DateUtils (DSpace OAI-PMH 7.0-beta4 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.dspace.xoai.util.DateUtils

```
public class DateUtils
extends Object
```
Author:

Lyncode Development Team (dspace at lyncode dot com)

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static String`	`format(Date date)`	Format a Date object as a valid UTC Date String, per OAI-PMH guidelines http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/openarchivesprotocol.html#DatestampsResponses
`static Date`	`parse(String date)`	Parse a string into a Date object
`static Date`	`parseFromSolrDate(String date)`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - format
```
public static String format(Date date)
```
    Format a Date object as a valid UTC Date String, per OAI-PMH guidelines http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/openarchivesprotocol.html#DatestampsResponses
    
    Parameters:
    
    date - Date object
    
    Returns:
    
    UTC date string
  - parse
```
public static Date parse(String date)
```
    Parse a string into a Date object
    
    Parameters:
    
    date - string to parse
    
    Returns:
    
    Date
  - parseFromSolrDate
```
public static Date parseFromSolrDate(String date)
```