gnu.java.net.protocol.http

Class HTTPDateFormat

Implemented Interfaces:
Cloneable, Serializable

public class HTTPDateFormat
extends DateFormat

HTTP date formatter and parser. Formats dates according to RFC 822 (updated by RFC 1123). Parses dates according to the above, or RFC 1036, or the ANSI C asctime() format.
See Also:
Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

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

DateFormat.Field

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

Format.Field

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.text.DateFormat

AM_PM_FIELD, DATE_FIELD, DAY_OF_WEEK_FIELD, DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH_FIELD, DAY_OF_YEAR_FIELD, DEFAULT, ERA_FIELD, FULL, HOUR0_FIELD, HOUR1_FIELD, HOUR_OF_DAY0_FIELD, HOUR_OF_DAY1_FIELD, LONG, MEDIUM, MILLISECOND_FIELD, MINUTE_FIELD, MONTH_FIELD, SECOND_FIELD, SHORT, TIMEZONE_FIELD, WEEK_OF_MONTH_FIELD, WEEK_OF_YEAR_FIELD, YEAR_FIELD, calendar, numberFormat

Constructor Summary

HTTPDateFormat()
The basic constructor.

Method Summary

StringBuffer
format(Date date, StringBuffer buf, FieldPosition field)
Appends the textual value for the specified field to the given string buffer.
Date
parse(String text, ParsePosition pos)
Parses the given date in the current TimeZone.
void
setCalendar(Calendar newCalendar)
Don't allow setting the calendar.
void
setNumberFormat(NumberFormat newNumberFormat)
Don't allow setting the NumberFormat.

Methods inherited from class java.text.DateFormat

clone, equals, format, format, format, getAvailableLocales, getCalendar, getDateInstance, getDateInstance, getDateInstance, getDateTimeInstance, getDateTimeInstance, getDateTimeInstance, getInstance, getNumberFormat, getTimeInstance, getTimeInstance, getTimeInstance, getTimeZone, hashCode, isLenient, parse, parse, parseObject, setCalendar, setLenient, setNumberFormat, setTimeZone

Methods inherited from class java.text.Format

clone, format, format, formatToCharacterIterator, parseObject, parseObject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, extends Object> getClass, finalize, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

HTTPDateFormat

public HTTPDateFormat()
The basic constructor. Object is special, because it has no superclass, so there is no call to super().

Method Details

format

public StringBuffer format(Date date,
                           StringBuffer buf,
                           FieldPosition field)
Appends the textual value for the specified field to the given string buffer. This method should be avoided, use format(Date) instead.
Overrides:
format in interface DateFormat
Parameters:
date - the Date object
buf - the buffer to append to
field - the current field position
Returns:
the modified buffer

parse

public Date parse(String text,
                  ParsePosition pos)
Parses the given date in the current TimeZone.
Overrides:
parse in interface DateFormat
Parameters:
text - the formatted date to be parsed
pos - the current parse position

setCalendar

public void setCalendar(Calendar newCalendar)
Don't allow setting the calendar.
Overrides:
setCalendar in interface DateFormat

setNumberFormat

public void setNumberFormat(NumberFormat newNumberFormat)
Don't allow setting the NumberFormat.
Overrides:
setNumberFormat in interface DateFormat

HTTPDateFormat.java -- Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This file is part of GNU Classpath. GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version. GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is making a combined work based on this library. Thus, the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole combination. As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under terms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked independent module, the terms and conditions of the license of that module. An independent module is a module which is not derived from or based on this library. If you modify this library, you may extend this exception to your version of the library, but you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this exception statement from your version.