javax.mail.internet

Class MailDateFormat

java.lang.Object

java.text.Format

java.text.DateFormat

java.text.SimpleDateFormat

javax.mail.internet.MailDateFormat

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable

public class MailDateFormat
extends SimpleDateFormat

A date format that applies the rules specified by the Internet Draft draft-ietf-drums-msg-fmt-08 dated January 26, 2000.

This class cannot take pattern strings. It always formats the date based on the above specification.

Version:

1.4

Author:

Chris Burdess

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.text.DateFormat

DateFormat.Field

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.text.DateFormat

AM_PM_FIELD, calendar, DATE_FIELD, DAY_OF_WEEK_FIELD, DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH_FIELD, DAY_OF_YEAR_FIELD, DEFAULT, ERA_FIELD, FULL, HOUR_OF_DAY0_FIELD, HOUR_OF_DAY1_FIELD, HOUR0_FIELD, HOUR1_FIELD, LONG, MEDIUM, MILLISECOND_FIELD, MINUTE_FIELD, MONTH_FIELD, numberFormat, SECOND_FIELD, SHORT, TIMEZONE_FIELD, WEEK_OF_MONTH_FIELD, WEEK_OF_YEAR_FIELD, YEAR_FIELD

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MailDateFormat()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
StringBuffer	format(Date date, StringBuffer buf, FieldPosition field) Appends the string representation for the specified field to the given string buffer.
Date	parse(String text, ParsePosition pos) Parses the given date in the format specified by draft-ietf-drums-msg-fmt-08 in the current TimeZone.
void	setCalendar(Calendar newCalendar) Don't allow setting the calendar.
void	setNumberFormat(NumberFormat newNumberFormat) Don't allow setting the NumberFormat.

Methods inherited from class java.text.SimpleDateFormat

applyLocalizedPattern, applyPattern, clone, equals, formatToCharacterIterator, get2DigitYearStart, getDateFormatSymbols, hashCode, set2DigitYearStart, setDateFormatSymbols, toLocalizedPattern, toPattern

Methods inherited from class java.text.DateFormat

format, format, getAvailableLocales, getCalendar, getDateInstance, getDateInstance, getDateInstance, getDateTimeInstance, getDateTimeInstance, getDateTimeInstance, getInstance, getNumberFormat, getTimeInstance, getTimeInstance, getTimeInstance, getTimeZone, isLenient, parse, parseObject, setLenient, setTimeZone

Methods inherited from class java.text.Format

format, parseObject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MailDateFormat

public MailDateFormat()

Method Detail

format

public StringBuffer format(Date date,
                           StringBuffer buf,
                           FieldPosition field)

Appends the string representation for the specified field to the given string buffer. This method should be avoided, use format(Date) instead.

Overrides:

format in class SimpleDateFormat

Parameters:

date - the date

buf - the buffer to append to

field - the current field position

Returns:

the modified buffer

parse

public Date parse(String text,
                  ParsePosition pos)

Parses the given date in the format specified by draft-ietf-drums-msg-fmt-08 in the current TimeZone.

Overrides:

parse in class SimpleDateFormat

Parameters:

text - the formatted date to be parsed

pos - the current parse position

setCalendar

public void setCalendar(Calendar newCalendar)

Don't allow setting the calendar.

Overrides:

setCalendar in class DateFormat

setNumberFormat

public void setNumberFormat(NumberFormat newNumberFormat)

Don't allow setting the NumberFormat.

Overrides:

setNumberFormat in class DateFormat