Package org.apache.groovy.dateutil.extensions

Class DateUtilStaticExtensions

java.lang.Object

org.apache.groovy.dateutil.extensions.DateUtilStaticExtensions

public class DateUtilStaticExtensions
extends Object

This class defines new groovy static methods which appear on normal JDK Date and Calendar classes inside the Groovy environment.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
DateUtilStaticExtensions()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Date	parse(Date self, String format, String input)	Parse a String into a Date instance using the given pattern.
static Date	parse(Date self, String format, String input, TimeZone zone)	Parse a String into a Date instance using the given pattern and TimeZone.
static Date	parseToStringDate(Date self, String dateToString)	Parse a String matching the pattern EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy containing US-locale-constants only (e.g.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

DateUtilStaticExtensions

public DateUtilStaticExtensions()

Method Details

parse

public static Date parse(Date self,
 String format,
 String input)
                  throws ParseException

Parse a String into a Date instance using the given pattern. This convenience method acts as a wrapper for SimpleDateFormat.

Note that a new SimpleDateFormat instance is created for every invocation of this method (for thread safety).

Parameters:

self - placeholder variable used by Groovy categories; ignored for default static methods

format - pattern used to parse the input string.

input - String to be parsed to create the date instance

Returns:

a new Date instance representing the parsed input string

Throws:

ParseException - if there is a parse error

Since:

1.5.7

See Also:

• DateFormat.parse(java.lang.String)

parse

public static Date parse(Date self,
 String format,
 String input,
 TimeZone zone)
                  throws ParseException

Parse a String into a Date instance using the given pattern and TimeZone. This convenience method acts as a wrapper for SimpleDateFormat.

Note that a new SimpleDateFormat instance is created for every invocation of this method (for thread safety).

Parameters:

self - placeholder variable used by Groovy categories; ignored for default static methods

format - pattern used to parse the input string.

input - String to be parsed to create the date instance

zone - TimeZone to use when parsing

Returns:

a new Date instance representing the parsed input string

Throws:

ParseException - if there is a parse error

Since:

2.4.1

See Also:

• DateFormat.parse(java.lang.String)

parseToStringDate

public static Date parseToStringDate(Date self,
 String dateToString)
                              throws ParseException

Parse a String matching the pattern EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy containing US-locale-constants only (e.g. Sat for Saturdays). Such a string is generated by the toString method of Date

Note that a new SimpleDateFormat instance is created for every invocation of this method (for thread safety).

Parameters:

self - placeholder variable used by Groovy categories; ignored for default static methods

dateToString - String to be parsed to create the date instance. Must match the pattern EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy with US-locale symbols

Returns:

a new Date instance representing the parsed input string

Throws:

ParseException - if there is a parse error

Since:

1.8.4