatDate(java.lang.Object val)

Uses the current locale (user) to format the date.

Parameters:

val - Date or Calendar

Returns:

the String

parseDateTime

public static java.util.Date parseDateTime(java.lang.String dateStr)
                                    throws java.text.ParseException

Uses the current locale (user) to parse the date and time.

Parameters:

val - Date or Calendar

Returns:

the String

Throws:

java.text.ParseException

parseDate

public static java.util.Date parseDate(java.lang.String dateStr)
                                throws java.text.ParseException

Uses the current locale (user) to parse the date.

Parameters:

val - Date or Calendar

Returns:

the String

Throws:

java.text.ParseException

getLocalCalendarFromUTC

public static java.util.Calendar getLocalCalendarFromUTC(java.util.Calendar utc)

Get the equivalent UTC calendar to a local calendar.

getUTCCalendarFromDialogString

public static java.util.Calendar getUTCCalendarFromDialogString(java.lang.String dateString)
                                                         throws java.text.ParseException

Convert a string date from a dialog date to a UTC calendar ready to be stored in the repository.

Throws:

java.text.ParseException

getUTCCalendarFromLocalDate

public static java.util.Calendar getUTCCalendarFromLocalDate(java.util.Date date)

Convert a local date time to a UTC calendar.

getCurrentUTCCalendar

public static java.util.Calendar getCurrentUTCCalendar()

Get UTC Calendar for current time.