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Class RFC822

java.lang.Object
  christophedelory.rss.RFC822

final class RFC822
extends Object

RFC822 date and time-related methods. See also RFC 822.

Version:

$Revision: 91 $

Author:

Christophe Delory

Field Summary

static DateFormat

ISO8601_DATETIME_FORMAT The ISO8601 Date formatter for date-time without time zone.

Method Summary

static String	toString(Date date) Returns a RFC822 date and time string representation of the specified date.
static Date	valueOf(String dateString) Returns a date representation of the specified RFC822 date and time string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

ISO8601_DATETIME_FORMAT

public static final DateFormat ISO8601_DATETIME_FORMAT

The ISO8601 Date formatter for date-time without time zone. The TimeZone used here is the default local time zone. The input Date is a GMT date and time.

Method Detail

toString

public static String toString(Date date)

Returns a RFC822 date and time string representation of the specified date.

Parameters:

date - the date to represent as a RFC822 date and time string.

Returns:

a RFC822 date and time string.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if date is null.

valueOf

public static Date valueOf(String dateString)

Returns a date representation of the specified RFC822 date and time string.

Parameters:

dateString - the RFC822 date and time string to decode as a date.

Returns:

a date. Is null if the dateString does not represent a valid RFC822 date and time string.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if dateString is null.