com.codename1.l10n

Class DateFormat

java.lang.Object

com.codename1.l10n.Format

com.codename1.l10n.DateFormat

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

SimpleDateFormat

public class DateFormat
extends Format

A class for parsing and formatting localisation sensitive dates, compatible with Jave 6 SDK. This implementation uses the Codename One localization manager for handling formatting dates. Parsing dates is not implemented in this class since the localization pattern is not exposed.

Author:

Eric Coolman

See Also:

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/text/DateFormat.html

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	DEFAULT Constant for default style (MEDIUM) parsing/formatting pattern.
static int	FULL Constant for full style parsing/formatting pattern.
static int	LONG Constant for long style parsing/formatting pattern.
static int	MEDIUM Constant for medium style parsing/formatting pattern.
static int	SHORT Constant for short style parsing/formatting pattern.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	clone()
boolean	equals(Object obj)
String	format(Date source) Format a given date.
String	format(Object obj) Format a given object.
static DateFormat	getDateInstance() Get a DateFormat instance with default style for date (SHORT).
static DateFormat	getDateInstance(int style) Get a DateFormat instance that uses a given style for dates.
static DateFormat	getDateTimeInstance(int dateStyle, int timeStyle) Get a DateFormat instance that uses a given style for dates and times.
static DateFormat	getInstance() Get a DateFormat instance with default style for date/time (SHORT/SHORT).
static DateFormat	getTimeInstance() Get a DateFormat instance with default style for time (SHORT).
static DateFormat	getTimeInstance(int style) Get a DateFormat instance that uses a given style for times.
int	hashCode()
Date	parse(String source) NOT IMPLEMENTED - use SimpleDateFormat for parsing instead.
Object	parseObject(String source) NOT IMPLEMENTED - use SimpleDateFormat for parsing instead.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

FULL

public static final int FULL

Constant for full style parsing/formatting pattern.

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Constant Field Values

LONG

public static final int LONG

Constant for long style parsing/formatting pattern.

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Constant Field Values

MEDIUM

public static final int MEDIUM

Constant for medium style parsing/formatting pattern.

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Constant Field Values

SHORT

public static final int SHORT

Constant for short style parsing/formatting pattern.

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Constant Field Values

DEFAULT

public static final int DEFAULT

Constant for default style (MEDIUM) parsing/formatting pattern.

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

format

public String format(Object obj)
              throws IllegalArgumentException

Format a given object.

Specified by:

format in class Format

Parameters:

obj - object to be formatted to text.

Returns:

formatted object.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - of the source can not be formatted.

format

public String format(Date source)

Format a given date.

Parameters:

source - date to be formatted.

Returns:

formatted date.

parseObject

public Object parseObject(String source)
                   throws ParseException

NOT IMPLEMENTED - use SimpleDateFormat for parsing instead.

Specified by:

parseObject in class Format

Parameters:

source - document to be parsed.

Returns:

parsed object.

Throws:

ParseException - if the source could not be parsed.

parse

public Date parse(String source)
           throws ParseException

NOT IMPLEMENTED - use SimpleDateFormat for parsing instead.

Throws:

ParseException

getInstance

public static final DateFormat getInstance()

Get a DateFormat instance with default style for date/time (SHORT/SHORT).

Returns:

a DateFormat instance.

getDateInstance

public static final DateFormat getDateInstance()

Get a DateFormat instance with default style for date (SHORT).

Returns:

a DateFormat instance.

getTimeInstance

public static final DateFormat getTimeInstance()

Get a DateFormat instance with default style for time (SHORT).

Returns:

a DateFormat instance.

getDateInstance

public static final DateFormat getDateInstance(int style)

Get a DateFormat instance that uses a given style for dates.

Parameters:

style - style to use for parsing and formatting (SHORT, MEDIUM, LONG, FULL, DEFAULT);

Returns:

a DateFormat instance.

See Also:

SHORT, MEDIUM, LONG, FULL, DEFAULT

getTimeInstance

public static final DateFormat getTimeInstance(int style)

Get a DateFormat instance that uses a given style for times.

Parameters:

style - style to use for parsing and formatting (SHORT, MEDIUM, LONG, FULL, DEFAULT);

Returns:

a DateFormat instance.

See Also:

SHORT, MEDIUM, LONG, FULL, DEFAULT

getDateTimeInstance

public static final DateFormat getDateTimeInstance(int dateStyle,
                                                   int timeStyle)

Get a DateFormat instance that uses a given style for dates and times.

Parameters:

style - style to use for parsing and formatting (SHORT, MEDIUM, LONG, FULL, DEFAULT);

Returns:

a DateFormat instance.

See Also:

SHORT, MEDIUM, LONG, FULL, DEFAULT

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

clone

public Object clone()

Overrides:

clone in class Object