oracle.i18n.text
Class OraSimpleDateFormat

java.lang.Object
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        +--oracle.i18n.text.OraDateFormat
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              +--oracle.i18n.text.OraSimpleDateFormat

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable, Serializable

public class OraSimpleDateFormat

extends OraDateFormat

The OraSimpleDateFormat class is a concrete class to do locale-sensitive formatting and parsing between date/time and string. It supports Oracle date/time formatting behavior.

See Also:

OraDateFormat, Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes inherited from class java.text.Format

Format.Field

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class oracle.i18n.text.OraDateFormat

ALL_FIELD, AM_PM_FIELD, calendar, CENTRY_FIELD, DATE_FIELD, DAY_OF_WEEK_FIELD, DAY_OF_YEAR_FIELD, DEFAULT, ERA_FIELD, HOUR_FIELD, HOUR_OF_DAY_FIELD, ISO_WEEK_OF_YEAR_FIELD, ISO_YEAR_FIELD, JULIAN_DAY_FIELD, LONG, MILLISECOND_FIELD, MINUTE_FIELD, MONTH_FIELD, QUARTER_OF_YEAR_FIELD, SECOND_FIELD, SECONDS_FIELD, SHORT, TEXT_FIELD, TIMEZONE_FIELD, WEEK_OF_MONTH_FIELD, WEEK_OF_YEAR_FIELD, YEAR_FIELD

Constructor Summary

OraSimpleDateFormat()
Constructs an OraSimpleDateFormat object that uses the default date/time formatting sytle for the default locale.

OraSimpleDateFormat(String pattern)
Constructs an OraSimpleDateFormat object that uses the given format pattern for the default locale.

OraSimpleDateFormat(String pattern, Locale locale)
Constructs an OraSimpleDateFormat object that uses the given format pattern for the given locale.

OraSimpleDateFormat(String pattern, oracle.i18n.text.OraDateFormatSymbols symbols)
Constructs an OraSimpleDateFormat object that uses the given format pattern and the given Oracle date/time symbols for the default locale.

OraSimpleDateFormat(String pattern, oracle.i18n.text.OraDateFormatSymbols symbols, Locale locale)
Constructs an OraSimpleDateFormat object that uses the given format pattern and the given Oracle date/time symbols for the given locale.

OraSimpleDateFormat(String pattern, oracle.i18n.text.OraDateFormatSymbols symbols, oracle.i18n.util.OraLocaleInfo localeInfo)
Constructs an OraSimpleDateFormat object that uses the given format pattern and the given Oracle date/time symbols for the given OraLocaleInfo object.

OraSimpleDateFormat(String pattern, oracle.i18n.util.OraLocaleInfo localeInfo)
Constructs an OraSimpleDateFormat object that uses the given format pattern for the given OraLocaleInfo object.

Method Summary

void	applyPattern(String pattern) Applies the given format pattern of this date/time formatter.
Object	clone() Overrides the clone method.
boolean	equals(Object object) Overrides the equals method.
StringBuffer	format(Date date, StringBuffer toAppendTo, FieldPosition pos) Formats a Date object into a date/time string.
Locale	getLocale() Returns the locale associated with this date/time formatter.
oracle.i18n.text.OraDateFormatSymbols	getOraDateFormatSymbols() Returns the Oracle date/time format symbols or translations used in this formatter.
int	hashCode() Overrides the hashCode method.
Date	parse(String text, ParsePosition pos) Parses a date/time string into a Date object, starting from the given parse position.
void	setOraDateFormatSymbols(oracle.i18n.text.OraDateFormatSymbols sym) Sets the Oracle date/time format symbols or translations to the given OraDateFormatSymbols object for this formatter.
String	toPattern() Returns the format pattern associated with this date/time formatter.

Methods inherited from class oracle.i18n.text.OraDateFormat

format, format, getCalendar, getDateInstance, getDateInstance, getDateInstance, getDateInstance, getDateTimeInstance, getDateTimeInstance, getDateTimeInstance, getDateTimeInstance, getDefaultDateFormatPattern, getDefaultDateFormatPattern, getDefaultDateTimeFormatPattern, getDefaultDateTimeFormatPattern, getDefaultTimeFormatPattern, getDefaultTimeFormatPattern, getInstance, getTimeInstance, getTimeInstance, getTimeInstance, getTimeZone, parse, parseObject, setCalendar, setTimeZone

Methods inherited from class java.text.Format

format, formatToCharacterIterator, parseObject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

OraSimpleDateFormat

public OraSimpleDateFormat()

Constructs an OraSimpleDateFormat object that uses the default date/time formatting sytle for the default locale.

OraSimpleDateFormat

public OraSimpleDateFormat(String pattern)
                    throws ParseException

Constructs an OraSimpleDateFormat object that uses the given format pattern for the default locale.

Parameters:

pattern - the given format pattern

Throws:

ParseException - if the format pattern is invalid

OraSimpleDateFormat

public OraSimpleDateFormat(String pattern,
                           Locale locale)
                    throws ParseException

Constructs an OraSimpleDateFormat object that uses the given format pattern for the given locale.

Parameters:

pattern - the given format pattern

locale - the given locale

Throws:

ParseException - if the format pattern is invalid

OraSimpleDateFormat

public OraSimpleDateFormat(String pattern,
                           oracle.i18n.util.OraLocaleInfo localeInfo)
                    throws ParseException

Constructs an OraSimpleDateFormat object that uses the given format pattern for the given OraLocaleInfo object.

Parameters:

pattern - the given format pattern

localeInfo - the given OraLocaleInfo object

Throws:

ParseException - if the format pattern is invalid

OraSimpleDateFormat

public OraSimpleDateFormat(String pattern,
                           oracle.i18n.text.OraDateFormatSymbols symbols)
                    throws ParseException

Constructs an OraSimpleDateFormat object that uses the given format pattern and the given Oracle date/time symbols for the default locale.

Parameters:

pattern - the given format pattern

symbols - the given Oracle date/time symbols

Throws:

ParseException - if the format pattern is invalid

OraSimpleDateFormat

public OraSimpleDateFormat(String pattern,
                           oracle.i18n.text.OraDateFormatSymbols symbols,
                           Locale locale)
                    throws ParseException

Constructs an OraSimpleDateFormat object that uses the given format pattern and the given Oracle date/time symbols for the given locale.

Parameters:

pattern - the given format pattern

symbols - the given Oracle date/time symbols

locale - the given locale

Throws:

ParseException - if the format pattern is invalid

OraSimpleDateFormat

public OraSimpleDateFormat(String pattern,
                           oracle.i18n.text.OraDateFormatSymbols symbols,
                           oracle.i18n.util.OraLocaleInfo localeInfo)
                    throws ParseException

Constructs an OraSimpleDateFormat object that uses the given format pattern and the given Oracle date/time symbols for the given OraLocaleInfo object.

Parameters:

pattern - the given format pattern

symbols - the given Oracle date/time symbols

localeInfo - the given OraLocaleInfo object

Throws:

ParseException - if the format pattern is invalid

Method Detail

applyPattern

public void applyPattern(String pattern)
                  throws ParseException

Applies the given format pattern of this date/time formatter.

Parameters:

pattern - the given format pattern

Throws:

ParseException - if the format pattern is invalid

format

public StringBuffer format(Date date,
                           StringBuffer toAppendTo,
                           FieldPosition pos)

Formats a Date object into a date/time string. Sets field position if needed.

Specified by:

format in class OraDateFormat

Parameters:

date - the date/time object to be formatted.

toAppendTo - the string buffer to be appended with the formatted date/time string.

pos - to be used to get offsets of a given field in the returned string buffer. On input, the alignment field of which the offsets are to be returned. On output, the offsets of the alignment field in the returned string buffer.

Returns:

the string buffer appended with the formatted date/time string

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if any error occurs in the format operation

getOraDateFormatSymbols

public oracle.i18n.text.OraDateFormatSymbols getOraDateFormatSymbols()

Returns the Oracle date/time format symbols or translations used in this formatter. The symbols include: month names, abbreviated month names, names of day-of-the-week, abbreviated names of day-of-the-week, era strings, and meridian indicators.

Returns:

an OracleDateFormatSymbols object

See Also:

OraDateFormatSymbols

setOraDateFormatSymbols

public void setOraDateFormatSymbols(oracle.i18n.text.OraDateFormatSymbols sym)

Sets the Oracle date/time format symbols or translations to the given OraDateFormatSymbols object for this formatter.

Parameters:

sym - the given OraDateFormatSymbols object

parse

public Date parse(String text,
                  ParsePosition pos)

Parses a date/time string into a Date object, starting from the given parse position.

Specified by:

parse in class OraDateFormat

Parameters:

text - the date/time string

pos - indicates where to start the parsing on input. On output, returns where the parse ends if parsing succeeds, or the start index if it fails.

Returns:

a Date object

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the format pattern associated with this formatter is not valid for parsing or the given date/time string cannot be parsed into a Date object

toPattern

public String toPattern()

Returns the format pattern associated with this date/time formatter.

Returns:

a format pattern string

getLocale

public Locale getLocale()

Returns the locale associated with this date/time formatter.

Returns:

a Java Locale object

clone

public Object clone()

Overrides the clone method.

Overrides:

clone in class OraDateFormat

Returns:

a cloned object

equals

public boolean equals(Object object)

Overrides the equals method.

Overrides:

equals in class OraDateFormat

Parameters:

object - an object to be compared

Returns:

true if two objects are identical, otherwise false

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides the hashCode method.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

a hash value