Package org.apache.http.client.utils

Class DateUtils.DateFormatHolder

java.lang.Object

org.apache.http.client.utils.DateUtils.DateFormatHolder

Enclosing class:

DateUtils

static final class DateUtils.DateFormatHolder
extends Object

A factory for SimpleDateFormats. The instances are stored in a threadlocal way because SimpleDateFormat is not threadsafe as noted in its javadoc.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
private static final ThreadLocal<SoftReference<Map<String,SimpleDateFormat>>>	THREADLOCAL_FORMATS

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
DateFormatHolder()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static void	clearThreadLocal()
static SimpleDateFormat	formatFor(String pattern)	creates a SimpleDateFormat for the requested format string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

THREADLOCAL_FORMATS

private static final ThreadLocal<SoftReference<Map<String,SimpleDateFormat>>> THREADLOCAL_FORMATS

Constructor Details

DateFormatHolder

DateFormatHolder()

Method Details

formatFor

public static SimpleDateFormat formatFor(String pattern)

creates a SimpleDateFormat for the requested format string.

Parameters:

pattern - a non-null format String according to SimpleDateFormat. The format is not checked against null since all paths go through DateUtils.

Returns:

the requested format. This simple dateformat should not be used to apply to a different pattern.

clearThreadLocal

public static void clearThreadLocal()