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1 /*
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16
17
18 package org.apache.xmlrpc.util;
19
20 import java.text.DateFormat JavaDoc;
21 import java.text.ParseException JavaDoc;
22 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat JavaDoc;
23 import java.util.Date JavaDoc;
24
25 /**
26  * Wraps a <code>DateFormat</code> instance to provide thread safety.
27  *
28  * @author <a HREF="mailto:hannes@apache.org">Hannes Wallnoefer</a>
29  * @author Daniel L. Rall
30  */
31 public class DateTool
32 {
33     protected static final String JavaDoc FORMAT = "yyyyMMdd'T'HH:mm:ss";
34
35     private DateFormat JavaDoc df;
36
37     /**
38      * Uses the <code>DateFormat</code> string
39      * <code>yyyyMMdd'T'HH:mm:ss</code>.
40      *
41      * @see #FORMAT
42      */
43     public DateTool()
44     {
45         df = new SimpleDateFormat JavaDoc(FORMAT);
46     }
47
48     /**
49      * @param d The date to format.
50      * @return The formatted date.
51      */
52     public synchronized String JavaDoc format(Date JavaDoc d)
53     {
54         return df.format(d);
55     }
56
57     /**
58      * @param s The text to parse a date from.
59      * @return The parsed date.
60      * @exception ParseException If the date could not be parsed.
61      */
62     public synchronized Date JavaDoc parse(String JavaDoc s)
63         throws ParseException JavaDoc
64     {
65         return df.parse(s);
66     }
67 }
68
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