DateFormatterFactory (Atlassian Confluence 8.5.7 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DateFormatterFactoryImpl
```
public interface DateFormatterFactory
```
Constructs DateFormatter instances for use throughout Confluence core.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`DateFormatter`	`createForUser()`	Obtains a DateFormatter suitable for the current users timezone.
`FriendlyDateFormatter`	`createFriendlyForUser()`	Creates a FriendlyDateFormatter for the current user, with the current date/time used for "now".
`FriendlyDateFormatter`	`createFriendlyForUser(Date now)`	Creates a FriendlyDateFormatter for the current user.
`DateFormatter`	`createGlobal()`	Obtains a DateFormatter that uses the instances default timezone.

- Method Detail
  - createForUser
```
DateFormatter createForUser()
```
    Obtains a DateFormatter suitable for the current users timezone.
    NOTE: user locale settings *are* respected, but DateFormatter itself handles that.
  - createGlobal
```
DateFormatter createGlobal()
```
    Obtains a DateFormatter that uses the instances default timezone.
    
    See Also:
    
    TimeZoneManager.getDefaultTimeZone()
  - createFriendlyForUser
```
FriendlyDateFormatter createFriendlyForUser(Date now)
```
    Creates a FriendlyDateFormatter for the current user.
  - createFriendlyForUser
```
FriendlyDateFormatter createFriendlyForUser()
```
    Creates a FriendlyDateFormatter for the current user, with the current date/time used for "now".