[Java] Class DateUtilStaticExtensions

public class DateUtilStaticExtensions

Method Detail

public static Date parse(Date self, String format, String input)

Parse a String into a Date instance using the given pattern. This convenience method acts as a wrapper for SimpleDateFormat.

Note that a new SimpleDateFormat instance is created for every invocation of this method (for thread safety).

throws:

ParseException if there is a parse error

Parameters:

self - placeholder variable used by Groovy categories; ignored for default static methods

format - pattern used to parse the input string.

input - String to be parsed to create the date instance

Returns:

a new Date instance representing the parsed input string

See Also:

SimpleDateFormat.parse

Since:

1.5.7

public static Date parse(Date self, String format, String input, TimeZone zone)

Parse a String into a Date instance using the given pattern and TimeZone. This convenience method acts as a wrapper for SimpleDateFormat.

Note that a new SimpleDateFormat instance is created for every invocation of this method (for thread safety).

throws:

ParseException if there is a parse error

Parameters:

self - placeholder variable used by Groovy categories; ignored for default static methods

format - pattern used to parse the input string.

input - String to be parsed to create the date instance

zone - TimeZone to use when parsing

Returns:

a new Date instance representing the parsed input string

See Also:

SimpleDateFormat.parse

Since:

2.4.1

public static Date parseToStringDate(Date self, String dateToString)

Parse a String matching the pattern EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy containing US-locale-constants only (e.g. Sat for Saturdays). Such a string is generated by the toString method of Date

Note that a new SimpleDateFormat instance is created for every invocation of this method (for thread safety).

throws:

ParseException if there is a parse error

Parameters:

self - placeholder variable used by Groovy categories; ignored for default static methods

dateToString - String to be parsed to create the date instance. Must match the pattern EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy with US-locale symbols

Returns:

a new Date instance representing the parsed input string

Since:

1.8.4