DateUtil.java

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package org.apache.ivy.util;

import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

public class DateUtil {

    private DateUtil() {
        // Utility class
    }

    public static final String DATE_FORMAT_PATTERN = "yyyyMMddHHmmss";

    public static String format(Date date) {
        SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat(DATE_FORMAT_PATTERN);
        return format.format(date);
    }

    public static Date parse(String date) throws ParseException {
        SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat(DATE_FORMAT_PATTERN);
        return format.parse(date);
    }

}