org.lsc.utils
Class DateUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.lsc.utils.DateUtils

public final class DateUtils
extends Object

Manage LDAP date format.

For example, use :

• DateUtils.parse("20070622192826Z");
• DateUtils.format(new Date());

Field Summary

static String	LDAP_DATE_INTERNAL_STORAGE_FORMAT This is the standard LDAP date format : yyyyMMddHHmmss.S'Z'.
static String	LDAP_DATE_SIMPLIFIED_STORAGE_FORMAT This is the simplified LDAP date format : yyyyMMddHHmmss'Z'.

Constructor Summary

DateUtils()

Method Summary

static String	format(Date date) Generate a date string - synchronized call to internal formatter object to support multi-threaded calls.
static Date	parse(String date) Return a date object corresponding to the LDAP date string.
static String	simpleFormat(Date date) Generate a date string - synchronized call to internal formatter object to support multi-threaded calls.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

LDAP_DATE_INTERNAL_STORAGE_FORMAT

public static final String LDAP_DATE_INTERNAL_STORAGE_FORMAT

This is the standard LDAP date format : yyyyMMddHHmmss.S'Z'.

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Constant Field Values

LDAP_DATE_SIMPLIFIED_STORAGE_FORMAT

public static final String LDAP_DATE_SIMPLIFIED_STORAGE_FORMAT

This is the simplified LDAP date format : yyyyMMddHHmmss'Z'.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

DateUtils

public DateUtils()

Method Detail

parse

public static Date parse(String date)
                  throws ParseException

Return a date object corresponding to the LDAP date string.

Parameters:

date - the date to parse

Returns:

the corresponding Java Date object

Throws:

ParseException - thrown if an error occurs in date parsing

format

public static String format(Date date)

Generate a date string - synchronized call to internal formatter object to support multi-threaded calls.

Parameters:

date - date to extract

Returns:

generated date

simpleFormat

public static String simpleFormat(Date date)

Generate a date string - synchronized call to internal formatter object to support multi-threaded calls. This uses the simplified format: yyyyMMddHHmmss'Z'

Parameters:

date - date to extract

Returns:

generated date