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1 package org.tigris.scarab.tools;
2
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48
49 import java.util.Date JavaDoc;
50 import java.text.DateFormat JavaDoc;
51 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat JavaDoc;
52
53 /**
54  * Takes a date in any format and converts it to the desired format
55  */
56 public class Format
57 {
58     /**
59      * The default date/time format string.
60      */
61     public static final String JavaDoc DATE_TIME_FMT = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm";
62
63     /**
64      * Formats the date according to the passed in <code>DateFormat</code>.
65      * This is generally used with SRT.getDateFormat() and in the templates
66      * it looks something like this:
67      * $format.getDate($scarabR.DateFormat, $issue.CreatedDate)
68      */
69     public static String JavaDoc getDate(DateFormat JavaDoc format, Date JavaDoc date)
70     {
71         return format.format(date);
72     }
73
74     /**
75      * Formats the date according to the passed in format
76      * Uses SimpleDateFormat to do its magic.
77      */
78     public static String JavaDoc getDate(String JavaDoc format, Date JavaDoc date)
79     {
80         SimpleDateFormat JavaDoc newFormat = new SimpleDateFormat JavaDoc(format);
81         return newFormat.format(date);
82     }
83
84     /**
85      * Formats the current date according to the passed in format
86      * Uses SimpleDateFormat to do its magic.
87      */
88     public static String JavaDoc getNow(SimpleDateFormat JavaDoc format)
89     {
90         return getDate(format, new Date JavaDoc());
91     }
92
93     /**
94      * Formats the current date according to the passed in format
95      * Uses SimpleDateFormat to do its magic.
96      */
97     public static String JavaDoc getNow(String JavaDoc format)
98     {
99         return getDate(format, new Date JavaDoc());
100     }
101 }
102
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