GitDateFormatter

java.lang.Object
- org.eclipse.jgit.util.GitDateFormatter

```
public class GitDateFormatter
extends java.lang.Object
```
A utility for formatting dates according to the Git log.date formats plus extensions.
The enum GitDateFormatter.Format defines the available types.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class Description

static class GitDateFormatter.Format
Git and JGit formats

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

private java.text.DateFormat dateTimeInstance

private java.text.DateFormat dateTimeInstance2

private GitDateFormatter.Format format

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

GitDateFormatter(GitDateFormatter.Format format)
Create a new Git oriented date formatter

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`formatDate(PersonIdent ident)`	Format committer, author or tagger ident according to this formatter's specification.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - dateTimeInstance
```
private java.text.DateFormat dateTimeInstance
```
  - dateTimeInstance2
```
private java.text.DateFormat dateTimeInstance2
```
  - format
```
private final GitDateFormatter.Format format
```
- Constructor Detail
  - GitDateFormatter
```
public GitDateFormatter(GitDateFormatter.Format format)
```
    Create a new Git oriented date formatter
    
    Parameters:
    
    format - a GitDateFormatter.Format object.
- Method Detail
  - formatDate
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public java.lang.String formatDate(PersonIdent ident)
```
    Format committer, author or tagger ident according to this formatter's specification.
    
    Parameters:
    
    ident - a PersonIdent object.
    
    Returns:
    
    formatted version of date, time and time zone