/**
* @param dt
* @return
*/
public static String printDate(Date dt) {
if (dt != null) {
Calendar cal = new GregorianCalendar();
cal.setTime(dt);
return DatatypeConverter.printDate(cal);
}
return null;
}
// returns the given datetime formatted as a string adhering to the given pattern
public static String emit(java.util.Calendar input, String pattern) {
if (pattern == null) pattern = DEFAULT_DATETIME_PATTERN;
String output = null;
if (input != null) {
if (pattern.equals("datetime")) {
output = javax.xml.bind.DatatypeConverter.printDateTime(input);
} else if (pattern.equals("date")) {
output = javax.xml.bind.DatatypeConverter.printDate(input);
} else if (pattern.equals("time")) {
output = javax.xml.bind.DatatypeConverter.printTime(input);
} else if (pattern.equals("milliseconds")) {
output = "" + input.getTimeInMillis();
} else {
java.text.DateFormat formatter = new java.text.SimpleDateFormat(pattern);
formatter.setLenient(false);
output = formatter.format(input.getTime());
}
}
return output;
}