Example usage for java.text DateFormat toString

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In this page you can find the example usage for java.text DateFormat toString.

Prototype

public String toString() 

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Returns a string representation of the object.

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From source file:com.microsoft.tfs.util.datetime.LenientDateTimeParserExpander.java

/**
 * Sorts the items in this expander's set and returns a flattened array.
 *
 * @return the expanded items in the order they were added.
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public LenientDateTimeFormat[] getSortedResults() {
    /*
     * Flatten the set into an array.
     */
    final LenientDateTimeFormat[] flat = (LenientDateTimeFormat[]) lenientDateTimeParserFormats
            .toArray(new LenientDateTimeFormat[lenientDateTimeParserFormats.size()]);

    /*
     * Sort the formats in a way that preserved the original order of their
     * definition before expansion.
     */
    Arrays.sort(flat, new LenientDateTimeFormatComparator());

    if (log.isTraceEnabled()) {
        for (int i = 0; i < flat.length; i++) {
            final DateFormat format = flat[i].getDateFormat();

            if (format instanceof SimpleDateFormat) {
                final String pattern = ((SimpleDateFormat) format).toPattern();
                final String messageFormat = "expanded format {0}: {1}"; //$NON-NLS-1$
                final String message = MessageFormat.format(messageFormat, i, pattern);
                log.trace(message);
            } else {
                final String messageFormat = "expanded format {0}: {1}"; //$NON-NLS-1$
                final String message = MessageFormat.format(messageFormat, i, format.toString());
                log.trace(message);
            }
        }
    }

    return flat;
}

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