com.norconex.importer.util

Class FormatUtil

java.lang.Object

com.norconex.importer.util.FormatUtil

public final class FormatUtil
extends Object

Utility methods related to formatting. Date formatting from string uses the US English locale when the locale is not specified.

Since:

2.2.0

Author:

Pascal Essiembre

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	formatDateString(String dateString, String fromFormat, Locale fromLocale, String toFormat, Locale toLocale, String fieldName) Formats a string representation of a date, into another string date format.
static String	formatDateString(String dateString, String fromFormat, String toFormat) Formats a string representation of a date, into another string date format.
static String	formatDateString(String dateString, String fromFormat, String toFormat, String fieldName) Formats a string representation of a date, into another string date format.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

formatDateString

public static String formatDateString(String dateString,
                                      String fromFormat,
                                      String toFormat)

Formats a string representation of a date, into another string date format.

Parameters:

dateString - the date to format

fromFormat - source format (null means EPOCH)

toFormat - target format (null means EPOCH)

Returns:

formatted date string, or null if unable to format

formatDateString

public static String formatDateString(String dateString,
                                      String fromFormat,
                                      String toFormat,
                                      String fieldName)

Formats a string representation of a date, into another string date format.

Parameters:

dateString - the date to format

fromFormat - source format

toFormat - target format

fieldName - optional field name for referencing in error messages

Returns:

formatted date string

formatDateString

public static String formatDateString(String dateString,
                                      String fromFormat,
                                      Locale fromLocale,
                                      String toFormat,
                                      Locale toLocale,
                                      String fieldName)

Formats a string representation of a date, into another string date format.

Parameters:

dateString - the date to format

fromFormat - source format

fromLocale - source format locale

toFormat - target format

toLocale - target format locale

fieldName - optional field name for referencing in error messages

Returns:

formatted date string

Since:

2.5.2