org.openmrs.util

Class Format

java.lang.Object

org.openmrs.util.Format

public class Format
extends Object

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	Format.FORMAT_TYPE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Format()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	format(Date date)
static String	format(Date date, Format.FORMAT_TYPE type)
static String	format(Date date, Locale locale, Format.FORMAT_TYPE type) This method formats a date object according to a particular locale and returns the date as a string.
static String	format(double d)
static String	format(Double d)
static String	format(Throwable t)
static String	formatPercentage(double pct)
static String	formatPercentage(Number pct)
static String	formatTextBoxDate(Date date)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Format

public Format()

Method Detail

formatPercentage

public static String formatPercentage(double pct)

formatPercentage

public static String formatPercentage(Number pct)

format

public static String format(double d)

format

public static String format(Double d)

formatTextBoxDate

public static String formatTextBoxDate(Date date)

format

public static String format(Date date)

format

public static String format(Date date,
                            Format.FORMAT_TYPE type)

format

public static String format(Date date,
                            Locale locale,
                            Format.FORMAT_TYPE type)

This method formats a date object according to a particular locale and returns the date as a string. The string can contain only the date (month, day and year), only the time (hours, minutes, seconds) or as a timestamp (both date and time).

Parameters:

date - input date to format as a string

locale - input locale to determine how to format the date

type - input type to determine how much information from the date is returned

Returns:

empty string if one of the parameters is null. Otherwise a string object for the date such that it is formatted according to locale and the amount of information it contains is determined by type. Should not fail when only date is null Should not fail when only locale is null Should not fail when only type is null Should not fail when date and locale is null Should not fail when date and type is null Should not fail when locale and type is null Should not fail when all parameters are null Should not fail when none of the parameters are null

format

public static String format(Throwable t)