Package com.jfcbuilder.types

Class MinimalDateFormat

java.lang.Object

java.text.Format

java.text.DateFormat

com.jfcbuilder.types.MinimalDateFormat

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable

public class MinimalDateFormat
extends DateFormat

Specialized DateFormat that generates the first letter(s) of the month for the first axis tick in that month followed by that new month's day number for subsequent ticks. Does not generate time strings.

To determine if a new month is seen when formatting, class instances are stateful in remembering the last date value passed to the format method.

WARNING: No special localization formatting is deliberately done. The first letters of the month obtained for the default locale settings are used. This generally works for the English language but is perhaps not be suitable for other languages.

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.text.DateFormat

DateFormat.Field

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.text.DateFormat

AM_PM_FIELD, DATE_FIELD, DAY_OF_WEEK_FIELD, DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH_FIELD, DAY_OF_YEAR_FIELD, DEFAULT, ERA_FIELD, FULL, HOUR_OF_DAY0_FIELD, HOUR_OF_DAY1_FIELD, HOUR0_FIELD, HOUR1_FIELD, LONG, MEDIUM, MILLISECOND_FIELD, MINUTE_FIELD, MONTH_FIELD, SECOND_FIELD, SHORT, TIMEZONE_FIELD, WEEK_OF_MONTH_FIELD, WEEK_OF_YEAR_FIELD, YEAR_FIELD

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
MinimalDateFormat()	Constructor using the default number of month label characters.
MinimalDateFormat(int monthChars)	Constructor for using a specific number of month characters.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
StringBuffer	format(Date date, StringBuffer toAppendTo, FieldPosition fieldPosition)
Date	parse(String source, ParsePosition pos)

Methods inherited from class java.text.DateFormat

clone, equals, format, format, getAvailableLocales, getCalendar, getDateInstance, getDateInstance, getDateInstance, getDateTimeInstance, getDateTimeInstance, getDateTimeInstance, getInstance, getNumberFormat, getTimeInstance, getTimeInstance, getTimeInstance, getTimeZone, hashCode, isLenient, parse, parseObject, setCalendar, setLenient, setNumberFormat, setTimeZone

Methods inherited from class java.text.Format

format, formatToCharacterIterator, parseObject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

MinimalDateFormat

public MinimalDateFormat()

Constructor using the default number of month label characters.

MinimalDateFormat

public MinimalDateFormat(int monthChars)

Constructor for using a specific number of month characters.

Parameters:

monthChars - The number of month characters to display starting from the first letter of the month.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if monthChars is less than one.

Method Details

format

public StringBuffer format(Date date,
 StringBuffer toAppendTo,
 FieldPosition fieldPosition)

Specified by:

format in class DateFormat

parse

public Date parse(String source,
 ParsePosition pos)

Specified by:

parse in class DateFormat