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1 // Copyright (c) 2003-2007, Jodd Team (jodd.sf.net). All Rights Reserved.
2
3 package jodd.datetime.formatter;
4
5 import jodd.datetime.DateTimeStamp;
6 import jodd.datetime.JDateTime;
7
8 /**
9  * Date time formatter performs conversion both from and to string representation of time.
10  *
11  * @see AbstractFormatter
12  */
13 public interface JdtFormatter {
14
15     /**
16      * Converts date time to a string using specified format.
17      *
18      * @param jdt JDateTime to read from
19      * @param format format
20      *
21      * @return formatted string with date time information
22      */
23     public String JavaDoc convert(JDateTime jdt, String JavaDoc format);
24
25     /**
26      * Parses string given in specified format and extracts time information.
27      * It returns a new instance of <code>DateTimeStamp</code> or <code>null</code> if error occurs.
28      *
29      * @param value string containing date time values
30      * @param format format
31      *
32      * @return DateTimeStamp instance with populated data
33      */
34     public DateTimeStamp parse(String JavaDoc value, String JavaDoc format);
35 }
36
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