com.atlassian.jira.util
Interface DateFieldFormat

All Known Implementing Classes:

DateFieldFormatImpl

@ThreadSafe
public interface DateFieldFormat

Helper for handling JIRA date fields. Dates in JIRA are displayed as day/month/year and are intepreted according to the date picker format. Even though we use java.util.Date instances internally, only the year/month/day are relevant in a date field. Dates are used in a few places throughout JIRA:

• the issue due date
• the date custom field
• the project version release date

The Date instances that this class produces are always to be interpreted in the system time zone.

Since:

v4.4

See Also:

DateTimeStyle.DATE, DateTimeStyle.DATE_PICKER

Method Summary

String	format(Date date) Formats a date using the JIRA date format.
String	formatDatePicker(Date date) Formats the given date for usage in a date picker.
String	getFormatHint() Returns a string containing the format that this class is capable of parsing.
boolean	isParseable(String text) Returns a boolean indicating whether the given text contains a valid date.
Date	parseDatePicker(String text) Returns a date that is obtained by parsing the given text.

Method Detail

format

String format(Date date)

Formats a date using the JIRA date format.

Parameters:

date - a Date

Returns:

a String containing a formatted date

formatDatePicker

String formatDatePicker(Date date)

Formats the given date for usage in a date picker.

Parameters:

date - a Date

Returns:

a String containing a formatted date

parseDatePicker

Date parseDatePicker(String text)
                     throws IllegalArgumentException

Returns a date that is obtained by parsing the given text. The string representation of the date is assumed to be in the system time zone.

Parameters:

text - a String representation of a date

Returns:

a Date

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the text cannot be parsed

isParseable

boolean isParseable(String text)

Returns a boolean indicating whether the given text contains a valid date.

Parameters:

text - a String representation of a date

Returns:

a boolean indicating whether the given text contains a valid date

getFormatHint

String getFormatHint()

Returns a string containing the format that this class is capable of parsing.

Returns:

a String containing the format hint