sascha@894: /**
sascha@894:  * Title:           DateUtisl, $Header: /share/gdi/SDI-Suite/Repository/projekte/BSH-GDI/genericViewer/src/main/java/de/conterra/bsh/gdi/gnviewer/util/DateUtils.java,v 1.2 2008/08/18 14:50:33 drewnak Exp $
sascha@894:  * Source:          $Source: /share/gdi/SDI-Suite/Repository/projekte/BSH-GDI/genericViewer/src/main/java/de/conterra/bsh/gdi/gnviewer/util/DateUtils.java,v $
sascha@894:  * created by:      Stefan Blume (blume)
sascha@894:  * erstellt am:     21.12.2007
sascha@894:  * Copyright:       con terra GmbH, 2005
sascha@894:  *
sascha@894:  * modified by:     $Author: drewnak $
sascha@894:  * modified on:     $Date: 2008/08/18 14:50:33 $
sascha@894:  * Version:         $Revision: 1.2 $
sascha@894:  * TAG:             $Name:  $
sascha@894:  * locked from:     $Locker:  $
sascha@894:  * CVS State:       $State: Exp $
sascha@894:  * Project:         $ProjectName$
sascha@894:  */
sascha@894: package de.intevation.gnv.geobackend.util;
sascha@894: 
sascha@894: import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
sascha@894: import java.util.Date;
sascha@894: 
sascha@894: import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
sascha@894: 
sascha@894: /**
sascha@894:  * The class <code>DateUtils</code> fulfills the following purposes:
sascha@894:  * @author blume
sascha@894:  * @author <a href="mailto:tim.englich@intevation.de">Tim Englich</a>
sascha@894:  */
sascha@894: public class DateUtils {
sascha@894: 
sascha@894:     /**
sascha@894:      * Default Logging instance
sascha@894:      */
sascha@894:     private static Logger sLogger = Logger.getLogger(DateUtils.class);
sascha@894: 
sascha@894:     /**
sascha@894:      * The Dateformat which will be used e.g for Querying the Database 
sascha@894:      */
sascha@894:     public static final String DATE_PATTERN = "yyyy.MM.dd HH:mm:ss";
sascha@894: 
sascha@894:     private static final String DATE_PATTERN1 = "dd-MMM-yyyy HH:mm:ss";
sascha@894: 
sascha@894:     /**
sascha@894:      * The Method returns a Date using the given pattern as a String
sascha@894:      * @param pDate The Date which should be formatted
sascha@894:      * @param sPattern The Pattern which should be used.
sascha@894:      * @return the Date formatted a a String
sascha@894:      */
sascha@894:     public static String getPatternedDate(Date pDate, String  sPattern) {
sascha@894:          SimpleDateFormat fmt = new SimpleDateFormat();
sascha@894:          fmt.applyPattern(sPattern);
sascha@894:          return fmt.format(pDate);
sascha@894:     }
sascha@894: 
sascha@894:     /**
sascha@894:      * Returns the Date as a String formated using the 
sascha@894:      * <code>DateUtils.DATE_PATTERN</code> format-
sascha@894:      * @param pDate the Date which should be formatted
sascha@894:      * @return the given Data as a String
sascha@894:      */
sascha@894:     public static String getPatternedDateAmer(Date pDate) {
sascha@894:         String sStr = getPatternedDate(pDate, DATE_PATTERN);
sascha@894:         return sStr;
sascha@894:     }
sascha@894: 
sascha@894:     /**
sascha@894:      * This method decodes a Datevalue from the given String useing the
sascha@894:      * <code>DateUtils.DATE_PATTERN1</code> format-
sascha@894:      * @param sStr The String which contains the encoded Datevalue
sascha@894:      * @return the decoded Datevalue as an Date-object.
sascha@894:      * @throws Exception throws all Expetion which occurs during the Process.
sascha@894:      */
sascha@894:     public static Date getDateFromString (String sStr)throws Exception {
sascha@894:         Date   date = getDateFromString (sStr, DATE_PATTERN1);
sascha@894:         return date;
sascha@894:     }
sascha@894: 
sascha@894:     /**
sascha@894:      * Formats a given Date encoded as a String using the given Pattern
sascha@894:      * into a Date Object.
sascha@894:      * @param sStr The String with the encoded DateValue
sascha@894:      * @param sPattern The pattern which should be used to decode the Date
sascha@894:      * @return the given Datevalue as an Date-Object.
sascha@894:      * @throws Exception throws all Expetion which occurs during the Process.
sascha@894:      */
sascha@894:     public static Date getDateFromString (String sStr, 
sascha@894:                                           String sPattern)throws Exception {
sascha@894:         SimpleDateFormat fmt = new SimpleDateFormat();
sascha@894:         fmt.applyPattern(sPattern);
sascha@894:         return fmt.parse(sStr);
sascha@894:     }
sascha@894: }