/* ******************************************************************************** * * * COPYRIGHT: * * (C) Copyright Taligent, Inc., 1997 * * (C) Copyright International Business Machines Corporation, 1997 * * Licensed Material - Program-Property of IBM - All Rights Reserved. * * US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication, or disclosure * * restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. * * * ******************************************************************************** * * File DATEFMT.H * * Modification History: * * Date Name Description * 02/19/97 aliu Converted from java. * 04/01/97 aliu Added support for centuries. ******************************************************************************** */ #ifndef _DATEFMT #define _DATEFMT #include "ptypes.h" #include "calendar.h" #include "numfmt.h" #include "format.h" #include "locid.h" class TimeZone; /** * DateFormat is an abstract class for a family of classes that convert dates and * times from their internal representations to textual form and back again in a * language-independent manner. Converting from the internal representation (milliseconds * since midnight, January 1, 1970) to text is known as "formatting," and converting * from text to millis is known as "parsing." We currently define only one concrete * subclass of DateFormat: SimpleDateFormat, which can handle pretty much all normal * date formatting and parsing actions. *
* DateFormat helps you to format and parse dates for any locale. Your code can * be completely independent of the locale conventions for months, days of the * week, or even the calendar format: lunar vs. solar. *
* To format a date for the current Locale, use one of the static factory * methods: *
* . UnicodeString myString; * . DateFormat* df(DateFormat::createDateInstance()); * . df->format(myDate, myString); * . delete df; ** If you are formatting multiple numbers, it is more efficient to get the * format and use it multiple times so that the system doesn't have to fetch the * information about the local language and country conventions multiple times. *
* . Date a[a_length]; * . UnicodeString myString; * . DateFormat* df(DateFormat::createDateInstance()); * . for (int i = 0; i < a_length; ++i) { * . cout << df->format(myDate[i], myString) << "; "; * . } * . delete df; ** To format a date for a different Locale, specify it in the call to * getDateInstance(). *
* . DateFormat* df(DateFormat::getDateInstance(Locale.FRANCE)); ** You can use a DateFormat to parse also. *
* . ErrorCode status = ZERO_ERROR; * . Formattable* myDate = df.parse(myString, status); ** Use createDateInstance() to produce the normal date format for that country. * There are other static factory methods available. Use createTimeInstance() * to produce the normal time format for that country. Use createDateTimeInstance() * to produce a DateFormat that formats both date and time. You can pass in * different options to these factory methods to control the length of the * result; from SHORT to MEDIUM to LONG to FULL. The exact result depends on the * locale, but generally: *
* You can also use forms of the parse and format methods with ParsePosition and * FieldPosition to allow you to *
* On input, the FieldPosition parameter may have its "field" member filled with * an enum value specifying a field. On output, the FieldPosition will be filled * in with the text offsets for that field. *
For example, given a time text * "1996.07.10 AD at 15:08:56 PDT", if the given fieldPosition.field is * DateFormat::YEAR_FIELD, the offsets fieldPosition.beginIndex and * statfieldPositionus.getEndIndex will be set to 0 and 4, respectively. *
Notice * that if the same time field appears more than once in a pattern, the status will * be set for the first occurence of that time field. For instance, * formatting a Date to the time string "1 PM PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)" * using the pattern "h a z (zzzz)" and the alignment field * DateFormat::TIMEZONE_FIELD, the offsets fieldPosition.beginIndex and * fieldPosition.getEndIndex will be set to 5 and 8, respectively, for the first * occurence of the timezone pattern character 'z'. * * @param date a Date to be formatted into a date/time string. * @param toAppendTo the result of the formatting operation is appended to * the end of this string. * @param fieldPosition On input: an alignment field, if desired (see examples above) * On output: the offsets of the alignment field (see examples above) * @return A reference to 'toAppendTo'. */ virtual UnicodeString& format( Date date, UnicodeString& toAppendTo, FieldPosition& fieldPosition) const = 0; /** * Formats a Date into a date/time string. If there is a problem, you won't * know, using this method. Use the overloaded format() method which takes a * FieldPosition& to detect formatting problems. * * @param date The Date value to be formatted into a string. * @param result Output param which will receive the formatted date. * @return A reference to 'result'. */ UnicodeString& format(Date date, UnicodeString& result) const; /** * Parse a date/time string. * * @param text The string to be parsed into a Date value. * @param status Output param to be set to success/failure code. If * 'text' cannot be parsed, it will be set to a failure * code. * @result The parsed Date value, if successful. */ virtual Date parse( const UnicodeString& text, ErrorCode& status) const; /** * Parse a date/time string beginning at the given parse position. For * example, a time text "07/10/96 4:5 PM, PDT" will be parsed into a Date * that is equivalent to Date(837039928046). *
* By default, parsing is lenient: If the input is not in the form used by * this object's format method but can still be parsed as a date, then the * parse succeeds. Clients may insist on strict adherence to the format by * calling setLenient(false). * * @see DateFormat::setLenient(boolean) * * @param text The date/time string to be parsed * @param pos On input, the position at which to start parsing; on * output, the position at which parsing terminated, or the * start position if the parse failed. * @return A valid Date if the input could be parsed. */ virtual Date parse( const UnicodeString& text, ParsePosition& pos) const = 0; /** * Parse a string to produce an object. This methods handles parsing of * date/time strings into Formattable objects with Date types. *
* Before calling, set parse_pos.index to the offset you want to start * parsing at in the source. After calling, parse_pos.index is the end of * the text you parsed. If error occurs, index is unchanged. *
* When parsing, leading whitespace is discarded (with a successful parse), * while trailing whitespace is left as is. *
* See Format::parseObject() for more. * * @param source The string to be parsed into an object. * @param result Formattable to be set to the parse result. * If parse fails, return contents are undefined. * @param parse_pos The position to start parsing at. Upon return * this param is set to the position after the * last character successfully parsed. If the * source is not parsed successfully, this param * will remain unchanged. * @return A newly created Formattable* object, or NULL * on failure. The caller owns this and should * delete it when done. */ virtual void parseObject(const UnicodeString& source, Formattable& result, ParsePosition& parse_pos) const; /** * Create a default date/time formatter that uses the SHORT style for both * the date and the time. * * @return A date/time formatter which the caller owns. */ static DateFormat* createInstance(); /** * Creates a time formatter with the given formatting style for the given * locale. * * @param style The given formatting style. For example, * SHORT for "h:mm a" in the US locale. * @param aLocale The given locale. * @return A time formatter which the caller owns. */ static DateFormat* createTimeInstance(EStyle style = DEFAULT, const Locale& aLocale = Locale::getDefault()); /** * Creates a date formatter with the given formatting style for the given * const locale. * * @param style The given formatting style. For example, * SHORT for "M/d/yy" in the US locale. * @param aLocale The given locale. * @return A date formatter which the caller owns. */ static DateFormat* createDateInstance(EStyle style = DEFAULT, const Locale& aLocale = Locale::getDefault()); /** * Creates a date/time formatter with the given formatting styles for the * given locale. * * @param dateStyle The given formatting style for the date portion of the result. * For example, SHORT for "M/d/yy" in the US locale. * @param timeStyle The given formatting style for the time portion of the result. * For example, SHORT for "h:mm a" in the US locale. * @param aLocale The given locale. * @return A date/time formatter which the caller owns. */ static DateFormat* createDateTimeInstance(EStyle dateStyle = DEFAULT, EStyle timeStyle = DEFAULT, const Locale& aLocale = Locale::getDefault()); /** * Gets the set of locales for which DateFormats are installed. * @param count Filled in with the number of locales in the list that is returned. * @return the set of locales for which DateFormats are installed. The caller * does NOT own this list and must not delete it. */ static const Locale* getAvailableLocales(t_int32& count); /** * Returns true if the formatter is set for lenient parsing. */ virtual t_bool isLenient() const; /** * Specify whether or not date/time parsing is to be lenient. With lenient * parsing, the parser may use heuristics to interpret inputs that do not * precisely match this object's format. With strict parsing, inputs must * match this object's format. * @see Calendar::setLenient */ virtual void setLenient(t_bool lenient); /** * Gets the calendar associated with this date/time formatter. * @return the calendar associated with this date/time formatter. */ virtual const Calendar* getCalendar() const; /** * Set the calendar to be used by this date format. Initially, the default * calendar for the specified or default locale is used. The caller should * not delete the Calendar object after it is adopted by this call. */ virtual void adoptCalendar(Calendar* calendarToAdopt); /** * Set the calendar to be used by this date format. Initially, the default * calendar for the specified or default locale is used. */ virtual void setCalendar(const Calendar& newCalendar); /** * Gets the number formatter which this date/time formatter uses to format * and parse the numeric portions of the pattern. * @return the number formatter which this date/time formatter uses. */ virtual const NumberFormat* getNumberFormat() const; /** * Allows you to set the number formatter. The caller should * not delete the NumberFormat object after it is adopted by this call. * @param formatToAdopt NumberFormat object to be adopted. */ virtual void adoptNumberFormat(NumberFormat* formatToAdopt); /** * Allows you to set the number formatter. * @param formatToAdopt NumberFormat object to be adopted. */ virtual void setNumberFormat(const NumberFormat& newNumberFormat); /** * Returns a reference to the TimeZone used by this DateFormat's calendar. * @return the time zone associated with the calendar of DateFormat. */ virtual const TimeZone& getTimeZone() const; /** * Sets the time zone for the calendar of this DateFormat object. The caller * no longer owns the TimeZone object and should not delete it after this call. * @param zone the new time zone. */ virtual void adoptTimeZone(TimeZone* zoneToAdopt); /** * Sets the time zone for the calendar of this DateFormat object. * @param zone the new time zone. */ virtual void setTimeZone(const TimeZone& zone); protected: /** * Default constructor. Creates a DateFormat with no Calendar or NumberFormat * associated with it. This constructor depends on the subclasses to fill in * the calendar and numberFormat fields. */ DateFormat(); /** * Copy constructor. */ DateFormat(const DateFormat&); /** * Default assignment operator. */ DateFormat& operator=(const DateFormat&); /** * The calendar that DateFormat uses to produce the time field values needed * to implement date/time formatting. Subclasses should generally initialize * this to the default calendar for the locale associated with this DateFormat. */ Calendar* fCalendar; /** * The number formatter that DateFormat uses to format numbers in dates and * times. Subclasses should generally initialize this to the default number * format for the locale associated with this DateFormat. */ NumberFormat* fNumberFormat; private: /** * Gets the date/time formatter with the given formatting styles for the * given locale. * @param dateStyle the given date formatting style. * @param timeStyle the given time formatting style. * @param inLocale the given locale. * @return a date/time formatter, or 0 on failure. */ static DateFormat* create(EStyle timeStyle, EStyle dateStyle, const Locale&); /** * fgLocales and fgLocalesCount cache the available locales array that is returned * by getAvailableLocales(). */ static t_int32 fgLocalesCount; /** * fgLocales and fgLocalesCount cache the available locales array that is returned * by getAvailableLocales(). */ static const Locale* fgLocales; }; #ifdef NLS_MAC #pragma export off #endif #endif // _DATEFMT //eof