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17 package org.apache.commons.lang3.time;
18
19 import java.text.ParseException;
20 import java.text.ParsePosition;
21 import java.util.Calendar;
22 import java.util.Date;
23 import java.util.Locale;
24 import java.util.TimeZone;
25
26 /**
27 * DateParser is the "missing" interface for the parsing methods of
28 * {@link java.text.DateFormat}. You can obtain an object implementing this
29 * interface by using one of the FastDateFormat factory methods.
30 * <p>
31 * Warning: Since binary compatible methods may be added to this interface in any
32 * release, developers are not expected to implement this interface.
33 * </p>
34 *
35 * @since 3.2
36 */
37 public interface DateParser {
38
39 /**
40 * Gets the locale used by this parser.
41 *
42 * @return the locale
43 */
44 Locale getLocale();
45
46 /**
47 * Gets the pattern used by this parser.
48 *
49 * @return the pattern, {@link java.text.SimpleDateFormat} compatible.
50 */
51 String getPattern();
52
53 /**
54 * Gets the time zone used by this parser.
55 *
56 * <p>
57 * The default {@link TimeZone} used to create a {@link Date} when the {@link TimeZone} is not specified by
58 * the format pattern.
59 * </p>
60 *
61 * @return the time zone
62 */
63 TimeZone getTimeZone();
64
65 /**
66 * Equivalent to DateFormat.parse(String).
67 *
68 * See {@link java.text.DateFormat#parse(String)} for more information.
69 * @param source A {@link String} whose beginning should be parsed.
70 * @return A {@link Date} parsed from the string.
71 * @throws ParseException if the beginning of the specified string cannot be parsed.
72 */
73 Date parse(String source) throws ParseException;
74
75 /**
76 * Equivalent to DateFormat.parse(String, ParsePosition).
77 *
78 * See {@link java.text.DateFormat#parse(String, ParsePosition)} for more information.
79 *
80 * @param source A {@link String}, part of which should be parsed.
81 * @param pos A {@link ParsePosition} object with index and error index information
82 * as described above.
83 * @return A {@link Date} parsed from the string. In case of error, returns null.
84 * @throws NullPointerException if text or pos is null.
85 */
86 Date parse(String source, ParsePosition pos);
87
88 /**
89 * Parses a formatted date string according to the format. Updates the Calendar with parsed fields.
90 * Upon success, the ParsePosition index is updated to indicate how much of the source text was consumed.
91 * Not all source text needs to be consumed. Upon parse failure, ParsePosition error index is updated to
92 * the offset of the source text which does not match the supplied format.
93 *
94 * @param source The text to parse.
95 * @param pos On input, the position in the source to start parsing, on output, updated position.
96 * @param calendar The calendar into which to set parsed fields.
97 * @return true, if source has been parsed (pos parsePosition is updated); otherwise false (and pos errorIndex is updated)
98 * @throws IllegalArgumentException when Calendar has been set to be not lenient, and a parsed field is
99 * out of range.
100 *
101 * @since 3.5
102 */
103 boolean parse(String source, ParsePosition pos, Calendar calendar);
104
105 /**
106 * Parses text from a string to produce a Date.
107 *
108 * @param source A {@link String} whose beginning should be parsed.
109 * @return a {@link java.util.Date} object.
110 * @throws ParseException if the beginning of the specified string cannot be parsed.
111 * @see java.text.DateFormat#parseObject(String)
112 */
113 Object parseObject(String source) throws ParseException;
114
115 /**
116 * Parses a date/time string according to the given parse position.
117 *
118 * @param source A {@link String} whose beginning should be parsed.
119 * @param pos the parse position.
120 * @return a {@link java.util.Date} object.
121 * @see java.text.DateFormat#parseObject(String, ParsePosition)
122 */
123 Object parseObject(String source, ParsePosition pos);
124 }