// Copyright (c) 2003-2012, Jodd Team (jodd.org). All Rights Reserved.
package jodd.datetime.format;
import jodd.datetime.DateTimeStamp;
import jodd.datetime.JDateTime;
/**
* Date time formatter performs conversion both from and to string representation of time.
*
* @see AbstractFormatter
*/
public interface JdtFormatter {
/**
* Converts date time to a string using specified format.
*
* @param jdt JDateTime to read from
* @param format format
*
* @return formatted string with date time information
*/
String convert(JDateTime jdt, String format);
/**
* Parses string given in specified format and extracts time information.
* It returns a new instance of <code>DateTimeStamp</code> or <code>null</code> if error occurs.
*
* @param value string containing date time values
* @param format format
*
* @return DateTimeStamp instance with populated data
*/
DateTimeStamp parse(String value, String format);
}
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