Java HTTP Date GetHTTPDateFormater()

Description

Get a new date formatter compatible with HTTP headers protocol.

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static DateFormat GetHTTPDateFormater() 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.TimeZone;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Format used for HTTP date headers.
     */
    public static final String HTTP_DATE_FORMAT = "EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss zzz";
    /**
     * Convenient lookup for the GMT time zone.
     */
    private static final TimeZone GMT_TZ = TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT");

    /**
     * Get a new date formatter compatible with HTTP headers protocol.
     * SPECIFICALLY... This means: 
     *    The parser will parse GMT and return local time. 
     *   The formatter will take a local time and output a GMT string.
     */
    public static DateFormat GetHTTPDateFormater() {
        SimpleDateFormat f = new SimpleDateFormat(HTTP_DATE_FORMAT);
        f.setTimeZone(GMT_TZ);
        return f;
    }
}

Related

1. getHttpDate(long l)
2. getHttpDate(String date)
3. getHttpDate(String value)
4. getHttpDateFormat()
5. getHttpDateFormat(String dataFormat, Locale defaultLocale, String defaultTimeZone)
6. getHttpDateFormatter()
7. getHttpDateString(Date date)