Package org.apache.sling.servlets.post.impl.helper

Class DateParser

java.lang.Object

org.apache.sling.servlets.post.impl.helper.DateParser

public class DateParser
extends Object

Takes a string representation of a time-date string and tries for parse it using different formats.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
DateParser()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Calendar	parse(String source)	Parses the given source string and returns the respective calendar instance.
Calendar[]	parse(String[] sources)	Parses the given source strings and returns the respective calendar instances.
void	register(String format)	Registers a format string to the list of internally checked ones.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

DateParser

public DateParser()

Method Details

register

public void register(String format)

Registers a format string to the list of internally checked ones. Uses the SimpleDateFormat.

Parameters:

format - format as in SimpleDateFormat

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the format is not valid.

parse

public Calendar parse(String source)

Parses the given source string and returns the respective calendar instance. If no format matches returns null.

Parameters:

source - date time source string

Returns:

calendar representation of the source or null

parse

public Calendar[] parse(String[] sources)

Parses the given source strings and returns the respective calendar instances. If no format matches for any of the sources returns null.

Parameters:

sources - date time source strings

Returns:

calendar representations of the source or null