gnu.inet.http

Class HTTPDateFormat

java.lang.Object

java.text.Format

java.text.DateFormat

gnu.inet.http.HTTPDateFormat

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable

public class HTTPDateFormat
extends DateFormat

HTTP date formatter and parser. Formats dates according to RFC 822 (updated by RFC 1123). Parses dates according to the above, or RFC 1036, or the ANSI C asctime() format.

Author:

Chris Burdess

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.text.DateFormat

DateFormat.Field

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.text.DateFormat

AM_PM_FIELD, calendar, DATE_FIELD, DAY_OF_WEEK_FIELD, DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH_FIELD, DAY_OF_YEAR_FIELD, DEFAULT, ERA_FIELD, FULL, HOUR_OF_DAY0_FIELD, HOUR_OF_DAY1_FIELD, HOUR0_FIELD, HOUR1_FIELD, LONG, MEDIUM, MILLISECOND_FIELD, MINUTE_FIELD, MONTH_FIELD, numberFormat, SECOND_FIELD, SHORT, TIMEZONE_FIELD, WEEK_OF_MONTH_FIELD, WEEK_OF_YEAR_FIELD, YEAR_FIELD

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
HTTPDateFormat()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
StringBuffer	format(Date date, StringBuffer buf, FieldPosition field) Appends the textual value for the specified field to the given string buffer.
Date	parse(String text, ParsePosition pos) Parses the given date in the current TimeZone.
void	setCalendar(Calendar newCalendar) Don't allow setting the calendar.
void	setNumberFormat(NumberFormat newNumberFormat) Don't allow setting the NumberFormat.

Methods inherited from class java.text.DateFormat

clone, equals, format, format, getAvailableLocales, getCalendar, getDateInstance, getDateInstance, getDateInstance, getDateTimeInstance, getDateTimeInstance, getDateTimeInstance, getInstance, getNumberFormat, getTimeInstance, getTimeInstance, getTimeInstance, getTimeZone, hashCode, isLenient, parse, parseObject, setLenient, setTimeZone

Methods inherited from class java.text.Format

format, formatToCharacterIterator, parseObject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

HTTPDateFormat

public HTTPDateFormat()

Method Detail

format

public StringBuffer format(Date date,
                           StringBuffer buf,
                           FieldPosition field)

Appends the textual value for the specified field to the given string buffer. This method should be avoided, use format(Date) instead.

Specified by:

format in class DateFormat

Parameters:

date - the Date object

buf - the buffer to append to

field - the current field position

Returns:

the modified buffer

parse

public Date parse(String text,
                  ParsePosition pos)

Parses the given date in the current TimeZone.

Specified by:

parse in class DateFormat

Parameters:

text - the formatted date to be parsed

pos - the current parse position

setCalendar

public void setCalendar(Calendar newCalendar)

Don't allow setting the calendar.

Overrides:

setCalendar in class DateFormat

setNumberFormat

public void setNumberFormat(NumberFormat newNumberFormat)

Don't allow setting the NumberFormat.

Overrides:

setNumberFormat in class DateFormat