fedora.server.utilities
Class DateUtility

java.lang.Object
  fedora.server.utilities.DateUtility

public abstract class DateUtility

extends java.lang.Object

Title: DateUtility.java

Description: A collection of utility methods for performing

frequently require tasks.

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Version:

$Id: DateUtility.java,v 1.19 2005/01/12 22:33:49 payette Exp $

Author:

rlw@virginia.edu

Constructor Summary

DateUtility()

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	convertDateToString(java.util.Date date) Converts an instance of java.util.Date into a String using the date format: yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.SSSZ.
static java.util.Date	convertLocalDateToUTCDate(java.util.Date localDate)
static java.util.Date	convertStringToDate(java.lang.String dateTime) Converts a datetime string into and instance of java.util.Date using the date format: yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.SSSZ.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args)
static java.util.Date	parseDate(java.lang.String str) Attempt to parse the given string of form: yyyy-MM-dd[THH:mm:ss[.SSS][Z]] as a Date.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DateUtility

public DateUtility()

Method Detail

convertStringToDate

public static java.util.Date convertStringToDate(java.lang.String dateTime)

Converts a datetime string into and instance of java.util.Date using the date format: yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.SSSZ.

Follows Postel's Law (lenient about what it accepts, as long as it's sensible)

Parameters:

dateTime - A datetime string

Returns:

Corresponding instance of java.util.Date (returns null if dateTime string argument is empty string or null)

convertDateToString

public static java.lang.String convertDateToString(java.util.Date date)

Converts an instance of java.util.Date into a String using the date format: yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.SSSZ.

Parameters:

date - Instance of java.util.Date.

Returns:

Corresponding datetime string (returns null if Date argument is null).

convertLocalDateToUTCDate

public static java.util.Date convertLocalDateToUTCDate(java.util.Date localDate)

parseDate

public static java.util.Date parseDate(java.lang.String str)

Attempt to parse the given string of form: yyyy-MM-dd[THH:mm:ss[.SSS][Z]] as a Date. If the string is not of that form, return null.

Parameters:

str - the date string to parse

Returns:

Date the date, if parse was successful; null otherwise

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)