DateFormat (org.refcodes:refcodes-time 2.1.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Enum<DateFormat>
- - org.refcodes.time.DateFormat

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<DateFormat>
```
public enum DateFormat
extends Enum<DateFormat>
```
The DateFormat contains Date and DateFormat related values useful for parsing from and formatting to date String instances.

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant	Description
`ALTERNATE_COOKIE_DATE_FORMAT`	An alternate cookie date format also seen in documentations out there on the internet.
`ALTERNATE_DATE_FORMAT`	Similar date format as `NORM_DATE_FORMAT` though not avoiding the space between the date and the time portion of the date format.
`DE_DATE_FORMAT`	Date format as used in German speaking locations, first comes the day, last the year, all separated by a dot '.' character.
`MAX_DATE_FORMAT`	Maximum sortable (first comes the year, last the nanoseconds) date format, contains the date and the time till a granularity of milliseconds.The character 'T' separates the date portion from the time portion of the date format in order to unambiguously parse a such formatted date `String`.
`MAX_FILENAME_DATE_FORMAT`	Date format usable for (parts of) a filename, e.g. for rotating log files or the such with a granularity of nanoseconds.
`MIN_DATE_FORMAT`	Minimum sortable (first comes the year, last the day) date format, contains the date without the time.
`MIN_FILENAME_DATE_FORMAT`	Date format usable for (parts of) a filename, e.g. for rotating log files or the such with a granularity of days.
`NETSCAPE_COOKIE_DATE_FORMAT`	Date format as used for cookies as of the Netscape cookie specification.
`NORM_DATE_FORMAT`	Normal sortable (first comes the year, last the seconds) date format, contains the date and the time till a granularity of seconds.
`NORM_FILENAME_DATE_FORMAT`	Date format usable for (parts of) a filename, e.g. for rotating log files or the such with a granularity of seconds.
`RFC_1123_DATE_TIME_ALIKE`	An alternate cookie date format also seen in documentations out there on the internet.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`DateTimeFormatter`	`getFormatter()`	Gets the formatter.
`static DateFormat`	`valueOf(String name)`	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static DateFormat[]`	`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
  - NETSCAPE_COOKIE_DATE_FORMAT
```
public static final DateFormat NETSCAPE_COOKIE_DATE_FORMAT
```
    Date format as used for cookies as of the Netscape cookie specification. See "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP-Cookie#Cookies_nach_Netscape-Spezifikation"
  - ALTERNATE_COOKIE_DATE_FORMAT
```
public static final DateFormat ALTERNATE_COOKIE_DATE_FORMAT
```
    An alternate cookie date format also seen in documentations out there on the internet.
  - RFC_1123_DATE_TIME_ALIKE
```
public static final DateFormat RFC_1123_DATE_TIME_ALIKE
```
    An alternate cookie date format also seen in documentations out there on the internet. Can format something like "Thu, 01-Jan-1970 00:00:10 GMT". Similar to the DateTimeFormatter.RFC_1123_DATE_TIME formatter.
  - MIN_DATE_FORMAT
```
public static final DateFormat MIN_DATE_FORMAT
```
    Minimum sortable (first comes the year, last the day) date format, contains the date without the time.
  - NORM_DATE_FORMAT
```
public static final DateFormat NORM_DATE_FORMAT
```
    Normal sortable (first comes the year, last the seconds) date format, contains the date and the time till a granularity of seconds. The character 'T' separates the date portion from the time portion of the date format in order to unambiguously parse a such formatted date String.
  - MAX_DATE_FORMAT
```
public static final DateFormat MAX_DATE_FORMAT
```
    Maximum sortable (first comes the year, last the nanoseconds) date format, contains the date and the time till a granularity of milliseconds.The character 'T' separates the date portion from the time portion of the date format in order to unambiguously parse a such formatted date String.
  - ALTERNATE_DATE_FORMAT
```
public static final DateFormat ALTERNATE_DATE_FORMAT
```
    Similar date format as NORM_DATE_FORMAT though not avoiding the space between the date and the time portion of the date format.
  - DE_DATE_FORMAT
```
public static final DateFormat DE_DATE_FORMAT
```
    Date format as used in German speaking locations, first comes the day, last the year, all separated by a dot '.' character.
  - MIN_FILENAME_DATE_FORMAT
```
public static final DateFormat MIN_FILENAME_DATE_FORMAT
```
    Date format usable for (parts of) a filename, e.g. for rotating log files or the such with a granularity of days.
  - NORM_FILENAME_DATE_FORMAT
```
public static final DateFormat NORM_FILENAME_DATE_FORMAT
```
    Date format usable for (parts of) a filename, e.g. for rotating log files or the such with a granularity of seconds.
  - MAX_FILENAME_DATE_FORMAT
```
public static final DateFormat MAX_FILENAME_DATE_FORMAT
```
    Date format usable for (parts of) a filename, e.g. for rotating log files or the such with a granularity of nanoseconds.
- Method Detail
  - values
```
public static DateFormat[] 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 (DateFormat c : DateFormat.values())
    System.out.println(c);
```
    Returns:
    
    an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared
  - valueOf
```
public static DateFormat 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
  - getFormatter
```
public DateTimeFormatter getFormatter()
```
    Gets the formatter.
    
    Returns:
    
    the formatter

Enum DateFormat

Enum Constant Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Enum Constant Detail

NETSCAPE_COOKIE_DATE_FORMAT

ALTERNATE_COOKIE_DATE_FORMAT

RFC_1123_DATE_TIME_ALIKE

MIN_DATE_FORMAT

NORM_DATE_FORMAT

MAX_DATE_FORMAT

ALTERNATE_DATE_FORMAT

DE_DATE_FORMAT

MIN_FILENAME_DATE_FORMAT

NORM_FILENAME_DATE_FORMAT

MAX_FILENAME_DATE_FORMAT

Method Detail

values

valueOf

getFormatter