ch.agent.t2.time

Class DefaultTimeFormatter

java.lang.Object

ch.agent.t2.time.DefaultTimeFormatter

All Implemented Interfaces:

TimeFormatter

public class DefaultTimeFormatter
extends Object
implements TimeFormatter

This time formatter is used to turn a time into a string. It supports the ISO 8601:2004 international standard for the representation of calendar dates and times, except week dates and ordinal dates. Depending on the constructor, it inserts a "T" between the date and the time and appends a "Z" to signify UTC.

Author:

Jean-Paul Vetterli

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DefaultTimeFormatter() Constructor for a mode without a "T" between date and time.
DefaultTimeFormatter(boolean withTandZ) Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	format(TimeParts tp) Generate a string representing the time in the time parts object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DefaultTimeFormatter

public DefaultTimeFormatter(boolean withTandZ)

Constructor.

Parameters:

withTandZ - if true insert a "T" between date and time and append a "Z" for UTC

DefaultTimeFormatter

public DefaultTimeFormatter()

Constructor for a mode without a "T" between date and time.

Method Detail

format

public String format(TimeParts tp)

Generate a string representing the time in the time parts object. The actual format depends on the time resolution. For example, a time with day resolution will be formatted as "yyyy-mm-dd"; with second resolution it will be formatted as "yyyy-mm-dd hh:MM:ss" (without a "T" between date and time and without the "Z" UTC time zone descriptor when using the default constructor).

Specified by:

format in interface TimeFormatter

Parameters:

tp - a non-null time parts object

Returns:

a string with the external representation of the time