/**
* Returns a new {@code SimpleDateFormat} with the same pattern and properties as this simple date
* format.
*/
@Override
public Object clone() {
SimpleDateFormat clone = (SimpleDateFormat) super.clone();
clone.formatData = (DateFormatSymbols) formatData.clone();
clone.defaultCenturyStart = new Date(defaultCenturyStart.getTime());
return clone;
}
/**
* This method returns a copy of the format symbol information used for parsing and formatting
* dates.
*
* @return a copy of the date format symbols.
*/
public DateFormatSymbols getDateFormatSymbols() {
return (DateFormatSymbols) formatData.clone();
}
/**
* Returns a copy of this instance of <code>SimpleDateFormat</code>. The copy contains clones of
* the formatting symbols and the 2-digit year century start date.
*/
public Object clone() {
SimpleDateFormat clone = (SimpleDateFormat) super.clone();
clone.setDateFormatSymbols((DateFormatSymbols) formatData.clone());
clone.set2DigitYearStart((Date) defaultCenturyStart.clone());
return clone;
}
/**
* Constructs a new {@code SimpleDateFormat} using the specified non-localized pattern and {@code
* DateFormatSymbols} and the {@code Calendar} for the user's default locale. See "<a
* href="../util/Locale.html#default_locale">Be wary of the default locale</a>".
*
* @param template the pattern.
* @param value the DateFormatSymbols.
* @throws NullPointerException if the pattern is {@code null}.
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the pattern is invalid.
*/
public SimpleDateFormat(String template, DateFormatSymbols value) {
this(Locale.getDefault());
validatePattern(template);
pattern = template;
formatData = (DateFormatSymbols) value.clone();
}
/**
* Sets the {@code DateFormatSymbols} used by this simple date format.
*
* @param value the new {@code DateFormatSymbols} object.
*/
public void setDateFormatSymbols(DateFormatSymbols value) {
formatData = (DateFormatSymbols) value.clone();
}