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Posted to taglibs-dev@jakarta.apache.org by gl...@locus.apache.org on 2000/11/06 02:19:07 UTC
cvs commit: jakarta-taglibs/datetime/src/org/apache/taglibs/datetime FormatTag.java
glenn 00/11/05 17:19:07
Modified: datetime/src/org/apache/taglibs/datetime FormatTag.java
Log:
Cleanup for release
Revision Changes Path
1.2 +31 -16 jakarta-taglibs/datetime/src/org/apache/taglibs/datetime/FormatTag.java
Index: FormatTag.java
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RCS file: /home/cvs/jakarta-taglibs/datetime/src/org/apache/taglibs/datetime/FormatTag.java,v
retrieving revision 1.1
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2
--- FormatTag.java 2000/09/29 16:13:56 1.1
+++ FormatTag.java 2000/11/06 01:19:07 1.2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
/*
- * $Header: /home/cvs/jakarta-taglibs/datetime/src/org/apache/taglibs/datetime/FormatTag.java,v 1.1 2000/09/29 16:13:56 glenn Exp $
- * $Revision: 1.1 $
- * $Date: 2000/09/29 16:13:56 $
+ * $Header: /home/cvs/jakarta-taglibs/datetime/src/org/apache/taglibs/datetime/FormatTag.java,v 1.2 2000/11/06 01:19:07 glenn Exp $
+ * $Revision: 1.2 $
+ * $Date: 2000/11/06 01:19:07 $
*
* ====================================================================
*
@@ -71,13 +71,17 @@
/**
* JSP Tag <b>format</b>, used to format a Date for display.
* <p>
- * The Date as a long in ms is obtained from the body of the tag.
+ * The Date as a long in milliseconds is obtained from the body of the tag.
* <p>
- * Uses the optional attribute <b>pattern</b> as the pattern
- * to use when formatting the Date.
+ * Uses the optional attribute <b>pattern</b> as the time pattern
+ * string to use when formatting the Date.
* <p>
+ * The optional attribute <b>timezone</b> can be set to the id of
+ * a timezone script varaible so that the Date if adjusted for
+ * that timezone.
+ * <p>
* If the optional attribute <b>locale</b> is true, the Date
- * are formatted for the clients locale if known.
+ * is formatted for the clients locale if known.
* <p>
* JSP Tag Lib Descriptor
* <p><pre>
@@ -107,17 +111,21 @@
public class FormatTag extends BodyTagSupport
{
+ // Optional attribute, use users locale if known when formatting date
private Locale locale = null;
+ // Optional attribute, time pattern string to use when formatting date
private String pattern = null;
+ // Optional attribute, timezone script variable id to use when formatting date
private TimeZone timezone = null;
+ // The date after being formatted for output
private String date_formatted = null;
/**
* Method called at start of tag, always returns EVAL_BODY_TAG
*
- * @return always returns EVAL_BODY_TAG
+ * @return EVAL_BODY_TAG
*/
- public int doStartTag() throws JspException
+ public final int doStartTag() throws JspException
{
return EVAL_BODY_TAG;
}
@@ -125,9 +133,9 @@
/**
* Method called at end of format tag body.
*
- * @return always returns SKIP_BODY
+ * @return SKIP_BODY
*/
- public int doAfterBody() throws JspException
+ public final int doAfterBody() throws JspException
{
// Use the body of the tag as input for the date
BodyContent body = getBodyContent();
@@ -159,9 +167,10 @@
/**
* Method called at end of Tag
+ *
* @return EVAL_PAGE
*/
- public int doEndTag() throws JspException
+ public final int doEndTag() throws JspException
{
try {
pageContext.getOut().write(date_formatted);
@@ -173,10 +182,12 @@
}
/**
- * Locale flag, if set to true, format date for client's locale
+ * Locale flag, if set to true, format date
* for client's preferred locale if known.
+ *
+ * @param String use users locale, true or false
*/
- public void setLocale(String str)
+ public final void setLocale(String str)
{
if( str.equals("true") )
locale = pageContext.getRequest().getLocale();
@@ -187,8 +198,10 @@
*
* Value must be the name of a <b>timezone</b> tag script
* variable ID.
+ *
+ * @param String name of timezone to use
*/
- public void setTimezone(String tz)
+ public final void setTimezone(String tz)
{
timezone =
(TimeZone)pageContext.getAttribute(tz,PageContext.SESSION_SCOPE);
@@ -196,8 +209,10 @@
/**
* Set the pattern to use when formatting Date.
+ *
+ * @param String SimpleDateFormat style time pattern format string
*/
- public void setPattern(String str)
+ public final void setPattern(String str)
{
pattern = str;
}