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*
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package info.jtrac.util;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
/**
* Date Formatting helper, currently date formats are hard-coded for the entire app
* hence the use of static SimpleDateFormat instances, although they are known not to be synchronized
*/
public class DateUtils {
private static SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
private static SimpleDateFormat dateTimeFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
public static String format(Date date) {
return date == null ? "" : dateFormat.format(date);
}
public static String formatTimeStamp(Date date) {
return date == null ? "" : dateTimeFormat.format(date);
}
public static Date convert(String s) {
try {
return dateFormat.parse(s);
} catch(Exception e) {
throw new RuntimeException(e);
}
}
}