org.apache.pdfbox.util

Class DateConverter

java.lang.Object

org.apache.pdfbox.util.DateConverter

public final class DateConverter
extends Object

Converts dates to strings and back using the PDF date standard in section 3.8.2 of PDF Reference 1.7.

Author:

Ben Litchfield, Fred Hansen TODO Move members of this class elsewhere for shared use in pdfbox and xmpbox.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Calendar	toCalendar(COSString text) Returns the Calendar for a given COS string containing a date, or null if it cannot be parsed.
static Calendar	toCalendar(String text) Returns the Calendar for a given string containing a date, or null if it cannot be parsed.
static String	toISO8601(Calendar cal) Converts the date to ISO 8601 string format: yyyy-mm-ddThh:MM:ss#hh:mm (where '#" is '+' or '-').
static String	toString(Calendar cal) Converts a Calendar to a string formatted as: D:yyyyMMddHHmmss#hh'mm' where # is Z, +, or -.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

toString

public static String toString(Calendar cal)

Converts a Calendar to a string formatted as: D:yyyyMMddHHmmss#hh'mm' where # is Z, +, or -.

Parameters:

cal - The date to convert to a string. May be null. The DST_OFFSET is included when computing the output time zone.

Returns:

The date as a String to be used in a PDF document, or null if the cal value is null

toISO8601

public static String toISO8601(Calendar cal)

Converts the date to ISO 8601 string format: yyyy-mm-ddThh:MM:ss#hh:mm (where '#" is '+' or '-').

Parameters:

cal - The date to convert. Must not be null. The DST_OFFSET is included in the output value.

Returns:

The date represented as an ISO 8601 string.

toCalendar

public static Calendar toCalendar(COSString text)

Returns the Calendar for a given COS string containing a date, or null if it cannot be parsed. The returned value will have 0 for DST_OFFSET.

Parameters:

text - A COS string containing a date.

Returns:

The Calendar that the text string represents, or null if it cannot be parsed.

toCalendar

public static Calendar toCalendar(String text)

Returns the Calendar for a given string containing a date, or null if it cannot be parsed. The returned value will have 0 for DST_OFFSET.

Parameters:

text - A COS string containing a date.

Returns:

The Calendar that the text string represents, or null if it cannot be parsed.