Class SimpleDateFormat

java.lang.Object
java.text.Format
java.text.DateFormat
java.text.SimpleDateFormat
All Implemented Interfaces:
Cloneable
public class SimpleDateFormat extends DateFormat
A class for parsing and formatting dates with a given pattern, compatible with the Java 6 API.

  • Constructor Details

    • SimpleDateFormat

      public SimpleDateFormat()
      Construct a SimpleDateFormat with no pattern.

    • SimpleDateFormat

      public SimpleDateFormat(String pattern)

      Construct a SimpleDateFormat with a given pattern.

      Parameters
      • pattern

  • Method Details

    • toPattern

      public String toPattern()
      Returns

      the pattern

    • getDateFormatSymbols

      public DateFormatSymbols getDateFormatSymbols()

      Get the date format symbols for parsing/formatting textual components of dates in a localization sensitive way.

      Returns

      current symbols.

    • setDateFormatSymbols

      public void setDateFormatSymbols(DateFormatSymbols newSymbols)

      Apply new date format symbols for parsing/formatting textual components of dates in a localisation sensitive way.

      Parameters
      • newSymbols: new format symbols.

    • applyPattern

      public void applyPattern(String pattern)

      Apply a new pattern.

      Parameters
      • pattern: the pattern to set

    • clone

      public Object clone()
      Overrides:
      clone in class DateFormat

    • format

      public String format(Date source)
      Description copied from class: DateFormat

      Format a given date.

      Parameters
      • source: date to be formatted.
      Returns

      formatted date.

      Overrides:
      format in class DateFormat

    • parse

      public Date parse(String source) throws ParseException
      Description copied from class: DateFormat
      NOT IMPLEMENTED - use SimpleDateFormat for parsing instead.
      Overrides:
      parse in class DateFormat
      Throws:
      ParseException