import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
public class ECRCDateFormat extends SimpleDateFormat{
String newFormat = "MM'/'dd'/'yyyy";
/** Creates new NewDateFormat objects.
*/
public ECRCDateFormat(){
super("yyyy'-'MM'-'dd");
}
/** Creates new NewDateFormat objects from a
given old format.
* @param oldFormat The String depicting
the old format; for example:
* "yyyy'-'MM'-'dd"
* @throws Exception Throws exception if
this is not a recognizable format for a Date.
*/
public ECRCDateFormat(String oldFormat) throws
Exception{
super(oldFormat);
}
/** Getter for newFormat
* @return newFormat
*/
public String getNewFormat(){
return newFormat;
}
/** Setter for newFormat
* @param nf The new format.
*/
public void setNewFormat(String nf){
newFormat = nf;
}
/** Used to convert a String in the old format
as a String in the new format.
* @param oldText The old date as a String
* @return The date in the new format as
a String.
*/
public String convert(String oldText){
Date oldDate;
String newText = "";
if (oldText.equalsIgnoreCase(""))
oldText = "1800-01-01"; //this should tell us we're in trouble!
try{
oldDate = new Date();
try{
oldDate = this.parse(oldText);
SimpleDateFormat newFormatter = new SimpleDateFormat(newFormat);
try{
newText = newFormatter.format(oldDate);
}
catch(Exception e){
System.out.println("Cannot parse! " + e);
}
}
catch(Exception e){
System.out.println("Cannot parse!" + e);
}
}
catch(Exception e){
System.out.println("Cannot do anything!!!" + e);
}
return newText;
}
} //end class def ECRCDateFormat
Geeta
