Package org.apache.commons.lang3.time

Class FastDateParser

java.lang.Object
org.apache.commons.lang3.time.FastDateParser
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, DateParser
public class FastDateParser extends Object implements DateParser, Serializable
FastDateParser is a fast and thread-safe version of SimpleDateFormat.

To obtain a proxy to a FastDateParser, use FastDateFormat.getInstance(String, TimeZone, Locale) or another variation of the factory methods of FastDateFormat.

Since FastDateParser is thread safe, you can use a static member instance:

private static final DateParser DATE_PARSER = FastDateFormat.getInstance("yyyy-MM-dd");

This class can be used as a direct replacement for SimpleDateFormat in most parsing situations. This class is especially useful in multi-threaded server environments. SimpleDateFormat is not thread-safe in any JDK version, nor will it be as Sun has closed the bug/RFE.

Only parsing is supported by this class, but all patterns are compatible with SimpleDateFormat.

The class operates in lenient mode, so for example a time of 90 minutes is treated as 1 hour 30 minutes.

Timing tests indicate this class is as about as fast as SimpleDateFormat in single thread applications and about 25% faster in multi-thread applications.

Since:
3.2
See Also:

  • Constructor Details

  • Method Details

    • equals

      public boolean equals(Object obj)
      Compares another object for equality with this object.
      Overrides:
      equals in class Object
      Parameters:
      obj - the object to compare to
      Returns:
      trueif equal to this instance

    • getLocale

      public Locale getLocale()
      Description copied from interface: DateParser
      Gets the locale used by this parser.
      Specified by:
      getLocale in interface DateParser
      Returns:
      the locale

    • getPattern

      public String getPattern()
      Description copied from interface: DateParser
      Gets the pattern used by this parser.
      Specified by:
      getPattern in interface DateParser
      Returns:
      the pattern, SimpleDateFormat compatible

    • getTimeZone

      public TimeZone getTimeZone()
      Description copied from interface: DateParser
      Gets the time zone used by this parser.

      The default TimeZone used to create a Date when the TimeZone is not specified by the format pattern.

      Specified by:
      getTimeZone in interface DateParser
      Returns:
      the time zone

    • hashCode

      public int hashCode()
      Returns a hash code compatible with equals.
      Overrides:
      hashCode in class Object
      Returns:
      a hash code compatible with equals

    • parse

      public Date parse(String source) throws ParseException
      Description copied from interface: DateParser
      Equivalent to DateFormat.parse(String). See DateFormat.parse(String) for more information.
      Specified by:
      parse in interface DateParser
      Parameters:
      source - A String whose beginning should be parsed.
      Returns:
      A Date parsed from the string
      Throws:
      ParseException - if the beginning of the specified string cannot be parsed.

    • parse

      public Date parse(String source, ParsePosition pos)
      This implementation updates the ParsePosition if the parse succeeds. However, it sets the error index to the position before the failed field unlike the method SimpleDateFormat.parse(String, ParsePosition) which sets the error index to after the failed field.

      To determine if the parse has succeeded, the caller must check if the current parse position given by ParsePosition.getIndex() has been updated. If the input buffer has been fully parsed, then the index will point to just after the end of the input buffer.

      Specified by:
      parse in interface DateParser
      Parameters:
      source - A String, part of which should be parsed.
      pos - A ParsePosition object with index and error index information as described above.
      Returns:
      A Date parsed from the string. In case of error, returns null.
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    • parse

      public boolean parse(String source, ParsePosition pos, Calendar calendar)
      Parses a formatted date string according to the format. Updates the Calendar with parsed fields. Upon success, the ParsePosition index is updated to indicate how much of the source text was consumed. Not all source text needs to be consumed. Upon parse failure, ParsePosition error index is updated to the offset of the source text which does not match the supplied format.
      Specified by:
      parse in interface DateParser
      Parameters:
      source - The text to parse.
      pos - On input, the position in the source to start parsing, on output, updated position.
      calendar - The calendar into which to set parsed fields.
      Returns:
      true, if source has been parsed (pos parsePosition is updated); otherwise false (and pos errorIndex is updated)
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - when Calendar has been set to be not lenient, and a parsed field is out of range.

    • parseObject

      public Object parseObject(String source) throws ParseException
      Description copied from interface: DateParser
      Parses text from a string to produce a Date.
      Specified by:
      parseObject in interface DateParser
      Parameters:
      source - A String whose beginning should be parsed.
      Returns:
      a Date object
      Throws:
      ParseException - if the beginning of the specified string cannot be parsed.
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    • parseObject

      public Object parseObject(String source, ParsePosition pos)
      Description copied from interface: DateParser
      Parses a date/time string according to the given parse position.
      Specified by:
      parseObject in interface DateParser
      Parameters:
      source - A String whose beginning should be parsed.
      pos - the parse position
      Returns:
      a Date object
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    • toString

      public String toString()
      Gets a string version of this formatter.
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object
      Returns:
      a debugging string

    • toStringAll

      public String toStringAll()
      Converts all state of this instance to a String handy for debugging.
      Returns:
      a string.
      Since:
      3.12.0