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[netCDFJava #TVQ-727289]: CalendarDate methods and ncIdv.jar

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  • Subject: [netCDFJava #TVQ-727289]: CalendarDate methods and ncIdv.jar
  • Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2012 15:39:28 -0600
just pushed all this to target-4.3.14 in case you can test. thanks.

> The first method was already there, the secnd ive just added. both have this 
> caveat:
> 
> * NOTE: we are using jodatime patterns right now, but may switch to jsr-310 
> when thats available in java 8.
> *  Not sure whether these patterns will still work then, so use this 
> formatter at the risk of having to
> *  change it eventually. OTOH, its likely that the same functionality will be 
> present in jsr-310.
> 
> 
> public CalendarDateFormatter(String pattern) {
> dflocal = DateTimeFormat.forPattern(pattern).withZoneUTC();
> }
> 
> public CalendarDateFormatter(String pattern, CalendarTimeZone tz) {
> dflocal = DateTimeFormat.forPattern(pattern).withZone( tz.getJodaTimeZone());
> }
> 
> > >
> > > Also, for formatting on output, the IDV supports specifying the
> > > TimeZone.  It would be useful to have a method in CalendarDateFormatter
> > > which would take a custom format string and a timezone, something like:
> > >
> > > public static String formattedString(CalendarDate cd, String pattern,
> > > CalendarTimeZone tz) {
> > > DateTimeFormatter mydf =
> > > DateTimeFormat.forPattern(pattern).withZone(CalendarTimeZone.getDateTimeZone());
> > > return mydf.print(cd.getDateTime());
> > >
> > > }
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: TVQ-727289
Department: Support netCDF Java
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed