org.apache.commons.httpclient.util
Class DateParser

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.apache.commons.httpclient.util.DateParser

public class DateParser

extends Object

A utility class for parsing HTTP dates as used in cookies and other headers. This class handles dates as defined by RFC 2616 section 3.3.1 as well as some other common non-standard formats.

Author:

Christopher Brown, Michael Becke

Field Summary

static String	PATTERN_ASCTIME Date format pattern used to parse HTTP date headers in ANSI C asctime() format.
static String	PATTERN_RFC1036 Date format pattern used to parse HTTP date headers in RFC 1036 format.
static String	PATTERN_RFC1123 Date format pattern used to parse HTTP date headers in RFC 1123 format.

Method Summary

static Date

parseDate(String dateValue) Parses a date value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

PATTERN_RFC1123

public static final String PATTERN_RFC1123

Date format pattern used to parse HTTP date headers in RFC 1123 format.

PATTERN_RFC1036

public static final String PATTERN_RFC1036

Date format pattern used to parse HTTP date headers in RFC 1036 format.

PATTERN_ASCTIME

public static final String PATTERN_ASCTIME

Date format pattern used to parse HTTP date headers in ANSI C asctime() format.

Method Detail

parseDate

public static Date parseDate(String dateValue)
                      throws DateParseException

Parses a date value.

Parameters:

dateValue - the date value to parse

Returns:

the parsed date

Throws:

DateParseException - if the value could not be parsed using any of the supported date formats