Package org.apache.tomcat.util.http

Class FastHttpDateFormat

java.lang.Object

org.apache.tomcat.util.http.FastHttpDateFormat

public final class FastHttpDateFormat
extends java.lang.Object

Utility class to generate HTTP dates.

Author:

Remy Maucherat

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static java.lang.String	RFC1123_DATE	The only date format permitted when generating HTTP headers.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
FastHttpDateFormat()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static java.lang.String	formatDate(long value, java.text.DateFormat threadLocalformat)	Get the HTTP format of the specified date.
static java.lang.String	getCurrentDate()	Get the current date in HTTP format.
static long	parseDate(java.lang.String value, java.text.DateFormat[] threadLocalformats)	Try to parse the given date as a HTTP date.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

RFC1123_DATE

public static final java.lang.String RFC1123_DATE

The only date format permitted when generating HTTP headers.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

FastHttpDateFormat

public FastHttpDateFormat()

Method Detail

getCurrentDate

public static final java.lang.String getCurrentDate()

Get the current date in HTTP format.

Returns:

the HTTP date

formatDate

public static final java.lang.String formatDate(long value,
                                                java.text.DateFormat threadLocalformat)

Get the HTTP format of the specified date.

Parameters:

value - The date

threadLocalformat - Local format to avoid synchronization

Returns:

the HTTP date

parseDate

public static final long parseDate(java.lang.String value,
                                   java.text.DateFormat[] threadLocalformats)

Try to parse the given date as a HTTP date.

Parameters:

value - The HTTP date

threadLocalformats - Local format to avoid synchronization

Returns:

the date as a long