Class SimpleDateFormat

java.lang.Object
com.codename1.l10n.Format
com.codename1.l10n.DateFormat
com.codename1.l10n.SimpleDateFormat
All Implemented Interfaces:
Cloneable
public class SimpleDateFormat extends DateFormat

A class for parsing and formatting dates with a given pattern, compatible with the Java 6 API, as in the examples here: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html

To localize the formatted dates, see the discussion Format a localized date in Codename One.

  • Constructor Details

    • SimpleDateFormat

      public SimpleDateFormat()
      Construct a SimpleDateFormat with no pattern.

    • SimpleDateFormat

      public SimpleDateFormat(String pattern)

      Construct a SimpleDateFormat with a given pattern.

      Parameters
      • pattern

  • Method Details

    • isRestrictMonthNameLength

      public static boolean isRestrictMonthNameLength()
      Returns
      Returns:
      true if localized month names should be truncated to the requested pattern length.

    • setRestrictMonthNameLength

      public static void setRestrictMonthNameLength(boolean restrict)

      Enables or disables truncating of localized month names so that they match the number of pattern characters that triggered their lookup.

      Parameters
      • restrict: @param restrict true to truncate localized month names to the length requested by the pattern, false to keep the platform provided value as-is (default behaviour).

    • toPattern

      public String toPattern()
      Returns

      the pattern

    • getDateFormatSymbols

      public DateFormatSymbols getDateFormatSymbols()

      Get the date format symbols for parsing/formatting textual components of dates in a localization sensitive way.

      Returns

      current symbols.

    • setDateFormatSymbols

      public void setDateFormatSymbols(DateFormatSymbols newSymbols)

      Apply new date format symbols for parsing/formatting textual components of dates in a localisation sensitive way.

      Parameters
      • newSymbols: new format symbols.

    • applyPattern

      public void applyPattern(String pattern)

      Apply a new pattern.

      Parameters
      • pattern: the pattern to set

    • equals

      public boolean equals(Object o)
      Overrides:
      equals in class DateFormat

    • hashCode

      public int hashCode()
      Overrides:
      hashCode in class DateFormat

    • clone

      public Object clone()
      Overrides:
      clone in class DateFormat

    • format

      public String format(Date source)
      Description copied from class: DateFormat

      Format a given date.

      Parameters
      • source: date to be formatted.
      Returns

      formatted date.

      Overrides:
      format in class DateFormat

    • parse

      public Date parse(String source) throws ParseException
      Parses text from a string to produce a Date.
      Overrides:
      parse in class DateFormat
      Throws:
      ParseException