org.chronicj.impl
Class DateUtil

java.lang.Object
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public class DateUtil

extends java.lang.Object

Silly helper class for date formatting and other random utilities that don't squarely belong in other classes.

Author:

Matthew Lipper

See Also:

SimpleDateFormat

Constructor Summary

DateUtil()

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	format(java.util.Date aDate) Date to String using the default pattern.
static java.lang.String	format(java.util.Date aDate, java.lang.String pattern) Date to String using the supplied pattern.
static java.util.Date	parse(java.lang.String dateString) Date format function using default pattern.
static java.util.Date	parse(java.lang.String dateString, java.lang.String pattern) Date format function using supplied pattern.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DateUtil

public DateUtil()

Method Detail

format

public static java.lang.String format(java.util.Date aDate)

Date to String using the default pattern.

Parameters:

aDate - java.util.Date the date

Returns:

String formatted with pattern

See Also:

SimpleDateFormat

format

public static java.lang.String format(java.util.Date aDate,
                                      java.lang.String pattern)

Date to String using the supplied pattern.

Parameters:

aDate - java.util.Date the date

pattern - String the pattern

Returns:

String formatted with pattern

See Also:

SimpleDateFormat

parse

public static java.util.Date parse(java.lang.String dateString,
                                   java.lang.String pattern)

Date format function using supplied pattern.

Parameters:

dateString - String the date

pattern - String the pattern

Returns:

java.util.Date

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if supplied dateString or pattern are invalid.

See Also:

SimpleDateFormat

parse

public static java.util.Date parse(java.lang.String dateString)

Date format function using default pattern.

Parameters:

dateString - String the date

Returns:

java.util.Date

See Also:

SimpleDateFormat