public class

MonthDateFormat

extends DateFormat
java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.text.Format
     ↳ java.text.DateFormat
       ↳ org.jfree.chart.axis.MonthDateFormat

Class Overview

A formatter that formats dates to show the initial letter(s) of the month name and, as an option, the year for the first or last month of each year.

Summary

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Inherited Constants
From class java.text.DateFormat
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Inherited Fields
From class java.text.DateFormat
Public Constructors
MonthDateFormat()
Creates a new instance for the default time zone.
MonthDateFormat(TimeZone zone)
Creates a new instance for the specified time zone.
MonthDateFormat(Locale locale)
Creates a new instance for the specified time zone.
MonthDateFormat(TimeZone zone, int chars)
Creates a new instance for the specified time zone.
MonthDateFormat(Locale locale, int chars)
Creates a new instance for the specified time zone.
MonthDateFormat(TimeZone zone, Locale locale, int chars, boolean showYearForJan, boolean showYearForDec)
Creates a new formatter.
MonthDateFormat(TimeZone zone, Locale locale, int chars, boolean[] showYear, DateFormat yearFormatter)
Creates a new formatter.
Public Methods
boolean equals(Object obj)
Tests this formatter for equality with an arbitrary object.
StringBuffer format(Date date, StringBuffer toAppendTo, FieldPosition fieldPosition)
Formats the given date.
static void main(String[] args)
Some test code.
Date parse(String source, ParsePosition pos)
Parses the given string (not implemented).
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Inherited Methods
From class java.text.DateFormat
From class java.text.Format
From class java.lang.Object

Public Constructors

public MonthDateFormat ()

Creates a new instance for the default time zone.

public MonthDateFormat (TimeZone zone)

Creates a new instance for the specified time zone.

Parameters
zone the time zone (null not permitted).

public MonthDateFormat (Locale locale)

Creates a new instance for the specified time zone.

Parameters
locale the locale used to obtain the month names (null not permitted).

public MonthDateFormat (TimeZone zone, int chars)

Creates a new instance for the specified time zone.

Parameters
zone the time zone (null not permitted).
chars the maximum number of characters to use from the month names (that are obtained from the date symbols of the default locale). If this value is <= 0, the entire month name is used in each case.

public MonthDateFormat (Locale locale, int chars)

Creates a new instance for the specified time zone.

Parameters
locale the locale (null not permitted).
chars the maximum number of characters to use from the month names (that are obtained from the date symbols of the default locale). If this value is <= 0, the entire month name is used in each case.

public MonthDateFormat (TimeZone zone, Locale locale, int chars, boolean showYearForJan, boolean showYearForDec)

Creates a new formatter.

Parameters
zone the time zone used to extract the month and year from dates passed to this formatter (null not permitted).
locale the locale used to determine the month names (null not permitted).
chars the maximum number of characters to use from the month names, or zero to indicate that the entire month name should be used.
showYearForJan a flag that controls whether or not the year is appended to the symbol for the first month of each year.
showYearForDec a flag that controls whether or not the year is appended to the symbol for the last month of each year.

public MonthDateFormat (TimeZone zone, Locale locale, int chars, boolean[] showYear, DateFormat yearFormatter)

Creates a new formatter.

Parameters
zone the time zone used to extract the month and year from dates passed to this formatter (null not permitted).
locale the locale used to determine the month names (null not permitted).
chars the maximum number of characters to use from the month names, or zero to indicate that the entire month name should be used.
showYear an array of flags that control whether or not the year is displayed for a particular month.
yearFormatter the year formatter.

Public Methods

public boolean equals (Object obj)

Tests this formatter for equality with an arbitrary object.

Parameters
obj the object.
Returns
  • A boolean.

public StringBuffer format (Date date, StringBuffer toAppendTo, FieldPosition fieldPosition)

Formats the given date.

Parameters
date the date.
toAppendTo the string buffer.
fieldPosition the field position.
Returns
  • The formatted date.

public static void main (String[] args)

Some test code.

Parameters
args ignored.

public Date parse (String source, ParsePosition pos)

Parses the given string (not implemented).

Parameters
source the date string.
pos the parse position.
Returns
  • null, as this method has not been implemented.