/*********************************************************************
*
* Copyright (C) 2002 Andrew Khan
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
***************************************************************************/
package jxl.write;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import jxl.biff.DisplayFormat;
import jxl.write.biff.DateFormatRecord;
/**
* A custom user defined number format which may be instantiated within user
* applications in order to present date and time values in the appropriate
* format.
* The string format used to create a DateFormat adheres to the standard
* java specification, and JExcelApi makes the necessary modifications so
* that it is rendered as its nearest equivalent in Excel.
* Once created, this may be used within a CellFormat object, which in turn
* is a parameter passed to the constructor of the DateTime cell
*/
public class DateFormat extends DateFormatRecord implements DisplayFormat
{
/**
* Constructor. The date format that is passed should comply to the standard
* Java date formatting conventions
*
* @param format the date format
*/
public DateFormat(String format)
{
super(format);
// Verify that the format is valid
SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat(format);
}
}
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