org.apache.maven.plugin.multichanges.util
Class DateFormatter

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.maven.plugin.multichanges.util.DateFormatter

public class DateFormatter
extends Object

This class provides a method to convert a date in the changes plugin format (yyyy-MM-dd) to a date in RSS format (RFC 822).

Constructor Summary

DateFormatter()

Method Summary

static String	convertDate(String changesDate) Converts a date in the changes plugin format (yyyy-MM-dd) to a date in RSS format (RFC 822).
static boolean	isChangesDate(String aString) Test if a String is a date in the changes plugin format (yyyy-MM-dd).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DateFormatter

public DateFormatter()

Method Detail

convertDate

public static final String convertDate(String changesDate)

Converts a date in the changes plugin format (yyyy-MM-dd) to a date in RSS format (RFC 822).

Parameters:

changesDate - the date to convert

Returns:

the date in the RFC 822 format. An empty String if an exception occurs.

isChangesDate

public static final boolean isChangesDate(String aString)

Test if a String is a date in the changes plugin format (yyyy-MM-dd).

Parameters:

aString - the string to test

Returns:

true if the String can be parsed as a Date in the format yyyy-MM-dd.