Package net.targetr.wtm3.io

Class Rfc822Date

java.lang.Object

net.targetr.wtm3.io.Rfc822Date

public class Rfc822Date
extends Object

Parses and formats RFC-822 dates. GMT ONLY!

This class is designed to quickly parse and format dates in the style specified in RFC-822. Unlike SimpleDateFormat it is thread safe and lightweight.

Author:

Dr Michael Gardiner

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	formatCookieDate(long time)	Returns a string in RFC-822 format for Cookies.
static String	formatDate(long time)	Returns a string in RFC-822 format.
static long	parseDate(String str)	Parses a string in RFC-822 format.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

formatDate

public static String formatDate(long time)

Returns a string in RFC-822 format.

Parameters:

time - The time in millis since epoc to format.

Returns:

The time as a string suitable for HTTP headers.

formatCookieDate

public static String formatCookieDate(long time)

Returns a string in RFC-822 format for Cookies. (Dashes between date components)

Parameters:

time - The time in millis since epoc to format.

Returns:

The time as a string suitable for HTTP headers.

parseDate

public static long parseDate(String str)

Parses a string in RFC-822 format.

Parameters:

str - The date in RFC-822 date format.

Returns:

The number of millis since epoc.