scriptella.core

Class EtlVariable.DateUtils

java.lang.Object

scriptella.core.EtlVariable.DateUtils

Enclosing class:

EtlVariable

public static class EtlVariable.DateUtils
extends Object

Utility class for ETL file expressions.

Provides format/parse operation for date/time.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
EtlVariable.DateUtils()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	format(Date date, String formatPattern) Formats a specified date/time according to the specified pattern.
Date	now() Returns the current date.
String	now(String formatPattern) Returns a current date/time formatted according to the specified format.
Date	parse(String dateStr, String formatPattern)
String	today() Returns the formatted representation of current date.
String	today(String formatPattern) A synonym for now(String).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

EtlVariable.DateUtils

public EtlVariable.DateUtils()

Method Detail

now

public String now(String formatPattern)

Returns a current date/time formatted according to the specified format.

Parameters:

formatPattern - format pattern as specified by SimpleDateFormat.

Returns:

formatted string representation of current date/time.

See Also:

SimpleDateFormat, format(java.util.Date,String)

format

public String format(Date date,
            String formatPattern)

Formats a specified date/time according to the specified pattern.

Parameters:

date - date to format.

formatPattern - format pattern as specified by SimpleDateFormat.

Returns:

formatted string representation of the specified date/time.

parse

public Date parse(String dateStr,
         String formatPattern)
           throws ParseException

Throws:

ParseException

now

public Date now()

Returns the current date.

Returns:

current date/time.

today

public String today()

Returns the formatted representation of current date.

Time part is skipped.

Returns:

formatted representation of current date.

today

public String today(String formatPattern)

A synonym for now(String).

Parameters:

formatPattern - format pattern.

Returns:

formatted date.