Class DateFormatUtils


  • @Deprecated(since="2021-04-30")
    public class DateFormatUtils
    extends java.lang.Object
    Deprecated.
    Commons Lang 2 is in maintenance mode. Commons Lang 3 should be used instead.

    Date and time formatting utilities and constants.

    Formatting is performed using the FastDateFormat class.

    Since:
    2.0
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      DateFormatUtils()
      Deprecated.
      DateFormatUtils instances should NOT be constructed in standard programming.
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static java.lang.String format​(long millis, java.lang.String pattern)
      Deprecated.
      Formats a date/time into a specific pattern.
      static java.lang.String format​(long millis, java.lang.String pattern, java.util.Locale locale)
      Deprecated.
      Formats a date/time into a specific pattern in a locale.
      static java.lang.String format​(long millis, java.lang.String pattern, java.util.TimeZone timeZone)
      Deprecated.
      Formats a date/time into a specific pattern in a time zone.
      static java.lang.String format​(long millis, java.lang.String pattern, java.util.TimeZone timeZone, java.util.Locale locale)
      Deprecated.
      Formats a date/time into a specific pattern in a time zone and locale.
      static java.lang.String format​(java.util.Calendar calendar, java.lang.String pattern)
      Deprecated.
      Formats a calendar into a specific pattern.
      static java.lang.String format​(java.util.Calendar calendar, java.lang.String pattern, java.util.Locale locale)
      Deprecated.
      Formats a calendar into a specific pattern in a locale.
      static java.lang.String format​(java.util.Calendar calendar, java.lang.String pattern, java.util.TimeZone timeZone)
      Deprecated.
      Formats a calendar into a specific pattern in a time zone.
      static java.lang.String format​(java.util.Calendar calendar, java.lang.String pattern, java.util.TimeZone timeZone, java.util.Locale locale)
      Deprecated.
      Formats a calendar into a specific pattern in a time zone and locale.
      static java.lang.String format​(java.util.Date date, java.lang.String pattern)
      Deprecated.
      Formats a date/time into a specific pattern.
      static java.lang.String format​(java.util.Date date, java.lang.String pattern, java.util.Locale locale)
      Deprecated.
      Formats a date/time into a specific pattern in a locale.
      static java.lang.String format​(java.util.Date date, java.lang.String pattern, java.util.TimeZone timeZone)
      Deprecated.
      Formats a date/time into a specific pattern in a time zone.
      static java.lang.String format​(java.util.Date date, java.lang.String pattern, java.util.TimeZone timeZone, java.util.Locale locale)
      Deprecated.
      Formats a date/time into a specific pattern in a time zone and locale.
      static java.lang.String formatUTC​(long millis, java.lang.String pattern)
      Deprecated.
      Formats a date/time into a specific pattern using the UTC time zone.
      static java.lang.String formatUTC​(long millis, java.lang.String pattern, java.util.Locale locale)
      Deprecated.
      Formats a date/time into a specific pattern using the UTC time zone.
      static java.lang.String formatUTC​(java.util.Date date, java.lang.String pattern)
      Deprecated.
      Formats a date/time into a specific pattern using the UTC time zone.
      static java.lang.String formatUTC​(java.util.Date date, java.lang.String pattern, java.util.Locale locale)
      Deprecated.
      Formats a date/time into a specific pattern using the UTC time zone.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Field Detail

      • ISO_DATETIME_FORMAT

        public static final FastDateFormat ISO_DATETIME_FORMAT
        Deprecated.
        ISO8601 formatter for date-time without time zone. The format used is yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.
      • ISO_DATETIME_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT

        public static final FastDateFormat ISO_DATETIME_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT
        Deprecated.
        ISO8601 formatter for date-time with time zone. The format used is yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZZ.
      • ISO_DATE_FORMAT

        public static final FastDateFormat ISO_DATE_FORMAT
        Deprecated.
        ISO8601 formatter for date without time zone. The format used is yyyy-MM-dd.
      • ISO_DATE_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT

        public static final FastDateFormat ISO_DATE_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT
        Deprecated.
        ISO8601-like formatter for date with time zone. The format used is yyyy-MM-ddZZ. This pattern does not comply with the formal ISO8601 specification as the standard does not allow a time zone without a time.
      • ISO_TIME_FORMAT

        public static final FastDateFormat ISO_TIME_FORMAT
        Deprecated.
        ISO8601 formatter for time without time zone. The format used is 'T'HH:mm:ss.
      • ISO_TIME_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT

        public static final FastDateFormat ISO_TIME_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT
        Deprecated.
        ISO8601 formatter for time with time zone. The format used is 'T'HH:mm:ssZZ.
      • ISO_TIME_NO_T_FORMAT

        public static final FastDateFormat ISO_TIME_NO_T_FORMAT
        Deprecated.
        ISO8601-like formatter for time without time zone. The format used is HH:mm:ss. This pattern does not comply with the formal ISO8601 specification as the standard requires the 'T' prefix for times.
      • ISO_TIME_NO_T_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT

        public static final FastDateFormat ISO_TIME_NO_T_TIME_ZONE_FORMAT
        Deprecated.
        ISO8601-like formatter for time with time zone. The format used is HH:mm:ssZZ. This pattern does not comply with the formal ISO8601 specification as the standard requires the 'T' prefix for times.
      • SMTP_DATETIME_FORMAT

        public static final FastDateFormat SMTP_DATETIME_FORMAT
        Deprecated.
        SMTP (and probably other) date headers. The format used is EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Z in US locale.
    • Constructor Detail

      • DateFormatUtils

        public DateFormatUtils()
        Deprecated.

        DateFormatUtils instances should NOT be constructed in standard programming.

        This constructor is public to permit tools that require a JavaBean instance to operate.

    • Method Detail

      • formatUTC

        public static java.lang.String formatUTC​(long millis,
                                                 java.lang.String pattern)
        Deprecated.

        Formats a date/time into a specific pattern using the UTC time zone.

        Parameters:
        millis - the date to format expressed in milliseconds
        pattern - the pattern to use to format the date
        Returns:
        the formatted date
      • formatUTC

        public static java.lang.String formatUTC​(java.util.Date date,
                                                 java.lang.String pattern)
        Deprecated.

        Formats a date/time into a specific pattern using the UTC time zone.

        Parameters:
        date - the date to format
        pattern - the pattern to use to format the date
        Returns:
        the formatted date
      • formatUTC

        public static java.lang.String formatUTC​(long millis,
                                                 java.lang.String pattern,
                                                 java.util.Locale locale)
        Deprecated.

        Formats a date/time into a specific pattern using the UTC time zone.

        Parameters:
        millis - the date to format expressed in milliseconds
        pattern - the pattern to use to format the date
        locale - the locale to use, may be null
        Returns:
        the formatted date
      • formatUTC

        public static java.lang.String formatUTC​(java.util.Date date,
                                                 java.lang.String pattern,
                                                 java.util.Locale locale)
        Deprecated.

        Formats a date/time into a specific pattern using the UTC time zone.

        Parameters:
        date - the date to format
        pattern - the pattern to use to format the date
        locale - the locale to use, may be null
        Returns:
        the formatted date
      • format

        public static java.lang.String format​(long millis,
                                              java.lang.String pattern)
        Deprecated.

        Formats a date/time into a specific pattern.

        Parameters:
        millis - the date to format expressed in milliseconds
        pattern - the pattern to use to format the date
        Returns:
        the formatted date
      • format

        public static java.lang.String format​(java.util.Date date,
                                              java.lang.String pattern)
        Deprecated.

        Formats a date/time into a specific pattern.

        Parameters:
        date - the date to format
        pattern - the pattern to use to format the date
        Returns:
        the formatted date
      • format

        public static java.lang.String format​(java.util.Calendar calendar,
                                              java.lang.String pattern)
        Deprecated.

        Formats a calendar into a specific pattern.

        Parameters:
        calendar - the calendar to format
        pattern - the pattern to use to format the calendar
        Returns:
        the formatted calendar
        Since:
        2.4
        See Also:
        FastDateFormat.format(Calendar)
      • format

        public static java.lang.String format​(long millis,
                                              java.lang.String pattern,
                                              java.util.TimeZone timeZone)
        Deprecated.

        Formats a date/time into a specific pattern in a time zone.

        Parameters:
        millis - the time expressed in milliseconds
        pattern - the pattern to use to format the date
        timeZone - the time zone to use, may be null
        Returns:
        the formatted date
      • format

        public static java.lang.String format​(java.util.Date date,
                                              java.lang.String pattern,
                                              java.util.TimeZone timeZone)
        Deprecated.

        Formats a date/time into a specific pattern in a time zone.

        Parameters:
        date - the date to format
        pattern - the pattern to use to format the date
        timeZone - the time zone to use, may be null
        Returns:
        the formatted date
      • format

        public static java.lang.String format​(java.util.Calendar calendar,
                                              java.lang.String pattern,
                                              java.util.TimeZone timeZone)
        Deprecated.

        Formats a calendar into a specific pattern in a time zone.

        Parameters:
        calendar - the calendar to format
        pattern - the pattern to use to format the calendar
        timeZone - the time zone to use, may be null
        Returns:
        the formatted calendar
        Since:
        2.4
        See Also:
        FastDateFormat.format(Calendar)
      • format

        public static java.lang.String format​(long millis,
                                              java.lang.String pattern,
                                              java.util.Locale locale)
        Deprecated.

        Formats a date/time into a specific pattern in a locale.

        Parameters:
        millis - the date to format expressed in milliseconds
        pattern - the pattern to use to format the date
        locale - the locale to use, may be null
        Returns:
        the formatted date
      • format

        public static java.lang.String format​(java.util.Date date,
                                              java.lang.String pattern,
                                              java.util.Locale locale)
        Deprecated.

        Formats a date/time into a specific pattern in a locale.

        Parameters:
        date - the date to format
        pattern - the pattern to use to format the date
        locale - the locale to use, may be null
        Returns:
        the formatted date
      • format

        public static java.lang.String format​(java.util.Calendar calendar,
                                              java.lang.String pattern,
                                              java.util.Locale locale)
        Deprecated.

        Formats a calendar into a specific pattern in a locale.

        Parameters:
        calendar - the calendar to format
        pattern - the pattern to use to format the calendar
        locale - the locale to use, may be null
        Returns:
        the formatted calendar
        Since:
        2.4
        See Also:
        FastDateFormat.format(Calendar)
      • format

        public static java.lang.String format​(long millis,
                                              java.lang.String pattern,
                                              java.util.TimeZone timeZone,
                                              java.util.Locale locale)
        Deprecated.

        Formats a date/time into a specific pattern in a time zone and locale.

        Parameters:
        millis - the date to format expressed in milliseconds
        pattern - the pattern to use to format the date
        timeZone - the time zone to use, may be null
        locale - the locale to use, may be null
        Returns:
        the formatted date
      • format

        public static java.lang.String format​(java.util.Date date,
                                              java.lang.String pattern,
                                              java.util.TimeZone timeZone,
                                              java.util.Locale locale)
        Deprecated.

        Formats a date/time into a specific pattern in a time zone and locale.

        Parameters:
        date - the date to format
        pattern - the pattern to use to format the date
        timeZone - the time zone to use, may be null
        locale - the locale to use, may be null
        Returns:
        the formatted date
      • format

        public static java.lang.String format​(java.util.Calendar calendar,
                                              java.lang.String pattern,
                                              java.util.TimeZone timeZone,
                                              java.util.Locale locale)
        Deprecated.

        Formats a calendar into a specific pattern in a time zone and locale.

        Parameters:
        calendar - the calendar to format
        pattern - the pattern to use to format the calendar
        timeZone - the time zone to use, may be null
        locale - the locale to use, may be null
        Returns:
        the formatted calendar
        Since:
        2.4
        See Also:
        FastDateFormat.format(Calendar)