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com.sun.syndication.io.impl
Class DateParser  view DateParser download DateParser.java

java.lang.Object
  extended bycom.sun.syndication.io.impl.DateParser

public class DateParser
extends java.lang.Object

A helper class that parses Dates out of Strings with date time in RFC822 and W3CDateTime formats plus the variants Atom (0.3) and RSS (0.9, 0.91, 0.92, 0.93, 0.94, 1.0 and 2.0) specificators added to those formats.

It uses the JDK java.text.SimpleDateFormat class attemtping the parse using a mask for each one of the possible formats.


Field Summary
private static java.lang.String[] ADDITIONAL_MASKS
           
private static java.lang.String[] RFC822_MASKS
           
private static java.lang.String[] W3CDATETIME_MASKS
           
 
Constructor Summary
private DateParser()
          Private constructor to avoid DateParser instances creation.
 
Method Summary
static java.lang.String formatRFC822(java.util.Date date)
          create a RFC822 representation of a date.
static java.lang.String formatW3CDateTime(java.util.Date date)
          create a W3C Date Time representation of a date.
static java.util.Date parseDate(java.lang.String sDate)
          Parses a Date out of a String with a date in W3C date-time format or in a RFC822 format.
static java.util.Date parseRFC822(java.lang.String sDate)
          Parses a Date out of a String with a date in RFC822 format.
private static java.util.Date parseUsingMask(java.lang.String[] masks, java.lang.String sDate)
          Parses a Date out of a string using an array of masks.
static java.util.Date parseW3CDateTime(java.lang.String sDate)
          Parses a Date out of a String with a date in W3C date-time format.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

ADDITIONAL_MASKS

private static java.lang.String[] ADDITIONAL_MASKS

RFC822_MASKS

private static final java.lang.String[] RFC822_MASKS

W3CDATETIME_MASKS

private static final java.lang.String[] W3CDATETIME_MASKS
Constructor Detail

DateParser

private DateParser()
Private constructor to avoid DateParser instances creation.

Method Detail

parseUsingMask

private static java.util.Date parseUsingMask(java.lang.String[] masks,
                                             java.lang.String sDate)
Parses a Date out of a string using an array of masks.

It uses the masks in order until one of them succedes or all fail.


parseRFC822

public static java.util.Date parseRFC822(java.lang.String sDate)
Parses a Date out of a String with a date in RFC822 format.

It parsers the following formats:

  • "EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z"
  • "EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm z"
  • "EEE, dd MMM yy HH:mm:ss z"
  • "EEE, dd MMM yy HH:mm z"
  • "dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z"
  • "dd MMM yyyy HH:mm z"
  • "dd MMM yy HH:mm:ss z"
  • "dd MMM yy HH:mm z"

Refer to the java.text.SimpleDateFormat javadocs for details on the format of each element.


parseW3CDateTime

public static java.util.Date parseW3CDateTime(java.lang.String sDate)
Parses a Date out of a String with a date in W3C date-time format.

It parsers the following formats:

  • "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssz"
  • "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mmz"
  • "yyyy-MM-dd"
  • "yyyy-MM"
  • "yyyy"

Refer to the java.text.SimpleDateFormat javadocs for details on the format of each element.


parseDate

public static java.util.Date parseDate(java.lang.String sDate)
Parses a Date out of a String with a date in W3C date-time format or in a RFC822 format.


formatRFC822

public static java.lang.String formatRFC822(java.util.Date date)
create a RFC822 representation of a date.

Refer to the java.text.SimpleDateFormat javadocs for details on the format of each element.


formatW3CDateTime

public static java.lang.String formatW3CDateTime(java.util.Date date)
create a W3C Date Time representation of a date.

Refer to the java.text.SimpleDateFormat javadocs for details on the format of each element.