org.appfuse.util

Class DateUtil

java.lang.Object

org.appfuse.util.DateUtil

public final class DateUtil
extends Object

Date Utility Class used to convert Strings to Dates and Timestamps

Author:

Matt Raible Modified by Dan Kibler to correct time pattern. Minutes should be mm not MM (MM is month).

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	convertDateToString(Date aDate) This method generates a string representation of a date based on the System Property 'dateFormat' in the format you specify on input
static Date	convertStringToDate(String strDate) This method converts a String to a date using the datePattern
static Date	convertStringToDate(String aMask, String strDate) This method generates a string representation of a date/time in the format you specify on input
static String	getDate(Date aDate) This method attempts to convert an Oracle-formatted date in the form dd-MMM-yyyy to mm/dd/yyyy.
static String	getDatePattern() Return default datePattern (MM/dd/yyyy)
static String	getDateTime(String aMask, Date aDate) This method generates a string representation of a date's date/time in the format you specify on input
static String	getDateTimePattern()
static String	getTimeNow(Date theTime) This method returns the current date time in the format: MM/dd/yyyy HH:MM a
static Calendar	getToday() This method returns the current date in the format: MM/dd/yyyy

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getDatePattern

public static String getDatePattern()

Return default datePattern (MM/dd/yyyy)

Returns:

a string representing the date pattern on the UI

getDateTimePattern

public static String getDateTimePattern()

getDate

public static String getDate(Date aDate)

This method attempts to convert an Oracle-formatted date in the form dd-MMM-yyyy to mm/dd/yyyy.

Parameters:

aDate - date from database as a string

Returns:

formatted string for the ui

convertStringToDate

public static Date convertStringToDate(String aMask,
                       String strDate)
                                throws ParseException

This method generates a string representation of a date/time in the format you specify on input

Parameters:

aMask - the date pattern the string is in

strDate - a string representation of a date

Returns:

a converted Date object

Throws:

ParseException - when String doesn't match the expected format

See Also:

SimpleDateFormat

getTimeNow

public static String getTimeNow(Date theTime)

This method returns the current date time in the format: MM/dd/yyyy HH:MM a

Parameters:

theTime - the current time

Returns:

the current date/time

getToday

public static Calendar getToday()
                         throws ParseException

This method returns the current date in the format: MM/dd/yyyy

Returns:

the current date

Throws:

ParseException - when String doesn't match the expected format

getDateTime

public static String getDateTime(String aMask,
                 Date aDate)

This method generates a string representation of a date's date/time in the format you specify on input

Parameters:

aMask - the date pattern the string is in

aDate - a date object

Returns:

a formatted string representation of the date

See Also:

SimpleDateFormat

convertDateToString

public static String convertDateToString(Date aDate)

This method generates a string representation of a date based on the System Property 'dateFormat' in the format you specify on input

Parameters:

aDate - A date to convert

Returns:

a string representation of the date

convertStringToDate

public static Date convertStringToDate(String strDate)
                                throws ParseException

This method converts a String to a date using the datePattern

Parameters:

strDate - the date to convert (in format MM/dd/yyyy)

Returns:

a date object

Throws:

ParseException - when String doesn't match the expected format