Java Utililty Methods Date Format Pattern

DateFormat createFormatter()
This creates a date formatter for yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z' which is has to be identical to buildDate used in pom.xml

SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'");
df.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
return df;

DateFormat createFormatter(String str)
Creates a SimpleDateFormat with the UK locale.

DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat(str, Locale.UK);
df.setTimeZone(UTC);
return df;

DateFormat createSimpleFormat()
create Simple Format

return new SimpleDateFormat(SIMPLE_DATE_FORMAT);

ThreadLocal createThreadLocal(final String format)
create Thread Local

return new ThreadLocal<SimpleDateFormat>() {
 protected SimpleDateFormat initialValue() {
 return new SimpleDateFormat(format);
 ;
};

SimpleDateFormat get8charDateFormat()
getchar Date Format

return new SimpleDateFormat(format8chars);

SimpleDateFormat getCommandFormat()
A method that returns the date string for the calling command

return COMMAND;

String getDataAtual(String formato)
Retorna a data atual no formato informado.

SimpleDateFormat fm = new SimpleDateFormat(formato);
String data = null;
try {
 data = fm.format(new Date());
} catch (Exception e) {
 System.out.println(e.getMessage());
return data;
...

DateFormat getDataFormatter()
Get a Date formatter for the common API date format

return simpleDateFormat;

SimpleDateFormat getDBFormat()
Returns instance of a SimpleDateFormat where the format has been set to yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss.SSS

SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy'-'MM'-'dd HH:mm:ss.SSS");
format.setLenient(false);
return format;

DateFormat getExcelFormat()
get Excel Format

if (xldf == null) {
 xldf = new SimpleDateFormat();
xldf.applyPattern("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
return xldf;