DatePrinter (Apache Commons Lang 3.4 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

FastDateFormat, FastDatePrinter
```
public interface DatePrinter
```
DatePrinter is the "missing" interface for the format methods of DateFormat.

Since:

3.2

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`String`	`format(Calendar calendar)` Formats a `Calendar` object.
`StringBuffer`	`format(Calendar calendar, StringBuffer buf)` Formats a `Calendar` object into the supplied `StringBuffer`.
`String`	`format(Date date)` Formats a `Date` object using a `GregorianCalendar`.
`StringBuffer`	`format(Date date, StringBuffer buf)` Formats a `Date` object into the supplied `StringBuffer` using a `GregorianCalendar`.
`String`	`format(long millis)` Formats a millisecond `long` value.
`StringBuffer`	`format(long millis, StringBuffer buf)` Formats a milliseond `long` value into the supplied `StringBuffer`.
`StringBuffer`	`format(Object obj, StringBuffer toAppendTo, FieldPosition pos)` Formats a `Date`, `Calendar` or `Long` (milliseconds) object.
`Locale`	`getLocale()` Gets the locale used by this printer.
`String`	`getPattern()` Gets the pattern used by this printer.
`TimeZone`	`getTimeZone()` Gets the time zone used by this printer.

- Method Detail
  - format
```
String format(long millis)
```
    Formats a millisecond long value.
    
    Parameters:
    millis - the millisecond value to format
    
    Returns:
    the formatted string
    Since:
    
    2.1
  - format
```
String format(Date date)
```
    Formats a Date object using a GregorianCalendar.
    
    Parameters:
    date - the date to format
    
    Returns:
    the formatted string
  - format
```
String format(Calendar calendar)
```
    Formats a Calendar object.
    
    Parameters:
    calendar - the calendar to format
    
    Returns:
    the formatted string
  - format
```
StringBuffer format(long millis,
                  StringBuffer buf)
```
    Formats a milliseond long value into the supplied StringBuffer.
    
    Parameters:
    millis - the millisecond value to format
    buf - the buffer to format into
    
    Returns:
    the specified string buffer
  - format
```
StringBuffer format(Date date,
                  StringBuffer buf)
```
    Formats a Date object into the supplied StringBuffer using a GregorianCalendar.
    
    Parameters:
    date - the date to format
    buf - the buffer to format into
    
    Returns:
    the specified string buffer
  - format
```
StringBuffer format(Calendar calendar,
                  StringBuffer buf)
```
    Formats a Calendar object into the supplied StringBuffer.
    
    Parameters:
    calendar - the calendar to format
    buf - the buffer to format into
    
    Returns:
    the specified string buffer
  - getPattern
```
String getPattern()
```
    Gets the pattern used by this printer.
    
    Returns:
    the pattern, SimpleDateFormat compatible
  - getTimeZone
```
TimeZone getTimeZone()
```
    Gets the time zone used by this printer.
    
    This zone is always used for Date printing.
    
    Returns:
    the time zone
  - getLocale
```
Locale getLocale()
```
    Gets the locale used by this printer.
    
    Returns:
    the locale
  - format
```
StringBuffer format(Object obj,
                  StringBuffer toAppendTo,
                  FieldPosition pos)
```
    Formats a Date, Calendar or Long (milliseconds) object.
    See DateFormat.format(Object, StringBuffer, FieldPosition)
    
    Parameters:
    obj - the object to format
    toAppendTo - the buffer to append to
    pos - the position - ignored
    
    Returns:
    the buffer passed in

Interface DatePrinter

Method Summary

Method Detail

format

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getPattern

getTimeZone

getLocale

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