Check out ZTimestampFormatter (load ConfigurationOfZTimestamp). From the class
comment:
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I am ZTimestampFormat, an implementation of a textual representation for a
timestamp, date or time that can be used for formatting or parsing.
You instanciate me by specifying the textual format by example, based on a
#reference timetamp.
Each component of the example representation is numbered from largest to
smallest unit:
1=year
2=month
3=dayInMonth
4=hour (16 in 24 hour format)
5=minute
6=second
as in the ISO representation:
2001-02-03T16:05:06Z which is a Saterday.
Example format strings can be found in my class accessing protocol or in the
unit tests.
To specifiy a format, you write the reference date so that it matches the
representation that you want.
(ZTimestampFormat fromString: 'SAT, FEB 03 2001 (16:05:06)')
format: ZTimestamp now.
I can be used for unabiguous, stricter parsing as well.
(ZTimestampFormat fromString: '02/03/01 (16:05:06)')
parse: '10/10/10 (12:01:01)'.
The list of possible keys and their interpretation #formatSpecifications.
I can translate month and weekday names to 4 different languages, English,
French, German and Dutch.
I can optionally use a timezone to convert UTC/GMT/Zulu timestamps to local
time.
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Sven
On 02 Sep 2014, at 20:51, Esteban A. Maringolo <[email protected]> wrote:
> Does exist an "user friendly" Date text converter and/or formatter package?
>
>
> I'd like to specify the format of certain dates, in the way you
> normally do this, it is... with a string such as 'dd/mm/yyyy' or
> 'dd/mmm/yyyy'.
>
> Date's #printOn:format: expects a different parameter, which seems
> really convoluted. [1]
>
> And because I'll convert back and forth from/to String I'd like to
> know if there is a parser (other than DateParser).
>
> Thank you!
>
>
> Esteban A. Maringolo
>
> [1] compared with popular casting/formatting functions found in other
> languages/dialects
>
