tim@129: /**
tim@129:  * 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 $
tim@129:  * Source:          $Source: /share/gdi/SDI-Suite/Repository/projekte/BSH-GDI/genericViewer/src/main/java/de/conterra/bsh/gdi/gnviewer/util/DateUtils.java,v $
tim@129:  * created by:      Stefan Blume (blume)
tim@129:  * erstellt am:     21.12.2007
tim@129:  * Copyright:       con terra GmbH, 2005
tim@129:  *
tim@129:  * modified by:     $Author: drewnak $
tim@129:  * modified on:     $Date: 2008/08/18 14:50:33 $
tim@129:  * Version:         $Revision: 1.2 $
tim@129:  * TAG:             $Name:  $
tim@129:  * locked from:     $Locker:  $
tim@129:  * CVS State:       $State: Exp $
tim@129:  * Project:         $ProjectName$
tim@129:  */
tim@129: package de.intevation.gnv.geobackend.util;
tim@129: 
tim@129: import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
tim@129: import java.util.Date;
tim@129: 
tim@884: import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
tim@884: 
tim@129: /**
tim@884:  * The class <code>DateUtils</code> fulfills the following purposes:
tim@129:  * @author blume
sascha@887:  * @author <a href="mailto:tim.englich@intevation.de">Tim Englich</a>
tim@129:  */
tim@129: public class DateUtils {
tim@129: 
tim@129:     /**
tim@129:      * Default Logging instance
tim@129:      */
tim@129:     private static Logger sLogger = Logger.getLogger(DateUtils.class);
tim@129: 
tim@884:     /**
tim@884:      * The Dateformat which will be used e.g for Querying the Database 
tim@884:      */
tim@884:     public static final String DATE_PATTERN = "yyyy.MM.dd HH:mm:ss";
tim@884: 
tim@884:     private static final String DATE_PATTERN1 = "dd-MMM-yyyy HH:mm:ss";
tim@884: 
tim@884:     /**
tim@884:      * The Method returns a Date using the given pattern as a String
tim@884:      * @param pDate The Date which should be formatted
tim@884:      * @param sPattern The Pattern which should be used.
tim@884:      * @return the Date formatted a a String
tim@884:      */
tim@129:     public static String getPatternedDate(Date pDate, String  sPattern) {
tim@884:          SimpleDateFormat fmt = new SimpleDateFormat();
tim@129:          fmt.applyPattern(sPattern);
tim@129:          return fmt.format(pDate);
tim@129:     }
tim@884: 
tim@884:     /**
tim@884:      * Returns the Date as a String formated using the 
tim@890:      * <code>DateUtils.DATE_PATTERN</code> format-
tim@884:      * @param pDate the Date which should be formatted
tim@884:      * @return the given Data as a String
tim@884:      */
tim@129:     public static String getPatternedDateAmer(Date pDate) {
tim@884:         String sStr = getPatternedDate(pDate, DATE_PATTERN);
tim@129:         return sStr;
tim@129:     }
tim@884: 
tim@884:     /**
tim@890:      * This method decodes a Datevalue from the given String useing the
tim@890:      * <code>DateUtils.DATE_PATTERN1</code> format-
tim@884:      * @param sStr The String which contains the encoded Datevalue
tim@884:      * @return the decoded Datevalue as an Date-object.
tim@884:      * @throws Exception throws all Expetion which occurs during the Process.
tim@884:      */
tim@884:     public static Date getDateFromString (String sStr)throws Exception {
tim@884:         Date   date = getDateFromString (sStr, DATE_PATTERN1);
tim@884:         return date;
tim@129:     }
tim@884: 
tim@884:     /**
tim@884:      * Formats a given Date encoded as a String using the given Pattern
tim@884:      * into a Date Object.
tim@884:      * @param sStr The String with the encoded DateValue
tim@884:      * @param sPattern The pattern which should be used to decode the Date
tim@884:      * @return the given Datevalue as an Date-Object.
tim@884:      * @throws Exception throws all Expetion which occurs during the Process.
tim@884:      */
tim@884:     public static Date getDateFromString (String sStr, 
tim@884:                                           String sPattern)throws Exception {
tim@884:         SimpleDateFormat fmt = new SimpleDateFormat();
tim@129:         fmt.applyPattern(sPattern);
tim@129:         return fmt.parse(sStr);
tim@884:     }
tim@129: }