A method used to build a date for display in line with existing formatting rules
/* * This file is part of the AusStage Utilities Package * * The AusStage Utilities Package is free software: you can redistribute * it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License * as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the * License, or (at your option) any later version. * * The AusStage Utilities Package is distributed in the hope that it will * be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty * of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with the AusStage Utilities Package. * If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */ //package au.edu.ausstage.utils; // import additional libraries import java.util.GregorianCalendar; import java.util.Calendar; import java.text.DateFormat; /** * A class of methods useful when processing dates in AusStage Services */ public class DateUtils { /** * A method used to build a date for display in line with existing formatting rules * * @param year the year component of the date * @param month the month component of the date * @param day the day component of the month * * @return a string containing the finalised date */ public static String buildDisplayDate(String year, String month, String day) { if(year != null) { // trim leading zeros from the day if(day != null && day.startsWith("0") == true) { day = day.substring(1); } String date = day + " " + lookupMonth(month) + " " + year; date = date.replace("null",""); date = date.trim(); return date; } else { return ""; } } // end buildDisplayDate method /** * A method used to lookup the name of a month based on its number * * @param month the month as a digit * * @return a string containing the name of the month */ public static String lookupMonth(String month) { // prepare the month month = month.trim(); // double check the month parameter if(month == null || month.equals("")) { return ""; } // convert the string to an int int i = Integer.parseInt(month); switch (i) { case 1: return "January"; case 2: return "February"; case 3: return "March"; case 4: return "April"; case 5: return "May"; case 6: return "June"; case 7: return "July"; case 8: return "August"; case 9: return "September"; case 10: return "October"; case 11: return "November"; case 12: return "December"; default: return ""; } } // end lookupMonth method /** * A method used to lookup the name of a month based on its number * * @param month the month as a digit * * @return a string containing the name of the month */ public static String lookupMonth(int month) { switch (month) { case 1: return "January"; case 2: return "February"; case 3: return "March"; case 4: return "April"; case 5: return "May"; case 6: return "June"; case 7: return "July"; case 8: return "August"; case 9: return "September"; case 10: return "October"; case 11: return "November"; case 12: return "December"; default: return ""; } } // end lookupMonth method }