DateUtils.DateFormatHolder

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.http.client.utils.DateUtils.DateFormatHolder

Enclosing class:

DateUtils
```
static final class DateUtils.DateFormatHolder
extends java.lang.Object
```
A factory for SimpleDateFormats. The instances are stored in a threadlocal way because SimpleDateFormat is not threadsafe as noted in its javadoc.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`private static java.lang.ThreadLocal<java.lang.ref.SoftReference<java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.text.SimpleDateFormat>>>`	`THREADLOCAL_FORMATS`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

DateFormatHolder()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static void`	`clearThreadLocal()`
`static java.text.SimpleDateFormat`	`formatFor(java.lang.String pattern)`	creates a `SimpleDateFormat` for the requested format string.

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

- Field Detail
  - THREADLOCAL_FORMATS
```
private static final java.lang.ThreadLocal<java.lang.ref.SoftReference<java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.text.SimpleDateFormat>>> THREADLOCAL_FORMATS
```
- Constructor Detail
  - DateFormatHolder
```
DateFormatHolder()
```
- Method Detail
  - formatFor
```
public static java.text.SimpleDateFormat formatFor(java.lang.String pattern)
```
    creates a SimpleDateFormat for the requested format string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    pattern - a non-null format String according to SimpleDateFormat. The format is not checked against null since all paths go through DateUtils.
    
    Returns:
    
    the requested format. This simple dateformat should not be used to apply to a different pattern.
  - clearThreadLocal
```
public static void clearThreadLocal()
```