org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel
Class ExcelStyleDateFormatter

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.text.Format
      extended by java.text.DateFormat
          extended by java.text.SimpleDateFormat
              extended by org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.ExcelStyleDateFormatter
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

public class ExcelStyleDateFormatter
extends java.text.SimpleDateFormat

A wrapper around a SimpleDateFormat instance, which handles a few Excel-style extensions that are not supported by SimpleDateFormat. Currently, the extensions are around the handling of elapsed time, eg rendering 1 day 2 hours as 26 hours.

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Nested Class Summary
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.text.DateFormat
java.text.DateFormat.Field
 
Field Summary
static char H_BRACKET_SYMBOL
           
static char HH_BRACKET_SYMBOL
           
static char L_BRACKET_SYMBOL
           
static char LL_BRACKET_SYMBOL
           
static char M_BRACKET_SYMBOL
           
static char MM_BRACKET_SYMBOL
           
static char MMMMM_START_SYMBOL
           
static char MMMMM_TRUNCATE_SYMBOL
           
static char S_BRACKET_SYMBOL
           
static char SS_BRACKET_SYMBOL
           
 
Fields inherited from class java.text.DateFormat
AM_PM_FIELD, calendar, DATE_FIELD, DAY_OF_WEEK_FIELD, DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH_FIELD, DAY_OF_YEAR_FIELD, DEFAULT, ERA_FIELD, FULL, HOUR_OF_DAY0_FIELD, HOUR_OF_DAY1_FIELD, HOUR0_FIELD, HOUR1_FIELD, LONG, MEDIUM, MILLISECOND_FIELD, MINUTE_FIELD, MONTH_FIELD, numberFormat, SECOND_FIELD, SHORT, TIMEZONE_FIELD, WEEK_OF_MONTH_FIELD, WEEK_OF_YEAR_FIELD, YEAR_FIELD
 
Constructor Summary
ExcelStyleDateFormatter()
           
ExcelStyleDateFormatter(java.lang.String pattern)
           
ExcelStyleDateFormatter(java.lang.String pattern, java.text.DateFormatSymbols formatSymbols)
           
ExcelStyleDateFormatter(java.lang.String pattern, java.util.Locale locale)
           
 
Method Summary
 java.lang.StringBuffer format(java.util.Date date, java.lang.StringBuffer paramStringBuffer, java.text.FieldPosition paramFieldPosition)
           
 void setDateToBeFormatted(double date)
          Used to let us know what the date being formatted is, in Excel terms, which we may wish to use when handling elapsed times.
 
Methods inherited from class java.text.SimpleDateFormat
applyLocalizedPattern, applyPattern, clone, equals, formatToCharacterIterator, get2DigitYearStart, getDateFormatSymbols, hashCode, parse, set2DigitYearStart, setDateFormatSymbols, toLocalizedPattern, toPattern
 
Methods inherited from class java.text.DateFormat
format, format, getAvailableLocales, getCalendar, getDateInstance, getDateInstance, getDateInstance, getDateTimeInstance, getDateTimeInstance, getDateTimeInstance, getInstance, getNumberFormat, getTimeInstance, getTimeInstance, getTimeInstance, getTimeZone, isLenient, parse, parseObject, setCalendar, setLenient, setNumberFormat, setTimeZone
 
Methods inherited from class java.text.Format
format, parseObject
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

MMMMM_START_SYMBOL

public static final char MMMMM_START_SYMBOL
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MMMMM_TRUNCATE_SYMBOL

public static final char MMMMM_TRUNCATE_SYMBOL
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H_BRACKET_SYMBOL

public static final char H_BRACKET_SYMBOL
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HH_BRACKET_SYMBOL

public static final char HH_BRACKET_SYMBOL
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M_BRACKET_SYMBOL

public static final char M_BRACKET_SYMBOL
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MM_BRACKET_SYMBOL

public static final char MM_BRACKET_SYMBOL
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S_BRACKET_SYMBOL

public static final char S_BRACKET_SYMBOL
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SS_BRACKET_SYMBOL

public static final char SS_BRACKET_SYMBOL
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L_BRACKET_SYMBOL

public static final char L_BRACKET_SYMBOL
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LL_BRACKET_SYMBOL

public static final char LL_BRACKET_SYMBOL
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Constructor Detail

ExcelStyleDateFormatter

public ExcelStyleDateFormatter()

ExcelStyleDateFormatter

public ExcelStyleDateFormatter(java.lang.String pattern)

ExcelStyleDateFormatter

public ExcelStyleDateFormatter(java.lang.String pattern,
                               java.text.DateFormatSymbols formatSymbols)

ExcelStyleDateFormatter

public ExcelStyleDateFormatter(java.lang.String pattern,
                               java.util.Locale locale)
Method Detail

setDateToBeFormatted

public void setDateToBeFormatted(double date)
Used to let us know what the date being formatted is, in Excel terms, which we may wish to use when handling elapsed times.


format

public java.lang.StringBuffer format(java.util.Date date,
                                     java.lang.StringBuffer paramStringBuffer,
                                     java.text.FieldPosition paramFieldPosition)
Overrides:
format in class java.text.SimpleDateFormat


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