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20 package org.apache.directory.api.util;
21
22
23 import java.util.Calendar;
24 import java.util.Date;
25
26
27 /**
28 * Gets the generalized time using the "Z" form of the g-time-zone.
29 *
30 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
31 */
32 public final class DateUtils
33 {
34
35 /**
36 * Private constructor.
37 */
38 private DateUtils()
39 {
40 }
41
42
43 public static Date getDate( String zuluTime )
44 {
45 try
46 {
47 return GeneralizedTime.getDate( zuluTime );
48 }
49 catch( Exception e )
50 {
51 throw new RuntimeException( e );
52 }
53 }
54
55
56 /**
57 * Gets the generalized time right now. {@link GeneralizedTime}
58 *
59 * @return the generalizedTime right now
60 */
61 public static String getGeneralizedTime()
62 {
63 return new GeneralizedTime( Calendar.getInstance() ).toGeneralizedTime();
64 }
65
66
67 /**
68 *
69 * @see #getGeneralizedTime()
70 *
71 * @param date the date to be converted to generalized time string
72 * @return given date in the generalized time string format
73 */
74 public static String getGeneralizedTime( Date date )
75 {
76 Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
77 calendar.setTime( date );
78 return new GeneralizedTime( calendar ).toGeneralizedTime();
79 }
80
81
82 /**
83 *
84 * @see #getGeneralizedTime()
85 *
86 * @param time the time value to be converted to generalized time string
87 * @return given time in generalized time string format
88 */
89 public static String getGeneralizedTime( long time )
90 {
91 return getGeneralizedTime( new Date( time ) );
92 }
93
94 }