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/**
 * Copyright (c) 2007-2014 The Apereo Foundation
 *
 * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package org.sakaiproject.signup.util;

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

/**
 * 
 * This class provides some static date formatting methods, which are commonly
 * used by Signup tool
 * 
 */
public class SignupDateFormat {

	public static SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat();

	/**
	 * display date as example: 11:30 AM
	 * 
	 * @param date
	 * @return a date string
	 */
	public static String format_h_mm_a(Date date) {
		if (date == null)
			return "";
		dateFormat.applyPattern("h:mm a");
		return dateFormat.format(date);
	}

	/**
	 * display a date as example: 01/22/08 11:30 AM
	 * 
	 * @param date
	 * @return a date string
	 */
	public static String format_date_h_mm_a(Date date) {
		if (date == null)
			return "";
		dateFormat.applyPattern("MM/dd/yy h:mm a");
		return dateFormat.format(date);
	}

	/**
	 * display a date as example: 01/22/08
	 * 
	 * @param date
	 * @return a date string
	 */
	public static String format_date_mm_dd_yy(Date date) {
		if (date == null)
			return "";
		dateFormat.applyPattern("MM/dd/yy");
		return dateFormat.format(date);
	}

}