Java Hour Format formatRFC1123(Date date)

Description

Formats the given Date to a string in RFC1123 format.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	The <code>Date</code> to be formatted to a string in RFC1123 format.

Return

The formatted string.

Declaration

public static String formatRFC1123(Date date) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from  ww  w.j  a  va2  s  .c  om*/
 * Copyright 2013 OmniFaces.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
 * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on
 * an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
 * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 */

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

import java.util.Locale;

import java.util.TimeZone;

public class Main {
    private static final String PATTERN_RFC1123_DATE = "EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss zzz";
    private static final TimeZone TIMEZONE_GMT = TimeZone
            .getTimeZone("GMT");

    /**
     * Formats the given {@link Date} to a string in RFC1123 format. This format is used in HTTP headers and in
     * JavaScript <code>Date</code> constructor.
     * @param date The <code>Date</code> to be formatted to a string in RFC1123 format.
     * @return The formatted string.
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public static String formatRFC1123(Date date) {
        SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(PATTERN_RFC1123_DATE,
                Locale.US);
        sdf.setTimeZone(TIMEZONE_GMT);
        return sdf.format(date);
    }
}

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