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Library that provides facilities to allow project information to be manipulated in Java and .Net. Supports a range of data formats: Microsoft Project Exchange (MPX), Microsoft Project (MPP,MPT), Microsoft Project Data Interchange (MSPDI XML), Microsoft Project Database (MPD), Planner (XML), Primavera (PM XML, XER, and database), Asta Powerproject (PP, MDB), Asta Easyplan (PP), Phoenix Project Manager (PPX), FastTrack Schedule (FTS), and the Standard Data Exchange Format (SDEF).

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/*
 * file:       MPXJDateFormat.java
 * author:     Jon Iles
 *             Scott Melville
 * copyright:  (c) Packwood Software 2002-2006
 * date:       15/08/2002
 */

/*
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
 * Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your
 * option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
 * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 * 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 */

package net.sf.mpxj.mpx;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;

/**
 * This class wraps the functionality provided by the SimpleDateFormat class
 * to make it suitable for use with the date conventions used in MPX files.
 */
public final class MPXJDateFormat extends MPXJBaseFormat
{
   /**
    * Constructor. Note the initialisation of the internal SimpleDateFormat
    * object used to carry out the formatting work.
    * We force the locale to English at this point. This is done
    * because it is not clear whether MPX date formats that contain the names
    * of the days of the week support localised day names, or just the
    * English names. To make things consistent and to ensure we generate
    * MPX files that can be moved between locales, we default to using the
    * English day names.
    */
   public MPXJDateFormat()
   {
      m_formats = new SimpleDateFormat[]
      {
         new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy", Locale.ENGLISH)
      };
   }

   /**
    * This method is called when the locale of the parent file is updated.
    * It resets the locale specific date attributes to the default values
    * for the new locale.
    *
    * @param locale new locale
    */
   public void setLocale(Locale locale)
   {
      List formats = new ArrayList<>();
      for (SimpleDateFormat format : m_formats)
      {
         formats.add(new SimpleDateFormat(format.toPattern(), locale));
      }

      m_formats = formats.toArray(new SimpleDateFormat[formats.size()]);
   }
}