public class SimpleDateFormat

  1. Object
  2. Format
  3. DateFormat
  4. SimpleDateFormat

ImplementsCloneable

A class for parsing and formatting dates with a given pattern, compatible with the Java 6 API.

Constructors

public SimpleDateFormat()Construct a SimpleDateFormat with no pattern.
public SimpleDateFormat(String pattern)Construct a SimpleDateFormat with a given pattern.

Methods

public String toPattern()
public DateFormatSymbols getDateFormatSymbols()Get the date format symbols for parsing/formatting textual components of dates in a localization sensitive way.
public void setDateFormatSymbols(DateFormatSymbols newSymbols)Apply new date format symbols for parsing/formatting textual components of dates in a localisation sensitive way.
public void applyPattern(String pattern)Apply a new pattern.
public Object clone()
public String format(Date source)Format a given date.
public Date parse(String source) throws ParseExceptionNOT IMPLEMENTED - use SimpleDateFormat for parsing instead.

Inherited fields

From DateFormat

FULL, LONG, MEDIUM, SHORT, DEFAULT

Inherited methods

From DateFormat

format, parseObject, getInstance, getDateInstance, getTimeInstance, getDateInstance, getTimeInstance, getDateTimeInstance, hashCode, equals

From Object

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

Constructor details

SimpleDateFormat

public SimpleDateFormat()
Construct a SimpleDateFormat with no pattern.

SimpleDateFormat

public SimpleDateFormat(String pattern)
Construct a SimpleDateFormat with a given pattern.

Method details

toPattern

public String toPattern()

Returns

the pattern

getDateFormatSymbols

public DateFormatSymbols getDateFormatSymbols()
Get the date format symbols for parsing/formatting textual components of dates in a localization sensitive way.

Returns

current symbols.

setDateFormatSymbols

public void setDateFormatSymbols(DateFormatSymbols newSymbols)
Apply new date format symbols for parsing/formatting textual components of dates in a localisation sensitive way.

Parameters

newSymbols DateFormatSymbols
new format symbols.

applyPattern

public void applyPattern(String pattern)
Apply a new pattern.

Parameters

pattern String
the pattern to set

clone

public Object clone()

format

public String format(Date source)
Format a given date.

Parameters

source Date
date to be formatted.

Returns

formatted date.

parse

public Date parse(String source) throws ParseException
NOT IMPLEMENTED - use SimpleDateFormat for parsing instead.

Throws

ParseException