Class ExcelStyleDateFormatter

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

    public class ExcelStyleDateFormatter
    extends java.text.SimpleDateFormat
    A wrapper around a SimpleDateFormat instance, which handles a few Excel-style extensions that are not supported by SimpleDateFormat. Currently, the extensions are around the handling of elapsed time, eg rendering 1 day 2 hours as 26 hours.
    See Also:
    Serialized Form
    • Nested Class Summary

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

        java.text.DateFormat.Field
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      boolean equals​(java.lang.Object o)  
      java.lang.StringBuffer format​(java.util.Date date, java.lang.StringBuffer paramStringBuffer, java.text.FieldPosition paramFieldPosition)  
      int hashCode()  
      void setDateToBeFormatted​(double date)
      Used to let us know what the date being formatted is, in Excel terms, which we may wish to use when handling elapsed times.
      • Methods inherited from class java.text.SimpleDateFormat

        applyLocalizedPattern, applyPattern, clone, formatToCharacterIterator, get2DigitYearStart, getDateFormatSymbols, parse, 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, setCalendar, setLenient, setNumberFormat, setTimeZone
      • Methods inherited from class java.text.Format

        format, parseObject
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Constructor Detail

      • ExcelStyleDateFormatter

        public ExcelStyleDateFormatter​(java.lang.String pattern)
      • ExcelStyleDateFormatter

        public ExcelStyleDateFormatter​(java.lang.String pattern,
                                       java.text.DateFormatSymbols formatSymbols)
      • ExcelStyleDateFormatter

        public ExcelStyleDateFormatter​(java.lang.String pattern,
                                       java.util.Locale locale)
    • Method Detail

      • setDateToBeFormatted

        public void setDateToBeFormatted​(double date)
        Used to let us know what the date being formatted is, in Excel terms, which we may wish to use when handling elapsed times.
      • format

        public java.lang.StringBuffer format​(java.util.Date date,
                                             java.lang.StringBuffer paramStringBuffer,
                                             java.text.FieldPosition paramFieldPosition)
        Overrides:
        format in class java.text.SimpleDateFormat
      • equals

        public boolean equals​(java.lang.Object o)
        Overrides:
        equals in class java.text.SimpleDateFormat
      • hashCode

        public int hashCode()
        Overrides:
        hashCode in class java.text.SimpleDateFormat