org.jivesoftware.util
Class XMPPDateTimeFormat

java.lang.Object
  org.jivesoftware.util.XMPPDateTimeFormat

public class XMPPDateTimeFormat
extends Object

Utility class for date/time format conversions as specified in XEP-0082 and XEP-0090 and For Date -> String converstion FastDateFormat is used

Field Summary

static String	XMPP_DATE_FORMAT
static String	XMPP_DATETIME_FORMAT Date/time format for use by SimpleDateFormat.
static String	XMPP_DATETIME_FORMAT_WO_MILLIS_WO_TIMEZONE
static String	XMPP_DATETIME_FORMAT_WO_TIMEZONE
static String	XMPP_DELAY_DATETIME_FORMAT Date/time format for use by SimpleDateFormat.
static String	XMPP_TIME_FORMAT
static String	XMPP_TIME_FORMAT_WO_MILLIS

Constructor Summary

XMPPDateTimeFormat()
Create a new thread-safe instance of this utility class

Method Summary

static String	format(Date date) Formats a Date object to String as defined in XEP-0082.
static String	formatOld(Date date) Formats a Date object to String as defined in legacy XMPP protocols (e.g.
Date	parseOldDate(String dateStr) Tries to convert a given string to a Date object.
Date	parseString(String dateString) Tries to convert a given string to a Date object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

XMPP_DATETIME_FORMAT

public static final String XMPP_DATETIME_FORMAT

Date/time format for use by SimpleDateFormat. The format conforms to XEP-0082, which defines a unified date/time format for XMPP.

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XMPP_DATETIME_FORMAT_WO_TIMEZONE

public static final String XMPP_DATETIME_FORMAT_WO_TIMEZONE

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XMPP_DATETIME_FORMAT_WO_MILLIS_WO_TIMEZONE

public static final String XMPP_DATETIME_FORMAT_WO_MILLIS_WO_TIMEZONE

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XMPP_DATE_FORMAT

public static final String XMPP_DATE_FORMAT

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XMPP_TIME_FORMAT

public static final String XMPP_TIME_FORMAT

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XMPP_TIME_FORMAT_WO_MILLIS

public static final String XMPP_TIME_FORMAT_WO_MILLIS

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XMPP_DELAY_DATETIME_FORMAT

public static final String XMPP_DELAY_DATETIME_FORMAT

Date/time format for use by SimpleDateFormat. The format conforms to the format defined in XEP-0091, a specialized date format for historical XMPP usage.

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Constructor Detail

XMPPDateTimeFormat

public XMPPDateTimeFormat()

Create a new thread-safe instance of this utility class

Method Detail

parseString

public Date parseString(String dateString)
                 throws ParseException

Tries to convert a given string to a Date object. This method supports the format types defined by XEP-0082 and the format defined in legacy protocols XEP-0082: CCYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss[.sss]TZD legacy: CCYYMMDDThh:mm:ss This method either returns a Date instance as result or it will return null or throw a ParseException in case the String couldn't be parsed.

Parameters:

dateString - the String that should be parsed

Returns:

the parsed date or null if the String could not be parsed

Throws:

ParseException

parseOldDate

public Date parseOldDate(String dateStr)
                  throws ParseException

Tries to convert a given string to a Date object. This method only supports the legacy XMPP time format: CCYYMMDDThh:mm:ss This method either returns a Date instance as result or it will return null or throw a ParseException in case the String couldn't be parsed.

Parameters:

dateStr -

Returns:

the parsed date or null if the String could not be parsed

Throws:

ParseException

format

public static String format(Date date)

Formats a Date object to String as defined in XEP-0082. The resulting String will have the timezone set to UTC ('Z') and includes milliseconds: CCYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.sssZ

Parameters:

date -

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formatOld

public static String formatOld(Date date)

Formats a Date object to String as defined in legacy XMPP protocols (e.g. XEP-0090) CCYYMMDDThh:mm:ss

Parameters:

date -

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