org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel
Class ExcelStyleDateFormatter

java.lang.Object
  java.text.Format
      java.text.DateFormat
          java.text.SimpleDateFormat
              org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.ExcelStyleDateFormatter

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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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Serialized Form

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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Constant Field Values

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