Package com.luciad.text

Class TLcdSymbologyDateFormat

java.lang.Object

java.text.Format

com.luciad.text.TLcdSymbologyDateFormat

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable

public class TLcdSymbologyDateFormat
extends Format

This format makes it possible to convert between java.util.Date objects and Strings formatted as "ddHHmmssTMMMyy", with T being a timezone character, and the other characters specified in SimpleDateFormat.

The format uses UTC ('Z', or zulu time) by default, but this can be changed.

Example usage:

 TLcdSymbologyDateFormat format = new TLcdSymbologyDateFormat();
 Date date = new Date();
 String formattedDate = format.format( date );
 System.out.println( "date = " + date );
 System.out.println( "formattedDate = " + formattedDate );
 // Example output:
 // date = Tue Oct 01 14:27:36 CEST 2013
 // formattedDate = 01122736ZOCT13
 

Since:

2013.1

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.text.Format

Format.Field

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
TLcdSymbologyDateFormat()	Creates a new symbology date format for the UTC timezone.
TLcdSymbologyDateFormat(String aFormatString)	Creates a new symbology date format for the UTC timezone according to the provided format string.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
StringBuffer	format(Object obj, StringBuffer toAppendTo, FieldPosition pos)
TimeZone	getTimeZone()	Returns the timezone that is used when formatting a date.
boolean	isWithSeconds()	Returns if the seconds are formatted/parsed.
Object	parseObject(String source, ParsePosition pos)
void	setTimeZone(TimeZone aTimeZone)	Sets the timezone to use when formatting a Date.
void	setWithSeconds(boolean aWithSeconds)	Sets if the seconds should be formatted.

Methods inherited from class java.text.Format

clone, format, formatToCharacterIterator, parseObject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

TLcdSymbologyDateFormat

public TLcdSymbologyDateFormat()

Creates a new symbology date format for the UTC timezone. It uses "ddHHmmMMMyy" to format a date object. You can invoke setWithSeconds(boolean) to be able to format "ddHHmmssMMMyy" which has seconds data.

To provide custom formats you can use TLcdSymbologyDateFormat(String)

See Also:

• setTimeZone(java.util.TimeZone)

TLcdSymbologyDateFormat

public TLcdSymbologyDateFormat(String aFormatString)

Creates a new symbology date format for the UTC timezone according to the provided format string.

   <pattern>     ::= <day>[<separator>]<hour>[<separator>]<minute>[<separator>][<second>][<separator>]<timezone>[<separator>]<month>[<separator>]<year>
   <day>         ::= "dd"
   <hour>        ::= "HH"
   <minute>      ::= "mm"
   <second>      ::= "ss"
   <timezone>    ::= "T"
   <month>       ::= "MMM"
   <year>        ::= "yy"
   <separator>   ::= ":" | "-" | "."
 

All the elements are mandatory except <second> and <separator>. One can change the placement of the elements as well. Typical examples are;

• "ddHHmmTMMMyy" = "121314ZJUN93"
• "dd HHmm T MMMyy" = "12 1314 Z JUN93"
• "HH-mm-ss dd-T-MMM-yy" = "13-14-15 12-Z-JUN-93"

Note that when you use this constructor, setWithSeconds(boolean) will have no effect.

Parameters:

aFormatString - format string

See Also:

• setTimeZone(java.util.TimeZone)

Method Details

getTimeZone

public TimeZone getTimeZone()

Returns the timezone that is used when formatting a date.

Returns:

the timezone that is used when formatting a date.

setTimeZone

public void setTimeZone(TimeZone aTimeZone)

Sets the timezone to use when formatting a Date.

Parameters:

aTimeZone - a time zone

isWithSeconds

public boolean isWithSeconds()

Returns if the seconds are formatted/parsed. If date format has been constructed by TLcdSymbologyDateFormat(String) this value has no effect on formatting.

Returns:

if the seconds are formatted/parsed.

setWithSeconds

public void setWithSeconds(boolean aWithSeconds)

Sets if the seconds should be formatted. The default value is false. Note that this has no effect on parsing. Format.parseObject(String) accepts string with or without seconds regardless of this property.

Parameters:

aWithSeconds - true if the seconds should be formatted/parsed.

format

public StringBuffer format(Object obj,
 StringBuffer toAppendTo,
 FieldPosition pos)

Specified by:

format in class Format

parseObject

public Object parseObject(String source,
 ParsePosition pos)

Specified by:

parseObject in class Format