/** * '$RCSfile: DateUtil.java,v $' * Copyright (c) 2011 The Regents of the University of California. * All rights reserved. * Authors: @authors@ * Release: @release@ * * '$Author: daigle $' * '$Date: 2009/03/23 21:53:59 $' * '$Revision: 1.11 $' * * Permission is hereby granted, without written agreement and without * license or royalty fees, to use, copy, modify, and distribute this * software and its documentation for any purpose, provided that the above * copyright notice and the following two paragraphs appear in all copies * of this software. * * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY * FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES * ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF * THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF * SUCH DAMAGE. * * THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES, * INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE SOFTWARE * PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF * CALIFORNIA HAS NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, * ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS. */ package edu.ucsb.nceas.utilities; import java.sql.Timestamp; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.text.ParseException; import java.util.Calendar; import java.util.Date; /** * General static utilities for File operations */ public class DateUtil { /** * constructor */ private DateUtil() {} /** * Get the human readable date from a calendar object formatted * as "d MMM yyyy hh:mm:ss aaa z". * * @param cal the calendar object we want to check * @param dstAdjust boolean that says whether to adjust for daylight savings or not * @param format the string representation of the date format * * @returns String representation of the calendar */ public static String getHumanReadable(Calendar cal) throws UtilException { return getHumanReadable(cal, "MM/dd/yy HH:mm:ss z"); } /** * Get the human readable date from a calendar object formatted * with the given format. * * @param cal the calendar object we want to check * @param dstAdjust boolean that says whether to adjust for daylight savings or not * @param format the string representation of the date format * * @returns String representation of the calendar */ public static String getHumanReadable(Calendar cal, String format) throws UtilException { SimpleDateFormat sdf = null; if (cal == null) { throw new UtilException("DateUtil.getHumanReadable - cannot have a null calendar object"); } try { sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(format); } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) { throw new UtilException("DateUtil.getHumanReadable - illegal date format: " + format + " : " + iae.getMessage()); } return sdf.format(cal.getTime()); } /** * Get the human readable date from a timestamp object formatted * as "d MMM yyyy hh:mm:ss aaa z". * * @param timestamp the timestamp object we want to check * @param dstAdjust boolean that says whether to adjust for daylight savings or not * @param format the string representation of the date format * * @returns String representation of the calendar */ public static String getHumanReadable(Timestamp timestamp) throws UtilException { return getHumanReadable(timestamp, "MM/dd/yy HH:mm:ss z"); } /** * Get the human readable date from a timestamp object formatted * with the given format. * * @param timestamp the timestamp object we want to check * @param dstAdjust boolean that says whether to adjust for daylight savings or not * @param format the string representation of the date format * * @returns String representation of the calendar */ public static String getHumanReadable(Timestamp timestamp, String format) throws UtilException { Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance(); cal.setTimeInMillis(timestamp.getTime()); return getHumanReadable(cal, format); } /** * Convert a human readable date string to a Calendar object using the * provided format * * @param dateString * the human readable date * @param format * the format to use to parse the date * @return the calendar object for the provided date */ public static Calendar humanReadableToCalendar(String dateString, String format) throws UtilException { Calendar startCal = null; try { SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(format); dateFormat.setLenient(false); Date startDate = dateFormat.parse(dateString); startCal = Calendar.getInstance(); startCal.setTime(startDate); } catch (ParseException pe) { throw new UtilException("DateUtil.humanReadableToCalendar - parsing error when parsing date: " + dateString + " with format : " + format + " : " + pe.getMessage()); } return startCal; } }