DataFormatter.java

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package org.jopendocument.dom.template.engine;

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

/**
 * Contains utility methods to format dates and numbers.
 * 
 * An instance of this class is automatically available for use in template expressions as
 * <tt>#fmt</tt>.
 */
public class DataFormatter {
    private static DataFormatter instance = new DataFormatter();

    private DataFormatter() {
    }

    public static DataFormatter getInstance() {
        return instance;
    }

    public String formatDate(Date date, String pattern) {
        return new SimpleDateFormat(pattern).format(date);
    }

    public String formatNumber(Number number, String pattern) {
        return new DecimalFormat(pattern).format(number);
    }

}