/*
* This file is part of JGAP.
*
* JGAP offers a dual license model containing the LGPL as well as the MPL.
*
* For licensing information please see the file license.txt included with JGAP
* or have a look at the top of class org.jgap.Chromosome which representatively
* includes the JGAP license policy applicable for any file delivered with JGAP.
*/
import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;
/**
* Utility functions related to date and time.
*
* @author Klaus Meffert
* @since 3.3.3
*/
public class DateKit {
/** String containing the CVS revision. Read out via reflection!*/
private final static String CVS_REVISION = "$Revision: 1.4 $";
private static Calendar m_cal = Calendar.getInstance();
public final static String DATEFORMAT_FULL_0 = "yyyyMMddHHmmssSSS";
public final static String DATEFORMAT_FULL_1 = "yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss:SSS";
public final static String DATEFORMAT_NORMAL = "yyyy/MM/dd";
private static SimpleDateFormat m_sdfNow = new SimpleDateFormat(DATEFORMAT_FULL_0);
private static SimpleDateFormat m_sdfToday = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd");
/**
* @return now as a string, including milliseconds
*
* @author Klaus Meffert
* @since 3.3.3
*/
public static String getNowAsString() {
return m_sdfNow.format(m_cal.getTime());
}
/**
* @return today as a string
*
* @author Klaus Meffert
* @since 3.3.3
*/
public static String getTodayAsString() {
return m_sdfToday.format(m_cal.getTime());
}
/**
* @param a_date the date to be returned in a specific format
* @param a_dateFormat the desired format of the date
*
* @return date in given format
*
* @author Klaus Meffert
* @since 3.3.4
*/
public static String dateToString(Date a_date, String a_dateFormat) {
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(a_dateFormat);
return sdf.format(a_date);
}
/**
* @return now
*
* @author Klaus Meffert
* @since 3.3.3
*/
public static Date now() {
return new Date();
}
}