Java 1.2 How-To/JavaHowTo.iso/3rdParty/jbuilder/unsupported/JDK1.2beta3/SOURCE/SRC.ZIP/java/text/DateFormat.java

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 * @(#)DateFormat.java    1.27 98/03/18
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package java.text;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;
import java.util.MissingResourceException;
import java.util.TimeZone;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.GregorianCalendar;
import java.util.Date;
import java.text.resources.*;

/**
 * DateFormat is an abstract class for date/time formatting subclasses which
 * formats and parses dates or time in a language-independent manner.
 * The date/time formatting subclass, such as SimpleDateFormat, allows for
 * formatting (i.e., date -> text), parsing (text -> date), and
 * normalization.  The date is represented as a <code>Date</code> object or
 * as the milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT.
 *
 * <p>DateFormat provides many class methods for obtaining default date/time
 * formatters based on the default or a given loacle and a number of formatting
 * styles. The formatting styles include FULL, LONG, MEDIUM, and SHORT. More
 * detail and examples of using these styles are provided in the method
 * descriptions.
 *
 * <p>DateFormat helps you to format and parse dates for any locale.
 * Your code can be completely independent of the locale conventions for
 * months, days of the week, or even the calendar format: lunar vs. solar.
 *
 * <p>To format a date for the current Locale, use one of the
 * static factory methods:
 * <pre>
 *  myString = DateFormat.getDateInstance().format(myDate);
 * </pre>
 * <p>If you are formatting multiple numbers, it is
 * more efficient to get the format and use it multiple times so that
 * the system doesn't have to fetch the information about the local
 * language and country conventions multiple times.
 * <pre>
 *  DateFormat df = DateFormat.getDateInstance();
 *  for (int i = 0; i < a.length; ++i) {
 *    output.println(df.format(myDate[i]) + "; ");
 *  }
 * </pre>
 * <p>To format a number for a different Locale, specify it in the
 * call to getDateInstance().
 * <pre>
 *  DateFormat df = DateFormat.getDateInstance(Locale.FRANCE);
 * </pre>
 * <p>You can use a DateFormat to parse also.
 * <pre>
 *  myDate = df.parse(myString);
 * </pre>
 * <p>Use getDate to get the normal date format for that country.
 * There are other static factory methods available.
 * Use getTime to get the time format for that country.
 * Use getDateTime to get a date and time format. You can pass in different
 * options to these factory methods to control the length of the
 * result; from SHORT to MEDIUM to LONG to FULL. The exact result depends
 * on the locale, but generally:
 * <ul><li>SHORT is completely numeric, such as 12.13.52 or 3:30pm
 * <li>MEDIUM is longer, such as Jan 12, 1952
 * <li>LONG is longer, such as January 12, 1952 or 3:30:32pm
 * <li>FULL is pretty completely specified, such as
 * Tuesday, April 12, 1952 AD or 3:30:42pm PST.
 * </ul>
 *
 * <p>You can also set the time zone on the format if you wish.
 * If you want even more control over the format or parsing,
 * (or want to give your users more control),
 * you can try casting the DateFormat you get from the factory methods
 * to a SimpleDateFormat. This will work for the majority
 * of countries; just remember to put it in a try block in case you
 * encounter an unusual one.
 *
 * <p>You can also use forms of the parse and format methods with
 * ParsePosition and FieldPosition to
 * allow you to
 * <ul><li>pregressively parse through pieces of a string.
 * <li>align any particular field, or find out where it is for selection
 * on the screen.
 * </ul>
 *
 * @see          Format
 * @see          NumberFormat
 * @see          SimpleDateFormat
 * @see          java.util.Calendar
 * @see          java.util.GregorianCalendar
 * @see          java.util.TimeZone
 * @version      1.27 03/18/98
 * @author       Mark Davis, Chen-Lieh Huang, Alan Liu
 */
public abstract class DateFormat extends Format {

    /**
     * The calendar that DateFormat uses to produce the time field values
     * needed to implement date/time formatting.  Subclasses should initialize
     * this to the default calendar for the locale associated with this
     * DateFormat.
     */
    protected Calendar calendar;

    /**
     * The number formatter that DateFormat uses to format numbers in dates
     * and times.  Subclasses should initialize this to the default number
     * format for the locale associated with this DateFormat.
     */
    protected NumberFormat numberFormat;

    /**
     * Useful constant for ERA field alignment.
     * Used in FieldPosition of date/time formatting.
     */
    public final static int ERA_FIELD = 0;
    /**
     * Useful constant for YEAR field alignment.
     * Used in FieldPosition of date/time formatting.
     */
    public final static int YEAR_FIELD = 1;
    /**
     * Useful constant for MONTH field alignment.
     * Used in FieldPosition of date/time formatting.
     */
    public final static int MONTH_FIELD = 2;
    /**
     * Useful constant for DATE field alignment.
     * Used in FieldPosition of date/time formatting.
     */
    public final static int DATE_FIELD = 3;
    /**
     * Useful constant for one-based HOUR_OF_DAY field alignment.
     * Used in FieldPosition of date/time formatting.
     * HOUR_OF_DAY1_FIELD is used for the one-based 24-hour clock.
     * For example, 23:59 + 01:00 results in 24:59.
     */
    public final static int HOUR_OF_DAY1_FIELD = 4;
    /**
     * Useful constant for zero-based HOUR_OF_DAY field alignment.
     * Used in FieldPosition of date/time formatting.
     * HOUR_OF_DAY0_FIELD is used for the zero-based 24-hour clock.
     * For example, 23:59 + 01:00 results in 00:59.
     */
    public final static int HOUR_OF_DAY0_FIELD = 5;
    /**
     * Useful constant for MINUTE field alignment.
     * Used in FieldPosition of date/time formatting.
     */
    public final static int MINUTE_FIELD = 6;
    /**
     * Useful constant for SECOND field alignment.
     * Used in FieldPosition of date/time formatting.
     */
    public final static int SECOND_FIELD = 7;
    /**
     * Useful constant for MILLISECOND field alignment.
     * Used in FieldPosition of date/time formatting.
     */
    public final static int MILLISECOND_FIELD = 8;
    /**
     * Useful constant for DAY_OF_WEEK field alignment.
     * Used in FieldPosition of date/time formatting.
     */
    public final static int DAY_OF_WEEK_FIELD = 9;
    /**
     * Useful constant for DAY_OF_YEAR field alignment.
     * Used in FieldPosition of date/time formatting.
     */
    public final static int DAY_OF_YEAR_FIELD = 10;
    /**
     * Useful constant for DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH field alignment.
     * Used in FieldPosition of date/time formatting.
     */
    public final static int DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH_FIELD = 11;
    /**
     * Useful constant for WEEK_OF_YEAR field alignment.
     * Used in FieldPosition of date/time formatting.
     */
    public final static int WEEK_OF_YEAR_FIELD = 12;
    /**
     * Useful constant for WEEK_OF_MONTH field alignment.
     * Used in FieldPosition of date/time formatting.
     */
    public final static int WEEK_OF_MONTH_FIELD = 13;
    /**
     * Useful constant for AM_PM field alignment.
     * Used in FieldPosition of date/time formatting.
     */
    public final static int AM_PM_FIELD = 14;
    /**
     * Useful constant for one-based HOUR field alignment.
     * Used in FieldPosition of date/time formatting.
     * HOUR1_FIELD is used for the one-based 12-hour clock.
     * For example, 11:30 PM + 1 hour results in 12:30 AM.
     */
    public final static int HOUR1_FIELD = 15;
    /**
     * Useful constant for zero-based HOUR field alignment.
     * Used in FieldPosition of date/time formatting.
     * HOUR0_FIELD is used for the zero-based 12-hour clock.
     * For example, 11:30 PM + 1 hour results in 00:30 AM.
     */
    public final static int HOUR0_FIELD = 16;
    /**
     * Useful constant for TIMEZONE field alignment.
     * Used in FieldPosition of date/time formatting.
     */
    public final static int TIMEZONE_FIELD = 17;

    // Proclaim serial compatibility with 1.1 FCS
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 7218322306649953788L;

    /**
     * Overrides Format.
     * Formats a time object into a time string. Examples of time objects
     * are a time value expressed in milliseconds and a Date object.
     * @param obj must be a Number or a Date.
     * @param toAppendTo the string buffer for the returning time string.
     * @return the formatted time string.
     * @param fieldPosition keeps track of the position of the field
     * within the returned string.
     * On input: an alignment field,
     * if desired. On output: the offsets of the alignment field. For
     * example, given a time text "1996.07.10 AD at 15:08:56 PDT",
     * if the given fieldPosition is DateFormat.YEAR_FIELD, the
     * begin index and end index of fieldPosition will be set to
     * 0 and 4, respectively.
     * Notice that if the same time field appears
     * more than once in a pattern, the fieldPosition will be set for the first
     * occurence of that time field. For instance, formatting a Date to
     * the time string "1 PM PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)" using the pattern
     * "h a z (zzzz)" and the alignment field DateFormat.TIMEZONE_FIELD,
     * the begin index and end index of fieldPosition will be set to
     * 5 and 8, respectively, for the first occurence of the timezone
     * pattern character 'z'.
     * @see java.text.Format
     */
    public final StringBuffer format(Object obj, StringBuffer toAppendTo,
                                     FieldPosition fieldPosition)
    {
        if (obj instanceof Number)
            return format( new Date(((Number)obj).longValue()),
                          toAppendTo, fieldPosition );
        else if (obj instanceof Date)
            return format( (Date)obj, toAppendTo, fieldPosition );
        else
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot format given Object as a Date");
    }

    /**
     * Formats a Date into a date/time string.
     * @param date a Date to be formatted into a date/time string.
     * @param toAppendTo the string buffer for the returning date/time string.
     * @param fieldPosition keeps track of the position of the field
     * within the returned string.
     * On input: an alignment field,
     * if desired. On output: the offsets of the alignment field. For
     * example, given a time text "1996.07.10 AD at 15:08:56 PDT",
     * if the given fieldPosition is DateFormat.YEAR_FIELD, the
     * begin index and end index of fieldPosition will be set to
     * 0 and 4, respectively.
     * Notice that if the same time field appears
     * more than once in a pattern, the fieldPosition will be set for the first
     * occurence of that time field. For instance, formatting a Date to
     * the time string "1 PM PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)" using the pattern
     * "h a z (zzzz)" and the alignment field DateFormat.TIMEZONE_FIELD,
     * the begin index and end index of fieldPosition will be set to
     * 5 and 8, respectively, for the first occurence of the timezone
     * pattern character 'z'.
     * @return the formatted date/time string.
     */
    public abstract StringBuffer format(Date date, StringBuffer toAppendTo,
                                        FieldPosition fieldPosition);

    /**
     * Formats a Date into a date/time string.
     * @param date the time value to be formatted into a time string.
     * @return the formatted time string.
     */
    public final String format(Date date)
    {
        return format(date, new StringBuffer(),new FieldPosition(0)).toString();
    }

    /**
     * Parse a date/time string.
     *
     * @param text  The date/time string to be parsed
     *
     * @return      A Date, or null if the input could not be parsed
     *
     * @exception  ParseException  If the given string cannot be parsed as a date.
     *
     * @see #parse(String, ParsePosition)
     */
    public Date parse(String text) throws ParseException
    {
        ParsePosition pos = new ParsePosition(0);
        Date result = parse(text, pos);
        if (pos.index == 0)
            throw new ParseException("Unparseable date: \"" + text + "\"" ,
                pos.errorIndex);
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Parse a date/time string according to the given parse position.  For
     * example, a time text "07/10/96 4:5 PM, PDT" will be parsed into a Date
     * that is equivalent to Date(837039928046).
     *
     * <p> By default, parsing is lenient: If the input is not in the form used
     * by this object's format method but can still be parsed as a date, then
     * the parse succeeds.  Clients may insist on strict adherence to the
     * format by calling setLenient(false).
     *
     * @see java.text.DateFormat#setLenient(boolean)
     *
     * @param text  The date/time string to be parsed
     *
     * @param pos   On input, the position at which to start parsing; on
     *              output, the position at which parsing terminated, or the
     *              start position if the parse failed.
     *
     * @return      A Date, or null if the input could not be parsed
     */
    public abstract Date parse(String text, ParsePosition pos);

    /**
     * Parse a date/time string into an Object.  This convenience method simply
     * calls parse(String, ParsePosition).
     *
     * @see #parse(String, ParsePosition)
     */
    public Object parseObject (String source, ParsePosition pos)
    {
        return parse(source, pos);
    }

    /**
     * Constant for full style pattern.
     */
    public static final int FULL = 0;
    /**
     * Constant for long style pattern.
     */
    public static final int LONG = 1;
    /**
     * Constant for medium style pattern.
     */
    public static final int MEDIUM = 2;
    /**
     * Constant for short style pattern.
     */
    public static final int SHORT = 3;
    /**
     * Constant for default style pattern.
     */
    public static final int DEFAULT = MEDIUM;

    /**
     * Gets the time formatter with the default formatting style
     * for the default locale.
     * @return a time formatter.
     */
    public final static DateFormat getTimeInstance()
    {
        return get(DEFAULT, -1, Locale.getDefault());
    }

    /**
     * Gets the time formatter with the given formatting style
     * for the default locale.
     * @param style the given formatting style. For example,
     * SHORT for "h:mm a" in the US locale.
     * @return a time formatter.
     */
    public final static DateFormat getTimeInstance(int style)
    {
        return get(style, -1, Locale.getDefault());
    }

    /**
     * Gets the time formatter with the given formatting style
     * for the given locale.
     * @param style the given formatting style. For example,
     * SHORT for "h:mm a" in the US locale.
     * @param aLocale the given locale.
     * @return a time formatter.
     */
    public final static DateFormat getTimeInstance(int style,
                                                 Locale aLocale)
    {
        return get(style, -1, aLocale);
    }

    /**
     * Gets the date formatter with the default formatting style
     * for the default locale.
     * @return a date formatter.
     */
    public final static DateFormat getDateInstance()
    {
        // +4 to set the correct index for getting data out of
        // LocaleElements.
        return get(-1, DEFAULT + 4, Locale.getDefault());
    }

    /**
     * Gets the date formatter with the given formatting style
     * for the default locale.
     * @param style the given formatting style. For example,
     * SHORT for "M/d/yy" in the US locale.
     * @return a date formatter.
     */
    public final static DateFormat getDateInstance(int style)
    {
        return get(-1, style + 4, Locale.getDefault());
    }

    /**
     * Gets the date formatter with the given formatting style
     * for the given locale.
     * @param style the given formatting style. For example,
     * SHORT for "M/d/yy" in the US locale.
     * @param aLocale the given locale.
     * @return a date formatter.
     */
    public final static DateFormat getDateInstance(int style,
                                                 Locale aLocale)
    {
        return get(-1, style + 4, aLocale);
    }

    /**
     * Gets the date/time formatter with the default formatting style
     * for the default locale.
     * @return a date/time formatter.
     */
    public final static DateFormat getDateTimeInstance()
    {
        return get(DEFAULT, DEFAULT + 4, Locale.getDefault());
    }

    /**
     * Gets the date/time formatter with the given date and time
     * formatting styles for the default locale.
     * @param dateStyle the given date formatting style. For example,
     * SHORT for "M/d/yy" in the US locale.
     * @param timeStyle the given time formatting style. For example,
     * SHORT for "h:mm a" in the US locale.
     * @return a date/time formatter.
     */
    public final static DateFormat getDateTimeInstance(int dateStyle,
                                                       int timeStyle)
    {
        return get(timeStyle, dateStyle + 4, Locale.getDefault());
    }

    /**
     * Gets the date/time formatter with the given formatting styles
     * for the given locale.
     * @param dateStyle the given date formatting style.
     * @param timeStyle the given time formatting style.
     * @param aLocale the given locale.
     * @return a date/time formatter.
     */
    public final static DateFormat
        getDateTimeInstance(int dateStyle, int timeStyle, Locale aLocale)
    {
        return get(timeStyle, dateStyle + 4, aLocale);
    }

    /**
     * Get a default date/time formatter that uses the SHORT style for both the
     * date and the time.
     */
    public final static DateFormat getInstance() {
        return getDateTimeInstance(SHORT, SHORT);
    }

    /**
     * Gets the set of locales for which DateFormats are installed.
     * @return the set of locales for which DateFormats are installed.
     */
    public static Locale[] getAvailableLocales()
    {
        return LocaleData.getAvailableLocales("DateTimePatterns");
    }

    /**
     * Set the calendar to be used by this date format.  Initially, the default
     * calendar for the specified or default locale is used.
     * @param newCalendar the new Calendar to be used by the date format
     */
    public void setCalendar(Calendar newCalendar)
    {
        this.calendar = newCalendar;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the calendar associated with this date/time formatter.
     * @return the calendar associated with this date/time formatter.
     */
    public Calendar getCalendar()
    {
        return calendar;
    }

    /**
     * Allows you to set the number formatter.
     * @param newNumberFormat the given new NumberFormat.
     */
    public void setNumberFormat(NumberFormat newNumberFormat)
    {
        this.numberFormat = newNumberFormat;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the number formatter which this date/time formatter uses to
     * format and parse a time.
     * @return the number formatter which this date/time formatter uses.
     */
    public NumberFormat getNumberFormat()
    {
        return numberFormat;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the time zone for the calendar of this DateFormat object.
     * @param zone the given new time zone.
     */
    public void setTimeZone(TimeZone zone)
    {
        calendar.setTimeZone(zone);
    }

    /**
     * Gets the time zone.
     * @return the time zone associated with the calendar of DateFormat.
     */
    public TimeZone getTimeZone()
    {
        return calendar.getTimeZone();
    }

    /**
     * Specify whether or not date/time parsing is to be lenient.  With
     * lenient parsing, the parser may use heuristics to interpret inputs that
     * do not precisely match this object's format.  With strict parsing,
     * inputs must match this object's format.
     * @param lenient when true, parsing is lenient
     * @see java.util.Calendar#setLenient
     */
    public void setLenient(boolean lenient)
    {
        calendar.setLenient(lenient);
    }

    /**
     * Tell whether date/time parsing is to be lenient.
     */
    public boolean isLenient()
    {
        return calendar.isLenient();
    }

    /**
     * Overrides hashCode
     */
    public int hashCode() {
        return numberFormat.hashCode();
        // just enough fields for a reasonable distribution
    }

    /**
     * Overrides equals
     */
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        if (this == obj) return true;
        if (obj == null || getClass() != obj.getClass()) return false;
        DateFormat other = (DateFormat) obj;
        return (// calendar.equivalentTo(other.calendar) // THIS API DOESN'T EXIST YET!
                calendar.getFirstDayOfWeek() == other.calendar.getFirstDayOfWeek() &&
                calendar.getMinimalDaysInFirstWeek() == other.calendar.getMinimalDaysInFirstWeek() &&
                calendar.isLenient() == other.calendar.isLenient() &&
                calendar.getTimeZone().equals(other.calendar.getTimeZone()) &&
                numberFormat.equals(other.numberFormat));
    }

    /**
     * Overrides Cloneable
     */
    public Object clone()
    {
        DateFormat other = (DateFormat) super.clone();
        other.calendar = (Calendar) calendar.clone();
        other.numberFormat = (NumberFormat) numberFormat.clone();
        return other;
    }

    private static DateFormat get(int timeStyle, /* -1 for no time */
                                  int dateStyle, /* -1 for no date */
                                  Locale loc) {
        try {
            ResourceBundle resource
                = ResourceBundle.getBundle
                ("java.text.resources.LocaleElements", loc);
            return new SimpleDateFormat(timeStyle, dateStyle, loc);

        } catch (MissingResourceException e) {
            return new SimpleDateFormat("M/d/yy h:mm a");
        }
    }

    protected DateFormat() { }

}