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.