Java HTTP Date getHttpDate()

Description

convienence method returns current timestamp

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static String getHttpDate() 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    /**
     * RFC 1123 date format example: Mon, 06 May 1996 04:57:00 GMT - days: Mon,
     * Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun - months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul,
     * Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
     */
    private static SimpleDateFormat _df;

    /**
     * convienence method returns current timestamp
     */
    public static String getHttpDate() {
        return getHttpDate(new Date());
    }

    public static String getHttpDate(long timestamp) {
        return getHttpDate(new Date(timestamp));
    }

    public static String getHttpDate(Date date) {
        return _df.format(date);
    }
}

Related

1. getHttpDate()
2. gethttpDate()
3. getHTTPDate()
4. getHttpDate(int days)
5. getHttpDate(long l)
6. getHttpDate(String date)