src/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/DateFormatType.java

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package org.jivesoftware.smack.util;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

/**
 * Defines the various date and time profiles used in XMPP along with their associated formats.
 * 
 * @author Robin Collier
 * 
 */
public enum DateFormatType {
    // @formatter:off
    XEP_0082_DATE_PROFILE("yyyy-MM-dd"), 
    XEP_0082_DATETIME_PROFILE("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZ"), 
    XEP_0082_DATETIME_MILLIS_PROFILE("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSZ"), 
    XEP_0082_TIME_PROFILE("hh:mm:ss"), 
    XEP_0082_TIME_ZONE_PROFILE("hh:mm:ssZ"), 
    XEP_0082_TIME_MILLIS_PROFILE("hh:mm:ss.SSS"), 
    XEP_0082_TIME_MILLIS_ZONE_PROFILE("hh:mm:ss.SSSZ"), 
    XEP_0091_DATETIME("yyyyMMdd'T'HH:mm:ss");
    // @formatter:on

    private String formatString;

    private DateFormatType(String dateFormat) {
        formatString = dateFormat;
    }

    /**
     * Get the format string as defined in either XEP-0082 or XEP-0091.
     * 
     * @return The defined string format for the date.
     */
    public String getFormatString() {
        return formatString;
    }

    /**
     * Create a {@link SimpleDateFormat} object with the format defined by {@link #getFormatString()}.
     * 
     * @return A new date formatter.
     */
    public SimpleDateFormat createFormatter() {
        return new SimpleDateFormat(getFormatString());
    }
}