org.joda.time.format
Class DateTimeFormat

java.lang.Object
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public class DateTimeFormat

extends java.lang.Object

DateTimeFormat provides localized printing and parsing capabilities for all dates and times.

Author:

Brian S O'Neill

See Also:

ISODateTimeFormat, DateTimeFormatterBuilder

Method Summary

DateTimeFormatter	forPattern(java.lang.String pattern) Select a format from a custom pattern.
DateTimeFormatter	forStyle(java.lang.String style) Select a format from a two character style pattern.
static DateTimeFormat	getInstance()
static DateTimeFormat	getInstance(Chronology chrono)
static DateTimeFormat	getInstance(Chronology chrono, java.util.Locale locale)
static DateTimeFormat	getInstance(DateTimeZone zone)
static DateTimeFormat	getInstance(DateTimeZone zone, java.util.Locale locale)
static DateTimeFormat	getInstanceUTC()
java.lang.String	getPatternForStyle(java.lang.String style) Returns a pattern specification from a two character style.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getInstanceUTC

public static DateTimeFormat getInstanceUTC()

getInstance

public static DateTimeFormat getInstance()

getInstance

public static DateTimeFormat getInstance(DateTimeZone zone)

getInstance

public static DateTimeFormat getInstance(DateTimeZone zone,
                                         java.util.Locale locale)

getInstance

public static DateTimeFormat getInstance(Chronology chrono)

Parameters:

chrono - Chronology to use

getInstance

public static DateTimeFormat getInstance(Chronology chrono,
                                         java.util.Locale locale)

Parameters:

chrono - Chronology to use

locale - Locale to use

forPattern

public DateTimeFormatter forPattern(java.lang.String pattern)

Select a format from a custom pattern.

Parameters:

pattern - pattern specification

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

See Also:

DateTimeFormatterBuilder.appendPattern(java.lang.String)

forStyle

public DateTimeFormatter forStyle(java.lang.String style)

Select a format from a two character style pattern. The first character is the date style, and the second character is the time style. Specify a character of 'S' for short style, 'M' for medium, 'L' for long, and 'F' for full. A date or time may be ommitted by specifying a style character '-'.

Parameters:

style - two characters from the set {"S", "M", "L", "F", "-"}

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

getPatternForStyle

public java.lang.String getPatternForStyle(java.lang.String style)

Returns a pattern specification from a two character style. The first character is the date style, and the second character is the time style. Specify a character of 'S' for short style, 'M' for medium, 'L' for long, and 'F' for full. A date or time may be ommitted by specifying a style character '-'.

Parameters:

style - two characters from the set {"S", "M", "L", "F", "-"}

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException