de.carne.jfx.util

Class FormattedDate

java.lang.Object

java.util.Date

de.carne.jfx.util.FormattedDate

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable<java.util.Date>

public class FormattedDate
extends java.util.Date

Simple wrapper class for Date to provide a custom formatted version for display in JavaFX UI elements which use the toString() method for date formatting.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
java.text.Format	format The format.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FormattedDate(java.text.Format format) Construct FormattedDate.
FormattedDate(java.text.Format format, long date) Construct FormattedDate.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static FormattedDate	fromDate(java.text.Format format, java.util.Date date) Create a formatted date from another date.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.util.Date

after, before, clone, compareTo, equals, from, getDate, getDay, getHours, getMinutes, getMonth, getSeconds, getTime, getTimezoneOffset, getYear, hashCode, parse, setDate, setHours, setMinutes, setMonth, setSeconds, setTime, setYear, toGMTString, toInstant, toLocaleString, UTC

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

format

public final java.text.Format format

The format.

Constructor Detail

FormattedDate

public FormattedDate(java.text.Format format)

Construct FormattedDate.

Parameters:

format - The Format to use for date display.

See Also:

Date.Date()

FormattedDate

public FormattedDate(java.text.Format format,
                     long date)

Construct FormattedDate.

Parameters:

format - The Format to use for date display.

date - The initial date value in ms.

See Also:

Date.Date(long)

Method Detail

fromDate

public static FormattedDate fromDate(java.text.Format format,
                                     java.util.Date date)

Create a formatted date from another date.

If the submitted date is already of type FormattedDate the instance is returned directly otherwise the submitted date is wrapped using the submitted date format.

Parameters:

format - The Format to use for date display.

date - The date value to convert.

Returns:

The created formatted date.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.util.Date