com.gisgraphy.util
Class DateUtil

java.lang.Object
  com.gisgraphy.util.DateUtil

public 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

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