1 /*
2 * This file is a part of CAST project.
3 * (c) Copyright 2007, AGH University of Science & Technology
4 * https://caribou.iisg.agh.edu.pl/trac/cast
5 *
6 * Licensed under the Eclipse Public License, Version 1.0 (the "License").
7 * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
8 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
9 * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
10 */
11 /*
12 * File: ReadableDateFactory.java
13 * Created: 2007-00-00
14 * Author: klewandowski
15 * $Id: ReadableDateFactory.java 2306 2009-01-12 21:38:39Z tmilos $
16 */
17
18 package pl.edu.agh.cast.util;
19
20 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
21 import java.util.Date;
22
23 /**
24 * Class working as a factory providing nicely formated dates.
25 *
26 * @author AGH CAST Team
27 */
28 public final class ReadableDateFactory {
29
30 private static SimpleDateFormat simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(Messages.ReadableDateFactory_Format);
31
32 private ReadableDateFactory() {
33 }
34
35 /**
36 * Get current date in a nice, internationalized format.
37 *
38 * @return Date as string.
39 */
40 public static String getReadableDate() {
41 return simpleDateFormat.format(new Date());
42 }
43
44 /**
45 * Get a date in a nice, internationalized format.
46 *
47 * @param d
48 * date to return
49 * @return internationalized string representation of the date
50 */
51 public static String getReadableDate(Date d) {
52 return simpleDateFormat.format(d);
53 }
54
55 }