com.frameworkset.platform.cms.driver.util

Class CmsDateUtil

java.lang.Object

com.frameworkset.platform.cms.driver.util.CmsDateUtil

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public final class CmsDateUtil
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

Utilities to get and set formated dates in OpenCms.

Since:

6.0.0

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected static java.util.TimeZone	GMT_TIMEZONE The "GMT" time zone, used when formatting http headers.
protected static java.text.DateFormat	HEADER_DEFAULT The default format to use when formatting http headers.
protected static java.text.DateFormat	OLD_COOKIE The default format to use when formatting old cookies.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.lang.String	getDate(java.util.Date date, int format, java.util.Locale locale) Returns a formated date String from a Date value, the formatting based on the provided options.
static java.lang.String	getDateTime(java.util.Date date, int format, java.util.Locale locale) Returns a formated date and time String from a Date value, the formatting based on the provided options.
static int	getDaysPassedSince(java.util.Date dateLastModified) Returns the number of days passed since a specific date.
static java.lang.String	getHeaderDate(long time) Returns a formated date and time String form a timestamp value based on the HTTP-Header date format.
static java.lang.String	getOldCookieDate(long time) Returns a formated date and time String form a timestamp value based on the (old) Netscape cookie date format.
static long	parseHeaderDate(java.lang.String timestamp) Parses a formated date and time string in HTTP-Header date format and returns the time value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

GMT_TIMEZONE

protected static final java.util.TimeZone GMT_TIMEZONE

The "GMT" time zone, used when formatting http headers.

HEADER_DEFAULT

protected static final java.text.DateFormat HEADER_DEFAULT

The default format to use when formatting http headers.

OLD_COOKIE

protected static final java.text.DateFormat OLD_COOKIE

The default format to use when formatting old cookies.

Method Detail

getDate

public static java.lang.String getDate(java.util.Date date,
                                       int format,
                                       java.util.Locale locale)

Returns a formated date String from a Date value, the formatting based on the provided options.

Parameters:

date - the Date object to format as String

format - the format to use, see DateFormat for possible values

locale - the locale to use

Returns:

the formatted date

getDateTime

public static java.lang.String getDateTime(java.util.Date date,
                                           int format,
                                           java.util.Locale locale)

Returns a formated date and time String from a Date value, the formatting based on the provided options.

Parameters:

date - the Date object to format as String

format - the format to use, see DateFormat for possible values

locale - the locale to use

Returns:

the formatted date

getDaysPassedSince

public static int getDaysPassedSince(java.util.Date dateLastModified)

Returns the number of days passed since a specific date.

Parameters:

dateLastModified - the date to compute the passed days from

Returns:

the number of days passed since a specific date

getHeaderDate

public static java.lang.String getHeaderDate(long time)

Returns a formated date and time String form a timestamp value based on the HTTP-Header date format.

Parameters:

time - the time value to format as date

Returns:

the formatted date

getOldCookieDate

public static java.lang.String getOldCookieDate(long time)

Returns a formated date and time String form a timestamp value based on the (old) Netscape cookie date format.

Parameters:

time - the time value to format as date

Returns:

the formatted date

parseHeaderDate

public static long parseHeaderDate(java.lang.String timestamp)
                            throws java.text.ParseException

Parses a formated date and time string in HTTP-Header date format and returns the time value.

Parameters:

timestamp - the timestamp in HTTP-Header date format

Returns:

time value as long

Throws:

java.text.ParseException - if parsing fails