Package htsjdk.samtools.util

Class DateParser

java.lang.Object

htsjdk.samtools.util.DateParser

public class DateParser
extends Object

NOTE: This code has been taken from w3.org, and modified slightly to handle timezones of the form [-+]DDDD, and also to fix a bug in the application of time zone to the parsed date. Date parser for ISO 8601 format http://www.w3.org/TR/1998/NOTE-datetime-19980827

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	DateParser.InvalidDateException

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
DateParser()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	getIsoDate(Date date)	Generate a ISO 8601 date
static Date	parse(String isodate)	Parse the given string in ISO 8601 format and build a Date object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

DateParser

public DateParser()

Method Details

parse

public static Date parse(String isodate)
                  throws DateParser.InvalidDateException

Parse the given string in ISO 8601 format and build a Date object.

Parameters:

isodate - the date in ISO 8601 format

Returns:

a Date instance

Throws:

DateParser.InvalidDateException - if the date is not valid

getIsoDate

public static String getIsoDate(Date date)

Generate a ISO 8601 date

Parameters:

date - a Date instance

Returns:

a string representing the date in the ISO 8601 format