Package org.broadleafcommerce.common.util

Class FormatUtil

java.lang.Object

org.broadleafcommerce.common.util.FormatUtil

public class FormatUtil
extends Object

Author:

Jeff Fischer

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	DATE_FORMAT
static final String	DATE_FORMAT_WITH_TIMEZONE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
FormatUtil()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	dateToSting(Date date, TimeZone timeZone)	Use to produce date Strings with a given timezone
static String	formatDateUsingW3C(Date date)	Use to produce date Strings in the W3C date format
static SimpleDateFormat	getDateFormat()
static SimpleDateFormat	getTimeZoneFormat()	Used with dates in rules since they are not stored as a Timestamp type (and thus not converted to a specific database timezone on a save).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

DATE_FORMAT

public static final String DATE_FORMAT

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

DATE_FORMAT_WITH_TIMEZONE

public static final String DATE_FORMAT_WITH_TIMEZONE

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

FormatUtil

public FormatUtil()

Method Details

getDateFormat

public static SimpleDateFormat getDateFormat()

getTimeZoneFormat

public static SimpleDateFormat getTimeZoneFormat()

Used with dates in rules since they are not stored as a Timestamp type (and thus not converted to a specific database timezone on a save). In order to provide accurate information, the timezone must also be preserved in the MVEL rule expression

Returns:

formatDateUsingW3C

public static String formatDateUsingW3C(Date date)

Use to produce date Strings in the W3C date format

Parameters:

date -

Returns:

Throws:

DatatypeConfigurationException

dateToSting

public static String dateToSting(Date date,
 TimeZone timeZone)

Use to produce date Strings with a given timezone

Parameters:

date - incoming date as java.util.Date

timeZone - timezone to correctly represent date information

Returns:

string of date