Class SimpleDateFormat

java.lang.Object
com.codename1.l10n.Format
com.codename1.l10n.DateFormat
com.codename1.l10n.SimpleDateFormat
All Implemented Interfaces:
Cloneable
public class SimpleDateFormat extends DateFormat

A class for parsing and formatting dates with a given pattern, compatible with the Java 6 API, as in the examples here: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html

To localize the formatted dates, see the discussion Format a localized date in Codename One.

  • Field Summary

    Fields inherited from class DateFormat

    DEFAULT, FULL, LONG, MEDIUM, SHORT
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    static final int
    DEFAULT
    Constant for default style (MEDIUM) parsing/formatting pattern.
    static final int
    FULL
    Constant for full style parsing/formatting pattern.
    static final int
    LONG
    Constant for long style parsing/formatting pattern.
    static final int
    MEDIUM
    Constant for medium style parsing/formatting pattern.
    static final int
    SHORT
    Constant for short style parsing/formatting pattern.

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    SimpleDateFormat()
    Construct a SimpleDateFormat with no pattern.
    SimpleDateFormat(String pattern)
    Construct a SimpleDateFormat with a given pattern.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    applyPattern(String pattern)
    Apply a new pattern.
    Object
    clone()
     
    boolean
    equals(Object o)
    Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
    String
    format(Date source)
    Format a given date.
    DateFormatSymbols
    getDateFormatSymbols()
    Get the date format symbols for parsing/formatting textual components of dates in a localization sensitive way.
    int
    hashCode()
    Returns a hash code value for the object.
    static boolean
    isRestrictMonthNameLength()
    Returns
    Date
    parse(String source)
    Parses text from a string to produce a Date.
    void
    setDateFormatSymbols(DateFormatSymbols newSymbols)
    Apply new date format symbols for parsing/formatting textual components of dates in a localisation sensitive way.
    static void
    setRestrictMonthNameLength(boolean restrict)
    Enables or disables truncating of localized month names so that they match the number of pattern characters that triggered their lookup.
    String
    toPattern()
    Returns

    Methods inherited from class DateFormat

    format, getDateInstance, getDateInstance, getDateTimeInstance, getInstance, getTimeInstance, getTimeInstance, parseObject
    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String
    format(Object obj)
    Format a given object.
    static final DateFormat
    getDateInstance()
    Get a DateFormat instance with default style for date (SHORT).
    static final DateFormat
    getDateInstance(int style)
    Get a DateFormat instance that uses a given style for dates.
    static final DateFormat
    getDateTimeInstance(int dateStyle, int timeStyle)
    Get a DateFormat instance that uses a given style for dates and times.
    static final DateFormat
    getInstance()
    Get a DateFormat instance with default style for date/time (SHORT/SHORT).
    static final DateFormat
    getTimeInstance()
    Get a DateFormat instance with default style for time (SHORT).
    static final DateFormat
    getTimeInstance(int style)
    Get a DateFormat instance that uses a given style for times.
    Object
    parseObject(String source)
    NOT IMPLEMENTED - use SimpleDateFormat for parsing instead.

    Methods inherited from class Object

    getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    final Class
    getClass()
    Returns the runtime class of an object.
    final void
    notify()
    Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
    final void
    notifyAll()
    Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
    String
    toString()
    Returns a string representation of the object.
    final void
    wait()
    Causes current thread to wait until another thread invokes the method or the method for this object.
    final void
    wait(long timeout)
    Causes current thread to wait until either another thread invokes the method or the method for this object, or a specified amount of time has elapsed.
    final void
    wait(long timeout, int nanos)
    Causes current thread to wait until another thread invokes the method or the method for this object, or some other thread interrupts the current thread, or a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

  • Constructor Details

    • SimpleDateFormat

      public SimpleDateFormat()
      Construct a SimpleDateFormat with no pattern.

    • SimpleDateFormat

      public SimpleDateFormat(String pattern)

      Construct a SimpleDateFormat with a given pattern.

      Parameters
      • pattern

  • Method Details

    • isRestrictMonthNameLength

      public static boolean isRestrictMonthNameLength()
      Returns
      Returns:
      true if localized month names should be truncated to the requested pattern length.

    • setRestrictMonthNameLength

      public static void setRestrictMonthNameLength(boolean restrict)

      Enables or disables truncating of localized month names so that they match the number of pattern characters that triggered their lookup.

      Parameters
      • restrict: @param restrict true to truncate localized month names to the length requested by the pattern, false to keep the platform provided value as-is (default behaviour).

    • toPattern

      public String toPattern()
      Returns

      the pattern

    • getDateFormatSymbols

      public DateFormatSymbols getDateFormatSymbols()

      Get the date format symbols for parsing/formatting textual components of dates in a localization sensitive way.

      Returns

      current symbols.

    • setDateFormatSymbols

      public void setDateFormatSymbols(DateFormatSymbols newSymbols)

      Apply new date format symbols for parsing/formatting textual components of dates in a localisation sensitive way.

      Parameters
      • newSymbols: new format symbols.

    • applyPattern

      public void applyPattern(String pattern)

      Apply a new pattern.

      Parameters
      • pattern: the pattern to set

    • equals

      public boolean equals(Object o)
      Description copied from class: Object
      Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one. The equals method implements an equivalence relation: It is reflexive: for any reference value x, x.equals(x) should return true. It is symmetric: for any reference values x and y, x.equals(y) should return true if and only if y.equals(x) returns true. It is transitive: for any reference values x, y, and z, if x.equals(y) returns true and y.equals(z) returns true, then x.equals(z) should return true. It is consistent: for any reference values x and y, multiple invocations of x.equals(y) consistently return true or consistently return false, provided no information used in equals comparisons on the object is modified. For any non-null reference value x, x.equals(null) should return false. The equals method for class Object implements the most discriminating possible equivalence relation on objects; that is, for any reference values x and y, this method returns true if and only if x and y refer to the same object (x==y has the value true).
      Overrides:
      equals in class DateFormat

    • hashCode

      public int hashCode()
      Returns a hash code value for the object. This method is supported for the benefit of hashtables such as those provided by java.util.Hashtable. The general contract of hashCode is: Whenever it is invoked on the same object more than once during an execution of a Java application, the hashCode method must consistently return the same integer, provided no information used in equals comparisons on the object is modified. This integer need not remain consistent from one execution of an application to another execution of the same application. If two objects are equal according to the equals(Object) method, then calling the hashCode method on each of the two objects must produce the same integer result. It is not required that if two objects are unequal according to the equals(java.lang.Object) method, then calling the hashCode method on each of the two objects must produce distinct integer results. However, the programmer should be aware that producing distinct integer results for unequal objects may improve the performance of hashtables. As much as is reasonably practical, the hashCode method defined by class Object does return distinct integers for distinct objects. (This is typically implemented by converting the internal address of the object into an integer, but this implementation technique is not required by the JavaTM programming language.)
      Overrides:
      hashCode in class DateFormat

    • clone

      public Object clone()
      Overrides:
      clone in class DateFormat

    • format

      public String format(Date source)
      Description copied from class: DateFormat

      Format a given date.

      Parameters
      • source: date to be formatted.
      Returns

      formatted date.

      Overrides:
      format in class DateFormat

    • parse

      public Date parse(String source) throws ParseException
      Parses text from a string to produce a Date.
      Overrides:
      parse in class DateFormat
      Throws:
      ParseException