protected static final Long parseUsingFormat(String text, DateTimeFormat fmt) {
Date date = new Date(0);
int num = fmt.parse(text, 0, date);
return (num != 0)
? new Long(normalizeInLocalRange(date.getTime() - UTCDateBox.timezoneOffsetMillis(date)))
: null;
}
/** Formats the value provided with the specified DateTimeFormat */
protected static final String formatUsingFormat(Long value, DateTimeFormat fmt) {
if (value == null) {
return "";
} else {
// midnight GMT
Date date = new Date(0);
// offset by timezone and value
date.setTime(UTCDateBox.timezoneOffsetMillis(date) + value.longValue());
// format it
return fmt.format(date);
}
}
private String generateTimeValue(long offsetFromMidnight) {
// format the time in the local time zone
long time = UTCDateBox.timezoneOffsetMillis(new Date(0)) + offsetFromMidnight;
return timeFormat.format(new Date(time));
}
