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package org.apache.commons.lang3.time;

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.TimeZone;

Date and time formatting utilities and constants.

Formatting is performed using the thread-safe FastDateFormat class.

Note that the JDK has a bug wherein calling Calendar.get(int) will override any previously called Calendar.clear() calls. See LANG-755.

Since:2.0
/** * <p>Date and time formatting utilities and constants.</p> * * <p>Formatting is performed using the thread-safe * {@link org.apache.commons.lang3.time.FastDateFormat} class.</p> * * <p>Note that the JDK has a bug wherein calling Calendar.get(int) will * override any previously called Calendar.clear() calls. See LANG-755.</p> * * @since 2.0 */
public class DateFormatUtils {
The UTC time zone (often referred to as GMT). This is private as it is mutable.
/** * The UTC time zone (often referred to as GMT). * This is private as it is mutable. */
private static final TimeZone UTC_TIME_ZONE = FastTimeZone.getGmtTimeZone();
ISO 8601 formatter for date-time without time zone.

The format used is yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss. This format uses the default TimeZone in effect at the time of loading DateFormatUtils class.

Since:3.5
/** * ISO 8601 formatter for date-time without time zone. * * <p> * The format used is {@code yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss}. This format uses the * default TimeZone in effect at the time of loading DateFormatUtils class. * </p> * * @since 3.5 */
public static final FastDateFormat ISO_8601_EXTENDED_DATETIME_FORMAT = FastDateFormat.getInstance("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss");
Deprecated:- as of 4.0, ISO_DATETIME_FORMAT will be replaced by ISO_8601_EXTENDED_DATETIME_FORMAT.
/** * @deprecated - as of 4.0, ISO_DATETIME_FORMAT will be replaced by ISO_8601_EXTENDED_DATETIME_FORMAT. */
@Deprecated public static final FastDateFormat ISO_DATETIME_FORMAT = ISO_8601_EXTENDED_DATETIME_FORMAT;
ISO 8601 formatter for date-time with time zone.

The format used is yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZZ. This format uses the default TimeZone in effect at the time of loading DateFormatUtils class.

Since:3.5
/** * ISO 8601 formatter for date-time with time zone. * * <p> * The format used is {@code yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZZ}. This format uses the * default TimeZone in effect at the time of loading DateFormatUtils class. * </p> * * @since 3.5 */
public static final FastDateFormat ISO_8601_EXTENDED_DATETIME_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT = FastDateFormat.getInstance("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZZ");
Deprecated:- as of 4.0, ISO_DATETIME_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT will be replaced by ISO_8601_EXTENDED_DATETIME_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT.
/** * @deprecated - as of 4.0, ISO_DATETIME_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT will be replaced by ISO_8601_EXTENDED_DATETIME_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT. */
@Deprecated public static final FastDateFormat ISO_DATETIME_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT = ISO_8601_EXTENDED_DATETIME_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT;
ISO 8601 formatter for date without time zone.

The format used is yyyy-MM-dd. This format uses the default TimeZone in effect at the time of loading DateFormatUtils class.

Since:3.5
/** * ISO 8601 formatter for date without time zone. * * <p> * The format used is {@code yyyy-MM-dd}. This format uses the * default TimeZone in effect at the time of loading DateFormatUtils class. * </p> * * @since 3.5 */
public static final FastDateFormat ISO_8601_EXTENDED_DATE_FORMAT = FastDateFormat.getInstance("yyyy-MM-dd");
Deprecated:- as of 4.0, ISO_DATE_FORMAT will be replaced by ISO_8601_EXTENDED_DATE_FORMAT.
/** * @deprecated - as of 4.0, ISO_DATE_FORMAT will be replaced by ISO_8601_EXTENDED_DATE_FORMAT. */
@Deprecated public static final FastDateFormat ISO_DATE_FORMAT = ISO_8601_EXTENDED_DATE_FORMAT;
ISO 8601-like formatter for date with time zone.

The format used is yyyy-MM-ddZZ. This pattern does not comply with the formal ISO 8601 specification as the standard does not allow a time zone without a time. This format uses the default TimeZone in effect at the time of loading DateFormatUtils class.

Deprecated:- as of 4.0, ISO_DATE_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT will be removed.
/** * ISO 8601-like formatter for date with time zone. * * <p> * The format used is {@code yyyy-MM-ddZZ}. This pattern does not comply * with the formal ISO 8601 specification as the standard does not allow * a time zone without a time. This format uses the default TimeZone in * effect at the time of loading DateFormatUtils class. * </p> * * @deprecated - as of 4.0, ISO_DATE_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT will be removed. */
@Deprecated public static final FastDateFormat ISO_DATE_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT = FastDateFormat.getInstance("yyyy-MM-ddZZ");
Non-compliant formatter for time without time zone (ISO 8601 does not prefix 'T' for standalone time value).

The format used is 'T'HH:mm:ss. This format uses the default TimeZone in effect at the time of loading DateFormatUtils class.

Deprecated:- as of 4.0, ISO_TIME_FORMAT will be removed.
/** * Non-compliant formatter for time without time zone (ISO 8601 does not * prefix 'T' for standalone time value). * * <p> * The format used is {@code 'T'HH:mm:ss}. This format uses the default * TimeZone in effect at the time of loading DateFormatUtils class. * </p> * * @deprecated - as of 4.0, ISO_TIME_FORMAT will be removed. */
@Deprecated public static final FastDateFormat ISO_TIME_FORMAT = FastDateFormat.getInstance("'T'HH:mm:ss");
Non-compliant formatter for time with time zone (ISO 8601 does not prefix 'T' for standalone time value).

The format used is 'T'HH:mm:ssZZ. This format uses the default TimeZone in effect at the time of loading DateFormatUtils class.

Deprecated:- as of 4.0, ISO_TIME_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT will be removed.
/** * Non-compliant formatter for time with time zone (ISO 8601 does not * prefix 'T' for standalone time value). * * <p> * The format used is {@code 'T'HH:mm:ssZZ}. This format uses the default * TimeZone in effect at the time of loading DateFormatUtils class. * </p> * * @deprecated - as of 4.0, ISO_TIME_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT will be removed. */
@Deprecated public static final FastDateFormat ISO_TIME_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT = FastDateFormat.getInstance("'T'HH:mm:ssZZ");
ISO 8601 formatter for time without time zone.

The format used is HH:mm:ss. This format uses the default TimeZone in effect at the time of loading DateFormatUtils class.

Since:3.5
/** * ISO 8601 formatter for time without time zone. * * <p> * The format used is {@code HH:mm:ss}. This format uses the default * TimeZone in effect at the time of loading DateFormatUtils class. * </p> * * @since 3.5 */
public static final FastDateFormat ISO_8601_EXTENDED_TIME_FORMAT = FastDateFormat.getInstance("HH:mm:ss");
Deprecated:- as of 4.0, ISO_TIME_NO_T_FORMAT will be replaced by ISO_8601_EXTENDED_TIME_FORMAT.
/** * @deprecated - as of 4.0, ISO_TIME_NO_T_FORMAT will be replaced by ISO_8601_EXTENDED_TIME_FORMAT. */
@Deprecated public static final FastDateFormat ISO_TIME_NO_T_FORMAT = ISO_8601_EXTENDED_TIME_FORMAT;
ISO 8601 formatter for time with time zone.

The format used is HH:mm:ssZZ. This format uses the default TimeZone in effect at the time of loading DateFormatUtils class.

Since:3.5
/** * ISO 8601 formatter for time with time zone. * * <p> * The format used is {@code HH:mm:ssZZ}. This format uses the default * TimeZone in effect at the time of loading DateFormatUtils class. * </p> * * @since 3.5 */
public static final FastDateFormat ISO_8601_EXTENDED_TIME_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT = FastDateFormat.getInstance("HH:mm:ssZZ");
Deprecated:- as of 4.0, ISO_TIME_NO_T_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT will be replaced by ISO_8601_EXTENDED_TIME_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT.
/** * @deprecated - as of 4.0, ISO_TIME_NO_T_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT will be replaced by ISO_8601_EXTENDED_TIME_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT. */
@Deprecated public static final FastDateFormat ISO_TIME_NO_T_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT = ISO_8601_EXTENDED_TIME_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT;
SMTP (and probably other) date headers.

The format used is EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Z in US locale. This format uses the default TimeZone in effect at the time of loading DateFormatUtils class.

/** * SMTP (and probably other) date headers. * * <p> * The format used is {@code EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Z} in US locale. * This format uses the default TimeZone in effect at the time of loading * DateFormatUtils class. * </p> */
public static final FastDateFormat SMTP_DATETIME_FORMAT = FastDateFormat.getInstance("EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Z", Locale.US); //-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DateFormatUtils instances should NOT be constructed in standard programming.

This constructor is public to permit tools that require a JavaBean instance to operate.

/** * <p>DateFormatUtils instances should NOT be constructed in standard programming.</p> * * <p>This constructor is public to permit tools that require a JavaBean instance * to operate.</p> */
public DateFormatUtils() { super(); }

Formats a date/time into a specific pattern using the UTC time zone.

Params:
  • millis – the date to format expressed in milliseconds
  • pattern – the pattern to use to format the date, not null
Returns:the formatted date
/** * <p>Formats a date/time into a specific pattern using the UTC time zone.</p> * * @param millis the date to format expressed in milliseconds * @param pattern the pattern to use to format the date, not null * @return the formatted date */
public static String formatUTC(final long millis, final String pattern) { return format(new Date(millis), pattern, UTC_TIME_ZONE, null); }

Formats a date/time into a specific pattern using the UTC time zone.

Params:
  • date – the date to format, not null
  • pattern – the pattern to use to format the date, not null
Returns:the formatted date
/** * <p>Formats a date/time into a specific pattern using the UTC time zone.</p> * * @param date the date to format, not null * @param pattern the pattern to use to format the date, not null * @return the formatted date */
public static String formatUTC(final Date date, final String pattern) { return format(date, pattern, UTC_TIME_ZONE, null); }

Formats a date/time into a specific pattern using the UTC time zone.

Params:
  • millis – the date to format expressed in milliseconds
  • pattern – the pattern to use to format the date, not null
  • locale – the locale to use, may be null
Returns:the formatted date
/** * <p>Formats a date/time into a specific pattern using the UTC time zone.</p> * * @param millis the date to format expressed in milliseconds * @param pattern the pattern to use to format the date, not null * @param locale the locale to use, may be {@code null} * @return the formatted date */
public static String formatUTC(final long millis, final String pattern, final Locale locale) { return format(new Date(millis), pattern, UTC_TIME_ZONE, locale); }

Formats a date/time into a specific pattern using the UTC time zone.

Params:
  • date – the date to format, not null
  • pattern – the pattern to use to format the date, not null
  • locale – the locale to use, may be null
Returns:the formatted date
/** * <p>Formats a date/time into a specific pattern using the UTC time zone.</p> * * @param date the date to format, not null * @param pattern the pattern to use to format the date, not null * @param locale the locale to use, may be {@code null} * @return the formatted date */
public static String formatUTC(final Date date, final String pattern, final Locale locale) { return format(date, pattern, UTC_TIME_ZONE, locale); }

Formats a date/time into a specific pattern.

Params:
  • millis – the date to format expressed in milliseconds
  • pattern – the pattern to use to format the date, not null
Returns:the formatted date
/** * <p>Formats a date/time into a specific pattern.</p> * * @param millis the date to format expressed in milliseconds * @param pattern the pattern to use to format the date, not null * @return the formatted date */
public static String format(final long millis, final String pattern) { return format(new Date(millis), pattern, null, null); }

Formats a date/time into a specific pattern.

Params:
  • date – the date to format, not null
  • pattern – the pattern to use to format the date, not null
Returns:the formatted date
/** * <p>Formats a date/time into a specific pattern.</p> * * @param date the date to format, not null * @param pattern the pattern to use to format the date, not null * @return the formatted date */
public static String format(final Date date, final String pattern) { return format(date, pattern, null, null); }

Formats a calendar into a specific pattern.

Params:
  • calendar – the calendar to format, not null
  • pattern – the pattern to use to format the calendar, not null
See Also:
Returns:the formatted calendar
Since:2.4
/** * <p>Formats a calendar into a specific pattern.</p> * * @param calendar the calendar to format, not null * @param pattern the pattern to use to format the calendar, not null * @return the formatted calendar * @see FastDateFormat#format(Calendar) * @since 2.4 */
public static String format(final Calendar calendar, final String pattern) { return format(calendar, pattern, null, null); }

Formats a date/time into a specific pattern in a time zone.

Params:
  • millis – the time expressed in milliseconds
  • pattern – the pattern to use to format the date, not null
  • timeZone – the time zone to use, may be null
Returns:the formatted date
/** * <p>Formats a date/time into a specific pattern in a time zone.</p> * * @param millis the time expressed in milliseconds * @param pattern the pattern to use to format the date, not null * @param timeZone the time zone to use, may be {@code null} * @return the formatted date */
public static String format(final long millis, final String pattern, final TimeZone timeZone) { return format(new Date(millis), pattern, timeZone, null); }

Formats a date/time into a specific pattern in a time zone.

Params:
  • date – the date to format, not null
  • pattern – the pattern to use to format the date, not null
  • timeZone – the time zone to use, may be null
Returns:the formatted date
/** * <p>Formats a date/time into a specific pattern in a time zone.</p> * * @param date the date to format, not null * @param pattern the pattern to use to format the date, not null * @param timeZone the time zone to use, may be {@code null} * @return the formatted date */
public static String format(final Date date, final String pattern, final TimeZone timeZone) { return format(date, pattern, timeZone, null); }

Formats a calendar into a specific pattern in a time zone.

Params:
  • calendar – the calendar to format, not null
  • pattern – the pattern to use to format the calendar, not null
  • timeZone – the time zone to use, may be null
See Also:
Returns:the formatted calendar
Since:2.4
/** * <p>Formats a calendar into a specific pattern in a time zone.</p> * * @param calendar the calendar to format, not null * @param pattern the pattern to use to format the calendar, not null * @param timeZone the time zone to use, may be {@code null} * @return the formatted calendar * @see FastDateFormat#format(Calendar) * @since 2.4 */
public static String format(final Calendar calendar, final String pattern, final TimeZone timeZone) { return format(calendar, pattern, timeZone, null); }

Formats a date/time into a specific pattern in a locale.

Params:
  • millis – the date to format expressed in milliseconds
  • pattern – the pattern to use to format the date, not null
  • locale – the locale to use, may be null
Returns:the formatted date
/** * <p>Formats a date/time into a specific pattern in a locale.</p> * * @param millis the date to format expressed in milliseconds * @param pattern the pattern to use to format the date, not null * @param locale the locale to use, may be {@code null} * @return the formatted date */
public static String format(final long millis, final String pattern, final Locale locale) { return format(new Date(millis), pattern, null, locale); }

Formats a date/time into a specific pattern in a locale.

Params:
  • date – the date to format, not null
  • pattern – the pattern to use to format the date, not null
  • locale – the locale to use, may be null
Returns:the formatted date
/** * <p>Formats a date/time into a specific pattern in a locale.</p> * * @param date the date to format, not null * @param pattern the pattern to use to format the date, not null * @param locale the locale to use, may be {@code null} * @return the formatted date */
public static String format(final Date date, final String pattern, final Locale locale) { return format(date, pattern, null, locale); }

Formats a calendar into a specific pattern in a locale.

Params:
  • calendar – the calendar to format, not null
  • pattern – the pattern to use to format the calendar, not null
  • locale – the locale to use, may be null
See Also:
Returns:the formatted calendar
Since:2.4
/** * <p>Formats a calendar into a specific pattern in a locale.</p> * * @param calendar the calendar to format, not null * @param pattern the pattern to use to format the calendar, not null * @param locale the locale to use, may be {@code null} * @return the formatted calendar * @see FastDateFormat#format(Calendar) * @since 2.4 */
public static String format(final Calendar calendar, final String pattern, final Locale locale) { return format(calendar, pattern, null, locale); }

Formats a date/time into a specific pattern in a time zone and locale.

Params:
  • millis – the date to format expressed in milliseconds
  • pattern – the pattern to use to format the date, not null
  • timeZone – the time zone to use, may be null
  • locale – the locale to use, may be null
Returns:the formatted date
/** * <p>Formats a date/time into a specific pattern in a time zone and locale.</p> * * @param millis the date to format expressed in milliseconds * @param pattern the pattern to use to format the date, not null * @param timeZone the time zone to use, may be {@code null} * @param locale the locale to use, may be {@code null} * @return the formatted date */
public static String format(final long millis, final String pattern, final TimeZone timeZone, final Locale locale) { return format(new Date(millis), pattern, timeZone, locale); }

Formats a date/time into a specific pattern in a time zone and locale.

Params:
  • date – the date to format, not null
  • pattern – the pattern to use to format the date, not null, not null
  • timeZone – the time zone to use, may be null
  • locale – the locale to use, may be null
Returns:the formatted date
/** * <p>Formats a date/time into a specific pattern in a time zone and locale.</p> * * @param date the date to format, not null * @param pattern the pattern to use to format the date, not null, not null * @param timeZone the time zone to use, may be {@code null} * @param locale the locale to use, may be {@code null} * @return the formatted date */
public static String format(final Date date, final String pattern, final TimeZone timeZone, final Locale locale) { final FastDateFormat df = FastDateFormat.getInstance(pattern, timeZone, locale); return df.format(date); }

Formats a calendar into a specific pattern in a time zone and locale.

Params:
  • calendar – the calendar to format, not null
  • pattern – the pattern to use to format the calendar, not null
  • timeZone – the time zone to use, may be null
  • locale – the locale to use, may be null
See Also:
Returns:the formatted calendar
Since:2.4
/** * <p>Formats a calendar into a specific pattern in a time zone and locale.</p> * * @param calendar the calendar to format, not null * @param pattern the pattern to use to format the calendar, not null * @param timeZone the time zone to use, may be {@code null} * @param locale the locale to use, may be {@code null} * @return the formatted calendar * @see FastDateFormat#format(Calendar) * @since 2.4 */
public static String format(final Calendar calendar, final String pattern, final TimeZone timeZone, final Locale locale) { final FastDateFormat df = FastDateFormat.getInstance(pattern, timeZone, locale); return df.format(calendar); } }