Java Parse Date parseDate(Date date)

Description

Parses a Date to a string using #DATE_STORAGE_FORMAT .

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	The Date to parse.

Return

The parsed String.

Declaration

public static String parseDate(Date date) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Apache License 

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

import java.util.Locale;

public class Main {
    /**//from ww  w .  j ava2 s .c  o  m
     * The storage format for parsing dates.
     */
    public static final String DATE_STORAGE_FORMAT = "EEE, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Z";

    /**
     * Parses a Date to a string using {@link #DATE_STORAGE_FORMAT}.
     *
     * <p>
     * The default storage format is config-friendly, so it may be used in YamlConfig.</p>
     * <p>
     * Parsing <i>null</i> returns "never".</p>
     *
     * @param date The Date to parse.
     * @return The parsed String.
     * @see #parseString(String)
     */
    public static String parseDate(Date date) {
        if (date == null) {
            return "never";
        }
        return new SimpleDateFormat(DATE_STORAGE_FORMAT, Locale.ENGLISH).format(date);
    }
}

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