com.codename1.l10n

Class SimpleDateFormat

java.lang.Object

com.codename1.l10n.Format

com.codename1.l10n.DateFormat

com.codename1.l10n.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, as in the examples here: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html

To localize the formatted dates, see the discussion Format a localized date in Codename One.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.codename1.l10n.DateFormat

DEFAULT, FULL, LONG, MEDIUM, SHORT

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SimpleDateFormat() Construct a SimpleDateFormat with no pattern.
SimpleDateFormat(String pattern) Construct a SimpleDateFormat with a given pattern.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	applyPattern(String pattern) Apply a new pattern.
Object	clone()
String	format(Date source) Format a given date.
DateFormatSymbols	getDateFormatSymbols() Get the date format symbols for parsing/formatting textual components of dates in a localization sensitive way.
Date	parse(String source) Parses text from a string to produce a Date.
void	setDateFormatSymbols(DateFormatSymbols newSymbols) Apply new date format symbols for parsing/formatting textual components of dates in a localisation sensitive way.
String	toPattern()

Methods inherited from class com.codename1.l10n.DateFormat

equals, format, getDateInstance, getDateInstance, getDateTimeInstance, getInstance, getTimeInstance, getTimeInstance, hashCode, parseObject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SimpleDateFormat

public SimpleDateFormat()

Construct a SimpleDateFormat with no pattern.

SimpleDateFormat

public SimpleDateFormat(String pattern)

Construct a SimpleDateFormat with a given pattern.

Parameters:

pattern -

Method Detail

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.

Overrides:

format in class DateFormat

Parameters:

source - date to be formatted.

Returns:

formatted date.

parse

public Date parse(String source)
           throws ParseException

Parses text from a string to produce a Date.

Overrides:

parse in class DateFormat

Throws:

ParseException