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package org.apache.commons.lang3.time;
import java.text.FieldPosition;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.TimeZone;
/**
* DatePrinter is the "missing" interface for the format methods of
* {@link java.text.DateFormat}. You can obtain an object implementing this
* interface by using one of the FastDateFormat factory methods.
*
* Warning: Since binary compatible methods may be added to this interface in any
* release, developers are not expected to implement this interface.
*
* @since 3.2
*/
public interface DatePrinter {
/**
*
Formats a millisecond {@code long} value.
*
* @param millis the millisecond value to format
* @return the formatted string
* @since 2.1
*/
String format(long millis);
/**
* Formats a {@code Date} object using a {@code GregorianCalendar}.
*
* @param date the date to format
* @return the formatted string
*/
String format(Date date);
/**
* Formats a {@code Calendar} object.
* The TimeZone set on the Calendar is only used to adjust the time offset.
* The TimeZone specified during the construction of the Parser will determine the TimeZone
* used in the formatted string.
*
* @param calendar the calendar to format.
* @return the formatted string
*/
String format(Calendar calendar);
/**
* Formats a millisecond {@code long} value into the
* supplied {@code StringBuffer}.
*
* @param millis the millisecond value to format
* @param buf the buffer to format into
* @return the specified string buffer
* @deprecated Use {{@link #format(long, Appendable)}.
*/
@Deprecated
StringBuffer format(long millis, StringBuffer buf);
/**
* Formats a {@code Date} object into the
* supplied {@code StringBuffer} using a {@code GregorianCalendar}.
*
* @param date the date to format
* @param buf the buffer to format into
* @return the specified string buffer
* @deprecated Use {{@link #format(Date, Appendable)}.
*/
@Deprecated
StringBuffer format(Date date, StringBuffer buf);
/**
* Formats a {@code Calendar} object into the supplied {@code StringBuffer}.
* The TimeZone set on the Calendar is only used to adjust the time offset.
* The TimeZone specified during the construction of the Parser will determine the TimeZone
* used in the formatted string.
*
* @param calendar the calendar to format
* @param buf the buffer to format into
* @return the specified string buffer
* @deprecated Use {{@link #format(Calendar, Appendable)}.
*/
@Deprecated
StringBuffer format(Calendar calendar, StringBuffer buf);
/**
* Formats a millisecond {@code long} value into the
* supplied {@code Appendable}.
*
* @param millis the millisecond value to format
* @param buf the buffer to format into
* @param the Appendable class type, usually StringBuilder or StringBuffer.
* @return the specified string buffer
* @since 3.5
*/
B format(long millis, B buf);
/**
* Formats a {@code Date} object into the
* supplied {@code Appendable} using a {@code GregorianCalendar}.
*
* @param date the date to format
* @param buf the buffer to format into
* @param the Appendable class type, usually StringBuilder or StringBuffer.
* @return the specified string buffer
* @since 3.5
*/
B format(Date date, B buf);
/**
* Formats a {@code Calendar} object into the supplied {@code Appendable}.
* The TimeZone set on the Calendar is only used to adjust the time offset.
* The TimeZone specified during the construction of the Parser will determine the TimeZone
* used in the formatted string.
*
* @param calendar the calendar to format
* @param buf the buffer to format into
* @param the Appendable class type, usually StringBuilder or StringBuffer.
* @return the specified string buffer
* @since 3.5
*/
B format(Calendar calendar, B buf);
// Accessors
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* Gets the pattern used by this printer.
*
* @return the pattern, {@link java.text.SimpleDateFormat} compatible
*/
String getPattern();
/**
* Gets the time zone used by this printer.
*
* This zone is always used for {@code Date} printing.
*
* @return the time zone
*/
TimeZone getTimeZone();
/**
* Gets the locale used by this printer.
*
* @return the locale
*/
Locale getLocale();
/**
* Formats a {@code Date}, {@code Calendar} or
* {@code Long} (milliseconds) object.
*
* @param obj the object to format
* @param toAppendTo the buffer to append to
* @param pos the position - ignored
* @return the buffer passed in
* @see java.text.DateFormat#format(Object, StringBuffer, FieldPosition)
*/
StringBuffer format(Object obj, StringBuffer toAppendTo, FieldPosition pos);
}