pl.edu.agh.cast.data.model.common
Enum SupportedDateFormat

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Enum<SupportedDateFormat>
      pl.edu.agh.cast.data.model.common.SupportedDateFormat

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<SupportedDateFormat>

public enum SupportedDateFormat
extends Enum<SupportedDateFormat>

Defines date formats and provides basic methods for parsing and formating dates.

Supported date formats:

• yyyy-MM-dd e.g. 2009-01-20 (default format)
• yyyy/MM/dd e.g. 2009/01/20
• yyyy.MM.dd e.g. 2009.01.20

For more details about defining date formats see SimpleDateFormat

Author:

AGH CAST Team

Enum Constant Summary

RRRR_MM_DD_DASH
yyyy-MM-dd format.

RRRR_MM_DD_DOT
yyyy.MM.dd format e.g.

RRRR_MM_DD_SLASH
yyyy/MM/dd format.

Method Summary

String	format(Date date) Formats given date.
static String	formatDefault(Date date) Formats date using the default format: dd-mm-yyyy.
static String	getDefaultFormat() Returns the default date format.
String	getFormat() Returns the date format.
static Date	parse(String text) Parsed given text according to all supported formats.
static SupportedDateFormat	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static SupportedDateFormat[]	values() Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

RRRR_MM_DD_DASH

public static final SupportedDateFormat RRRR_MM_DD_DASH

yyyy-MM-dd format. e.g. 2009-01-20 This format is used as default.

RRRR_MM_DD_SLASH

public static final SupportedDateFormat RRRR_MM_DD_SLASH

yyyy/MM/dd format. e.g. 2009/01/20

RRRR_MM_DD_DOT

public static final SupportedDateFormat RRRR_MM_DD_DOT

yyyy.MM.dd format e.g. 2009.01.20

Method Detail

values

public static SupportedDateFormat[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (SupportedDateFormat c : SupportedDateFormat.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static SupportedDateFormat valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null

parse

public static Date parse(String text)
                  throws ParseException

Parsed given text according to all supported formats. The first matching format is chosen, however the formats order is not defined.

Parameters:

text - text to parse.

Returns:

parsed date object or null if text is null

Throws:

ParseException - if text does not match to any format. exception generated by the last format is thrown

formatDefault

public static String formatDefault(Date date)

Formats date using the default format: dd-mm-yyyy.

Parameters:

date - date to format

Returns:

formated date as string

format

public String format(Date date)

Formats given date.

Parameters:

date - date to format

Returns:

formated date as string or null if date is null;

getFormat

public String getFormat()

Returns the date format.

Returns:

date format

getDefaultFormat

public static String getDefaultFormat()

Returns the default date format.

Returns:

default date format