net.fortuna.ical4j.model

Class CalendarDateFormatFactory

java.lang.Object

net.fortuna.ical4j.model.CalendarDateFormatFactory

Deprecated.

adoption of the new date/time API means formatting is now supported via DateTimeFormatter

@Deprecated
public final class CalendarDateFormatFactory
extends Object

$Id$ [06-Apr-2004]

Creates DateFormat objects optimized for common iCalendar date patterns.

See Also:

getInstance(String)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static DateFormat	getInstance(String pattern) Deprecated. Returns DateFormat objects optimized for common iCalendar date patterns.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getInstance

public static DateFormat getInstance(String pattern)

Deprecated.

Returns DateFormat objects optimized for common iCalendar date patterns. The DateFormats are *not* thread safe. Attempts to get or set the Calendar or NumberFormat of an optimized DateFormat will result in an UnsupportedOperation exception being thrown.

Parameters:

pattern - a SimpleDateFormat-compatible pattern

Returns:

an optimized DateFormat instance if possible, otherwise a normal SimpleDateFormat instance