com.sun.mdm.index.edm.util
Class DateUtil

java.lang.Object
  com.sun.mdm.index.edm.util.DateUtil

public class DateUtil

extends java.lang.Object

This class provides method to convert string to date and to convert date to string.

Field Summary

(package private) static java.lang.String	DATE_FORMAT_STRING
(package private) static java.lang.String	DATE_ONLY_FORMAT_STRING
(package private) static java.text.SimpleDateFormat	SDFDATE
(package private) static java.text.SimpleDateFormat	SDFDATEONLY

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	date2String(java.util.Date date) This method converts a date format to string
static java.lang.String	dateOnly2String(java.util.Date date) This method converts a date component to string
static void	init() Gets the date format of the DateUtil class To be called before from login.
static java.util.Date	string2Date(java.lang.String formatDate) This method convert a string format to date

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

DATE_FORMAT_STRING

static java.lang.String DATE_FORMAT_STRING

DATE_ONLY_FORMAT_STRING

static java.lang.String DATE_ONLY_FORMAT_STRING

SDFDATE

static java.text.SimpleDateFormat SDFDATE

SDFDATEONLY

static java.text.SimpleDateFormat SDFDATEONLY

Method Detail

date2String

public static java.lang.String date2String(java.util.Date date)

This method converts a date format to string

Parameters:

date - a date data type

Returns:

date string

dateOnly2String

public static java.lang.String dateOnly2String(java.util.Date date)

This method converts a date component to string

Parameters:

date - a date data type

Returns:

date string

init

public static void init()

Gets the date format of the DateUtil class To be called before from login.

string2Date

public static java.util.Date string2Date(java.lang.String formatDate)
                                  throws ValidationException

This method convert a string format to date

Parameters:

formatDate - a string format date

Returns:

date

Throws:

ValidationException - thrown when validation fails