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/* * To change this license header, choose License Headers in Project Properties. * To change this template file, choose Tools | Templates * and open the template in the editor. */ package com.tala.enterprise.talabank.commons; import java.text.DateFormat; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; import org.apache.commons.lang3.time.DateUtils; /** * * @author kimando */ public class DateManager { public static Date getDate(String format) throws ParseException { DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(format); Date date = new Date(); //return dateFormat.parse(date.toString()); return DateUtils.parseDate(dateFormat.format(date), format); } public static boolean hasExpired(Date startDate, int days) { return new Date().after(DateUtils.addDays(startDate, days)); } public static Date addDays(Date startDate, int days) { return DateUtils.addDays(startDate, days); } public static String parseDateFromDateToString(Date date, String format) throws ParseException { SimpleDateFormat simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(format); return simpleDateFormat.format(date); } public static String parseDateFromStringToString(String date, String format) { SimpleDateFormat simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(format); return simpleDateFormat.format(new Date(date)); } public static Date parseDateFromStringToDate(String date, String format) throws ParseException { return DateUtils.parseDate(date, format); } }