mx.formatters.DateFormatter

Package	mx.formatters
Class	public class DateFormatter
Inheritance	DateFormatter Formatter Object

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Starting with Flex 4.5, Apache recommends that you use the spark.formatters.DateTimeFormatter class as an alternative to this class.

The DateFormatter class uses a format String to return a formatted date and time String from an input String or a Date object. You can create many variations easily, including international formats.

If an error occurs, an empty String is returned and a String describing the error is saved to the error property. The error property can have one of the following values:

"Invalid value" means a value that is not a Date object or a is not a recognized String representation of a date is passed to the format() method. (An empty argument is allowed.)
"Invalid format" means either the formatString property is set to empty (""), or there is less than one pattern letter in the formatString property.

The parseDateString() method uses the mx.formatters.DateBase class to define the localized string information required to convert a date that is formatted as a String into a Date object.

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You use the <mx:DateFormatter> tag to render date and time Strings from a Date object.

The <mx:DateFormatter> tag inherits all of the tag attributes of its superclass, and adds the following tag attributes:

  <mx:DateFormatter
    formatString="Y|M|D|A|E|H|J|K|L|N|S|Q|O|Z"
   />

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See also

mx.formatters.DateBase

	Property	Defined By
		defaultInvalidFormatError : String [static] Error message for an invalid format string specified to the formatter.	Formatter
		defaultInvalidValueError : String [static] Error messages for an invalid value specified to the formatter.	Formatter
		error : String Description saved by the formatter when an error occurs.	Formatter
		formatString : String The mask pattern.	DateFormatter

	Property	Defined By
		resourceManager : IResourceManager [read-only] A reference to the object which manages all of the application's localized resources.	Formatter

	Method	Defined By
		DateFormatter(formatString:String = null) Constructor.	DateFormatter
		format(value:Object):String [override] Generates a date-formatted String from either a date-formatted String or a Date object.	DateFormatter
		parseDateString(str:String, format:String = null):Date [static] Converts a date that is formatted as a String into a Date object.	DateFormatter

	Method	Defined By
		resourcesChanged():void This method is called when a Formatter is constructed, and again whenever the ResourceManager dispatches a "change" Event to indicate that the localized resources have changed in some way.	Formatter

Property Detail

formatString

property

formatString:String

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The mask pattern.

You compose a pattern String using specific uppercase letters, for example: YYYY/MM.

The DateFormatter pattern String can contain other text in addition to pattern letters. To form a valid pattern String, you only need one pattern letter.

The following table describes the valid pattern letters:

Pattern letter	Description
Y	Year. If the number of pattern letters is two, the year is truncated to two digits; otherwise, it appears as four digits. The year can be zero-padded, as the third example shows in the following set of examples: YY = 05 YYYY = 2005 YYYYY = 02005
M	Month in year. The format depends on the following criteria: If the number of pattern letters is one, the format is interpreted as numeric in one or two digits. If the number of pattern letters is two, the format is interpreted as numeric in two digits. If the number of pattern letters is three, the format is interpreted as short text. If the number of pattern letters is four, the format is interpreted as full text. Examples: M = 7 MM= 07 MMM=Jul MMMM= July
D	Day in month. While a single-letter pattern string for day is valid, you typically use a two-letter pattern string. Examples: D=4 DD=04 DD=10
E	Day in week. The format depends on the following criteria: If the number of pattern letters is one, the format is interpreted as numeric in one or two digits. If the number of pattern letters is two, the format is interpreted as numeric in two digits. If the number of pattern letters is three, the format is interpreted as short text. If the number of pattern letters is four, the format is interpreted as full text. Examples: E = 1 EE = 01 EEE = Mon EEEE = Monday
A	am/pm indicator.
J	Hour in day (0-23).
H	Hour in day (1-24).
K	Hour in am/pm (0-11).
L	Hour in am/pm (1-12).
N	Minute in hour. Examples: N = 3 NN = 03
S	Second in minute. Example: SS = 30
Q	Millisecond in second Example: QQ = 78 QQQ = 078
O	Timezone offset Example: O = +7 OO = -08 OOO = +4:30 OOO = -08:30
Z	Timezone name Example: Z = GMT
Other text	You can add other text into the pattern string to further format the string. You can use punctuation, numbers, and all lowercase letters. You should avoid uppercase letters because they may be interpreted as pattern letters. Example: EEEE, MMM. D, YYYY at L:NN:QQQ A = Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2005 at 1:26:012 PM

The default value is "MM/DD/YYYY".

Implementation
public function get formatString():String
public function set formatString(value:String):void

Constructor Detail

DateFormatter

()

Constructor

public function DateFormatter(formatString:String = null)

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Constructor.

Parameters

formatString:String (default = null) — Date format pattern is set to this DateFormatter.

Method Detail

format

()

method

override public function format(value:Object):String

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Generates a date-formatted String from either a date-formatted String or a Date object. The formatString property determines the format of the output String. If value cannot be formatted, return an empty String and write a description of the error to the error property.

Parameters

value:Object — Date to format. This can be a Date object, or a date-formatted String such as "Thursday, April 22, 2004".

Returns

String — Formatted String. Empty if an error occurs. A description of the error condition is written to the error property.

parseDateString

()

method

public static function parseDateString(str:String, format:String = null):Date

Language Version :

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version :

Flex 3

Runtime Versions :

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Converts a date that is formatted as a String into a Date object. Month and day names must match the names in mx.formatters.DateBase. The hour value in the String must be between 0 and 23, inclusive. The minutes and seconds value must be between 0 and 59, inclusive. The following example uses this method to create a Date object:

      var myDate:Date = DateFormatter.parseDateString("2009-12-02 23:45:30");

The optional format property is use to work out which is likly to be encountered first a month or a date of the month for date where it may not be obvious which comes first.

Parameters

	`str:String` — Date that is formatted as a String.

	`format:String` (default = `null`)

Returns

Date — Date object.

See also

mx.formatters.DateBase

Examples

DateFormatterExample.mxml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<!-- Simple example to demonstrate the DateFormatter. -->
<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
        xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
        xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx">

    <fx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
            import mx.events.ValidationResultEvent;

            private var vResult:ValidationResultEvent;

            // Event handler to validate and format input.
            private function Format():void {
                vResult = dateVal.validate();
                if (vResult.type == ValidationResultEvent.VALID) {
                    formattedDate.text = dateFormatter.format(dob.text);
                } else {
                    formattedDate.text = "";
                }
            }
        ]]>
    </fx:Script>

    <fx:Declarations>
        <mx:DateFormatter id="dateFormatter" formatString="month: MM, day: DD, year: YYYY"/>
        <mx:DateValidator id="dateVal" source="{dob}" property="text" inputFormat="mm/dd/yyyy"/>
    </fx:Declarations>

    <s:Panel title="DateFormatter Example" width="75%" height="75%" horizontalCenter="0" verticalCenter="0">
        <mx:Form left="10" right="10" top="10" bottom="10">
            <mx:FormItem label="Enter date (mm/dd/yyyy):" width="100%">
                <s:TextInput id="dob" text=""/>
            </mx:FormItem>
            <mx:FormItem label="Formatted date: " width="100%">
                <s:TextInput id="formattedDate" text="" editable="false"/>
            </mx:FormItem>
            <mx:FormItem>
                <s:Button label="Validate and Format" click="Format();"/>
            </mx:FormItem>
        </mx:Form>
    </s:Panel>

</s:Application>

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