001    /**
002     * Copyright (c) 2000-2013 Liferay, Inc. All rights reserved.
003     *
004     * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
005     * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
006     * Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
007     * any later version.
008     *
009     * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
010     * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
011     * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
012     * details.
013     */
014    
015    package com.liferay.portal.kernel.util;
016    
017    import java.text.DateFormat;
018    
019    import java.util.Locale;
020    import java.util.TimeZone;
021    
022    /**
023     * @author Brian Wing Shun Chan
024     */
025    public interface DateFormatFactory {
026    
027            public DateFormat getDate(Locale locale);
028    
029            public DateFormat getDate(Locale locale, TimeZone timeZone);
030    
031            public DateFormat getDate(TimeZone timeZone);
032    
033            public DateFormat getDateTime(Locale locale);
034    
035            public DateFormat getDateTime(Locale locale, TimeZone timeZone);
036    
037            public DateFormat getDateTime(TimeZone timeZone);
038    
039            public DateFormat getSimpleDateFormat(String pattern);
040    
041            public DateFormat getSimpleDateFormat(String pattern, Locale locale);
042    
043            public DateFormat getSimpleDateFormat(
044                    String pattern, Locale locale, TimeZone timeZone);
045    
046            public DateFormat getSimpleDateFormat(String pattern, TimeZone timeZone);
047    
048            public DateFormat getTime(Locale locale);
049    
050            public DateFormat getTime(Locale locale, TimeZone timeZone);
051    
052            public DateFormat getTime(TimeZone timeZone);
053    
054    }