org.refcodes.time

Enum DateFormats

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<DateFormats>

org.refcodes.time.DateFormats

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<DateFormats>

public enum DateFormats
extends Enum<DateFormats>

The DateFormats contain Date and DateFormats related values.

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
COOKIE_DATE_FORMATS
DEFAULT_DATE_FORMATS
DEFAULT_DATE_FORMATS_SHORT

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
DateTimeFormatter[]	getDateFormats()
Date	toDate(String aDateString) Creates a date from the provided String using the date formats as retrieved by the getDateFormats() method.
static DateFormats	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static DateFormats[]	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

DEFAULT_DATE_FORMATS

public static final DateFormats DEFAULT_DATE_FORMATS

DEFAULT_DATE_FORMATS_SHORT

public static final DateFormats DEFAULT_DATE_FORMATS_SHORT

COOKIE_DATE_FORMATS

public static final DateFormats COOKIE_DATE_FORMATS

Method Detail

values

public static DateFormats[] 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 (DateFormats c : DateFormats.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

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

valueOf

public static DateFormats 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

getDateFormats

public DateTimeFormatter[] getDateFormats()

toDate

public Date toDate(String aDateString)
            throws DateTimeException

Creates a date from the provided String using the date formats as retrieved by the getDateFormats() method. If one date format fails, then the next one is used to parse the date text.

Parameters:

aDateString - The date text to be converted to a Date instance.

Returns:

The Date instance as of the date text.

Throws:

ParseException - Thrown in case parsing the date text was not possible.

DateTimeException